Alejandro Mejía

Nascimento : , Mexico

História

Alejandro is a lefty Mexican-born and an Emmy-nominated Cinematographer based in Brooklyn N.Y. His work has screened at Sundance, Berlinale, Tribeca, Toronto, Rio de Janeiro and Camerimage film festival, amongst others.

Filmes

In the Summers
Director of Photography
On a journey that spans the formative years of their lives, two sisters navigate their loving but volatile father during their yearly summer visits to his home in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Son of Monarchs
Director of Photography
A Mexican biologist living in New York returns to his hometown, nestled in the majestic butterfly forests of Michoacán. The journey forces him to confront past traumas and reflect on his hybrid identity, sparking a personal metamorphosis.
Paper Geese
Cinematography
After an unsuccessful goose hunt, a young girl grapples with seeing her father in a new light.
499
Director of Photography
Upon the 500-year anniversary of the Spanish Conquest, a ghostly Conquistador arrives in modern Mexico. As he journeys toward the capital city, he remembers events from his past while encountering the testimonies of real people, the survivors of contemporary violence. History and the present begin to merge, giving nightmarish reflection on the enduring legacy of colonialism in our world today.
1056 Metres
Director of Photography
Ling needs a kidney. She crosses the 1056 metres long causeway from Malaysia to Singapore to see her younger brother who now lives there to seek this desperate favour. Will her last hope eventually save her?
306 Hollywood
Director of Photography
When two siblings undertake an archaeological excavation of their late grandmother’s house, they embark on a magical-realist journey from her home in New Jersey to ancient Rome, from fashion to physics, in search of what life remains in the objects we leave behind.
The Honeymoon
Director of Photography
A campy and cryptic love letter that features a new, quintessentially American take on Morse code.
Where The Shadows Fall
Director of Photography
The Man wanders a barren purgatory, seeking those he lost.
Stay Awake
Director of Photography
Brothers, a mother, songs from the seventies, Xanax, and a woman named Vicki. Stay Awake explores addiction and making sacrifices for people you love.
Asteroid
Director of Photography
Cristina returns to her hometown Cuernavaca after a seven year absence. The bittersweet reunion with her brother Mauricio unravels old and tragic memories. Cristina, determined to heal their relationship, collapses its fragile stability.
Asteroid
Producer
Cristina returns to her hometown Cuernavaca after a seven year absence. The bittersweet reunion with her brother Mauricio unravels old and tragic memories. Cristina, determined to heal their relationship, collapses its fragile stability.
Atl
Director of Photography
In a near future in New York City, a Mexican-American girl visits her dear friend Atl, an energy entity from outer-space trapped inside a street lamp.