Arturo R. Jiménez

Arturo R. Jiménez

Nascimento : , Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico

História

Arturo R. Jiménez is a Mexican filmmaker, journalist, and educator with film experience in documentary and narrative projects. Arturo is interested in exploring the ways Mexico’s history has shaped the personality and culture of its people and its ties to a border world. His most recent fiction short film is El Fantasma, a narrative account of Lee Harvey Oswald’s visit to Mexico City two months before the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The film stars Ellar Coltrane as Oswald and Fernanda Rivera as Silvia Durán. In 2022, Latino Public Broadcasting selected Arturo for their inaugural Latino Emerging Filmmakers Fellowship. He is currently in post-production on a documentary he co-directed with Edna Diaz for LPB that delves into the heart of the current feminist movement in Mexico. Arturo currently lives in Austin, Texas.

Perfil

Arturo R. Jiménez

Filmes

Sangre Violenta / Sangre Violeta
Sangre Violenta / Sangre Violeta
Director
Why does the Mexican government consider the feminist movement a bigger threat than most drug cartels? The short documentary 'SANGRE VIOLENTA / SANGRE VIOLETA' interweaves three narratives, illuminating the motivations behind their activism in Mexico. These stories include a radical feminist collective, an inspiring survivor of an acid attack, and a grieving father who tragically lost his seven-year-old daughter to femicide.
Green Water
Green Water
Producer
College bound Erik must learn to take care of his younger sister Nora after their undocumented mother goes missing.
Chop & Steele
Chop & Steele
Associate Producer
From the award-winning filmmakers behind Winnebago Man, Chop and Steele is a feature length comedy documentary about childhood friends turned professional comedians, Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett, the founders of the Found Footage Festival. When Nick and Joe book their gag strongman routine on unsuspecting morning news shows, their pranks go viral and land them in federal court with a vengeful media conglomerate. The stress of the lawsuit and pressure to continue their pranks threatens their livelihood and tests their lifelong friendship.
El Fantasma
El Fantasma
Writer
In the Fall of 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald travels to Mexico City in pursuit of a visa to the Soviet Union. At the Cuban Consulate, he meets a woman, Silvia Duran, who might be the key to getting what he wants. Based on real events.
El Fantasma
El Fantasma
Director
In the Fall of 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald travels to Mexico City in pursuit of a visa to the Soviet Union. At the Cuban Consulate, he meets a woman, Silvia Duran, who might be the key to getting what he wants. Based on real events.
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
Eisenstein in Guanajuato
Script Supervisor
In 1931, following the success of the film Battleship Potemkin, Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein travels to the city of Guanajuato, Mexico, to shoot a new film. Freshly rejected by Hollywood, Eisenstein soon falls under Mexico’s spell. Chaperoned by his guide Palomino Cañedo, the director opens up to his suppressed fears as he embraces a new world of sensual pleasures and possibilities that will shape the future of his art.
Stranded, Alone, Looking for my Horse
Stranded, Alone, Looking for my Horse
Director
Jackie, a 16-year-old runaway in the Old West, searches for her lost horse. Along her way, she encounters a man who may not have the best Intentions for her.
Moving Together
Moving Together
Producer
Moving Together is a celebratory love letter to music and dance that brims with kinetic life and energy. This documentary explores the intricate collaboration between dancers and musicians, moving seamlessly between Flamenco, Modern, and New Orleans Second Line.
Give
Give
Producer
A composer attempts to unravel the memories of his relationship with his classical singer ex-boyfriend.