Julián Hernández

Julián Hernández

Nascimento : , Mexico City, Mexico

História

Julián Hernández is a Mexican film director, specialized in script and direction at the University Center for Cinematographic Studies. He has been twice awarded the Teddy Award at the Berlin International Film Festival (2003). He has made several fiction short films and has participated in the area of documentary photography and different productions. Acquired notoriety with his first feature "Mil nubes de paz cercan el cielo, amor, jamás acabarás de ser amor" (A Thousand Clouds of Peace) (2003) being considered by the critic Jorge Ayala Blanco one of the twenty best films in the history of Mexican cinema.

Perfil

Julián Hernández
Julián Hernández

Filmes

Die Spur deiner Lippen
Book
Die Spur deiner Lippen
Director
Cobalto
Director
After an intense love affair, Damián briefly returns to Uriel’s side, a fledgling photographer.
The Trace of Your Lips
Screenplay
Román is an actor who works in B-movies and who’s isolated in his apartment as a pandemic keeps the world on edge. Aldo, an indigenous young man, is an essential worker who’s allowed by the authorities to come and go. They live across from each other in an apartment complex. They meet online, and they can talk and even see each other in videocalls, but they can’t meet in person. Eventually, the temptation to break out of their lockdown comes up.
The Trace of Your Lips
Director
Román is an actor who works in B-movies and who’s isolated in his apartment as a pandemic keeps the world on edge. Aldo, an indigenous young man, is an essential worker who’s allowed by the authorities to come and go. They live across from each other in an apartment complex. They meet online, and they can talk and even see each other in videocalls, but they can’t meet in person. Eventually, the temptation to break out of their lockdown comes up.
Two Amongst Many
Screenplay
An outbreak has Esteban confined at home and separated from Alan. From his rooftop bedroom, he tries to maintain their relationship through video calls, but the isolation seems endless and reality catches up with them.
Two Amongst Many
Director
An outbreak has Esteban confined at home and separated from Alan. From his rooftop bedroom, he tries to maintain their relationship through video calls, but the isolation seems endless and reality catches up with them.
A Deusa do Asfalto
Director
Max retorna para sua favela transformada no vocalista de uma banda de rock. Lá, as memórias esperam, as últimas notícias e as verdades que ficaram em silêncio por anos: Sonia é uma voz que fala da morte, Ramira e Carcacha regente com a miséria do bairro, e Guama afunda na loucura. As razões para o abandono são evidentes, as mortes e as promessas não cumpridas são recapitulativas. Max volta a morrer, não sem primeiro entender e significar todas as razões que ficaram pendentes.
Wheels
Screenplay
In a small town in China, young Yijie sells fruit around the city in a modest food bike. Stationed on a street, he witnesses how Yong, a boy his age, steals the purse of one of his customers. Both meet streets ahead. Despite not knowing each other, they decide to spend the afternoon together and share their dreams and intimacies.
The Day Began Yesterday
Writer
Orlando and Saul meet by accident. The first one is a self-confident young man, university gymnast who avoids that his HIV-positive status defines him; while Saul, on the opposite, is insecure and barely understands what having an active sexual life means. The meeting will result in a new way of seeing life, one without fear where sex is an encounter and not a way of getting away from others.
The Day Began Yesterday
Director
Orlando and Saul meet by accident. The first one is a self-confident young man, university gymnast who avoids that his HIV-positive status defines him; while Saul, on the opposite, is insecure and barely understands what having an active sexual life means. The meeting will result in a new way of seeing life, one without fear where sex is an encounter and not a way of getting away from others.
Sem Filhos
Script
O amor da vida de Fidel tem horror a crianças. Então a filha dele sugere que eles finjam que são irmãos. O que pode dar errado?
Lazaretto
Associate Producer
In the surroundings of Military Camp 1, a young soldier is forced to interrogate a detained student, provoking him a crisis of conscience accompanied by the memory of the corpses he piled up hours before, following the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre.
A Vingadora
Director
Na violenta Cidade do México dos anos 90, onde a polícia era cúmplice de criminosos, Aida uma misteriosa justiceira seduz, droga e tatua agressores para que nunca esqueçam o que fizeram. Mas seus poderosos inimigos farão de tudo destruí-la.
Entre nosotros
Photomatón
Writer
It's a cloudy day and two young men enter a photo booth. They're friends, co-workers at a construction site; both take advantage of a spare moment and the small space to smoke, talk and portray an extraordinary moment.
LIEB MICH! - Latin Gay Shorts Volume 5
Director
Club Amazonas
Screenplay
Many types of legal and social oppression cause people to leave their homelands, including misogyny, homophobia, and transphobia. The documentary Club Amazonas features two young transwomen from Honduras, Jessica and Angela, who seek tolerance and opportunity across the Mexican border while pondering the freedom and security promised by the U.S..
Par-courts Gay, Volume 5
Director
Fisuras
Writer
Winter. Two mothers wait for their children, involved in a social conflict, to return home. Crying is useless.
Boys on the Rooftop
Director
Sergio and Octavio discover each other in a game between seduction and desire during a night of celebration. At daybreak, each will have a piece of the other: their joint gay moments.
Mexican Men
Director
"Mexican Men" é uma coleção de 5 curtas-metragens por Julian Hernandez e Roberto Fiesco.
Common Causes for a Clinical Condition
Director
María rehearses Antigone the same way as she criticizes the government's actions; Ismene listens fearfully just as Irving reluctantly accepts the official version of a lie. Love only has consciousness in its disappearance; in the end the causes will be known, and only the memory of those who refuse to forget will be left with no consequence.
Signos de vida y rebeldía
Director
Documentary following Gloria Contreras, a dancer, choreographer and pedagogue, as she manages her own dance company.
Young Man on the Bar Masturbating with Rage and Nerve
Director
Dance and prostitution play the same role for Cristhian’s body. Virtuosity, desire, technique, and sex intertwine, granting coherence to a way of life that offers many answers to few questions. A leitmotiv that reconciles opposites and contradictions. Answers that are sometimes painful, like all truths.
LIEB MICH! - Gay Shorts Volume 4
Director
Wandering Clouds
Writer
They dance in the water. They are like wandering clouds. But not for a homophobic spectator.
Wandering Clouds
Director
They dance in the water. They are like wandering clouds. But not for a homophobic spectator.
Eu Sou a Felicidade Deste Mundo
Writer
Diretor de cinema gay observa a própria vida sexual através das lentes da câmera, embaralhando limites entre ficção e realidade.
Eu Sou a Felicidade Deste Mundo
Director
Diretor de cinema gay observa a própria vida sexual através das lentes da câmera, embaralhando limites entre ficção e realidade.
Disrupted
Screenplay
The memory and testimony of two characters: Fernando García, known as Pinolito, who was a child actor in the seventies and Doña Lilia Ortega, his mother, an actress. Fernando came out as a transvestite, some years ago, and now calls himself Coral Bonelli. They live together in Garibaldi yearning for their past in the movies, while Coral bravely comes to terms with her gender identity. They both still perform.
Par-courts Gay, Volume 1
Director
18 sexy, funny, dramatic, erotic, perverse, irresistible, kitschy films. A selection of confirmed directors and future revelations of gay cinema.
Boys On Film 5: Candy Boy
Writer
Boys On Film 5: Candy Boy features nine award-winning short films. Boys will be boys in Pascal-Alex Vincent's FAR WEST and CANDY BOY, where a farmyard and an orphanage get a gay makeover. GO-GO REJECT sees Flashdance obsessive Daniel aim for the stars, as SWEAT has Holby City's David Paisley infiltrating a bath house with unexpected results. Meanwhile, love proves to be timeless when LAST CALL unites past and present, but TWOYOUNGMEN, UT. hints at an uncertain future. Looking back on the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, BLOCKS focuses on the sexual awakening of a peeping Tom. Two more young boys, a confused JAMES and mute DAVID, both reach out for an experienced hand, but will they find what they are looking for?
Atmosphere
Director
Cecilia, Alberto, and Felipe live through a strange epidemic that plagues the abandoned streets of a coastal town. Suddenly, an uncontrollable desire forces them to leave in search of the sea.
Atmosphere
Screenplay
Cecilia, Alberto, and Felipe live through a strange epidemic that plagues the abandoned streets of a coastal town. Suddenly, an uncontrollable desire forces them to leave in search of the sea.
Raging Sun, Raging Sky
Writer
Rabioso Sol, Rabioso Cielo conta a história de dois homens que se amam sem estarem presos a qualquer circunstância espacial ou temporal. Amam-se presos numa eternidade ditada pela essência da sua razão de ser, que os levará numa viagem que vai do mundo real à inevitável transcendência, encontrando-se com outras forças que transformarão e reforçarão esse acto vital. O filme confronta-nos com o amor enquanto atribulação épica, viajando da vida quotidiana para uma luta mítica em que perda e morte são apenas estágios da doce dor que nos ajuda a atingir a felicidade absoluta.
Raging Sun, Raging Sky
Director
Rabioso Sol, Rabioso Cielo conta a história de dois homens que se amam sem estarem presos a qualquer circunstância espacial ou temporal. Amam-se presos numa eternidade ditada pela essência da sua razão de ser, que os levará numa viagem que vai do mundo real à inevitável transcendência, encontrando-se com outras forças que transformarão e reforçarão esse acto vital. O filme confronta-nos com o amor enquanto atribulação épica, viajando da vida quotidiana para uma luta mítica em que perda e morte são apenas estágios da doce dor que nos ajuda a atingir a felicidade absoluta.
La transformación del cine en música
Director
Singer Eugenia León gives her own interpretation of Mexican cinema in her album Cine, a musical review from Santa composed by Agustín Lara for his first musical to a theme from the recent film Espiral. Her exceptional voice and the collaboration of groups and soloists offer a new version of classical and contemporary songs.
Boys On Film 2: In Too Deep
Writer
Created by gay directors and actors, Boys On Film features numerous award-winning shorts that deal with all aspects of gay life. Volume 2: In Too Deep contains nine complete films: Till Kleinert's "Cowboy" starring Oliver Scherz and Pit Bukowski; Håkon Liu's "Lucky Blue" starring Tobias Bengtsson and Tom Lofterud; Matthieu Salmon's "Weekend In The Countryside" starring Théo Frilet, Pierre Moure, and Jean-Claude Dumas; Soman Chainani's "Kali Ma" starring Kamini Khanna, Brendan Bradley, and Manish Dayal; Julián Hernández's "Bramadero" starring Cristhian Rodríguez and Sergio Almazán; Craig Boreham's "Love Bite" starring Will Field and Aidan Calabria; "The Island" featuring director Trevor Anderson ; Arthur Halpern's "Futures (and Derivatives)" starring Kelly Miller, Cam Kornman, and Bill Barnett; and Tim Hunter's "Working It Out" starring Simon Kearney, Paul Ross, and Glaston Toft.
Boys On Film 2: In Too Deep
Director
Created by gay directors and actors, Boys On Film features numerous award-winning shorts that deal with all aspects of gay life. Volume 2: In Too Deep contains nine complete films: Till Kleinert's "Cowboy" starring Oliver Scherz and Pit Bukowski; Håkon Liu's "Lucky Blue" starring Tobias Bengtsson and Tom Lofterud; Matthieu Salmon's "Weekend In The Countryside" starring Théo Frilet, Pierre Moure, and Jean-Claude Dumas; Soman Chainani's "Kali Ma" starring Kamini Khanna, Brendan Bradley, and Manish Dayal; Julián Hernández's "Bramadero" starring Cristhian Rodríguez and Sergio Almazán; Craig Boreham's "Love Bite" starring Will Field and Aidan Calabria; "The Island" featuring director Trevor Anderson ; Arthur Halpern's "Futures (and Derivatives)" starring Kelly Miller, Cam Kornman, and Bill Barnett; and Tim Hunter's "Working It Out" starring Simon Kearney, Paul Ross, and Glaston Toft.
The Soft Rumor of Tumultuous Seas
Writer
Lola is still in the prime of her life, she’s at an age where time seems to fly by and so do opportunities. She spends her nights immersed in noise, alcohol, hypnotic lights, and the old and new songs that remind her of loving moments.
The Soft Rumor of Tumultuous Seas
Director
Lola is still in the prime of her life, she’s at an age where time seems to fly by and so do opportunities. She spends her nights immersed in noise, alcohol, hypnotic lights, and the old and new songs that remind her of loving moments.
Paloma
Writer
Román has decided to leave his native town, but first he must say goodbye to Paloma.
Bramadero
Writer
The beautiful and erotic Bramadero finds Hassen and Jonás on the outskirts of Mexico City. Away from it all, they’ve found a spot where they can seduce one another and merge into one; where sex becomes desire, desire becomes love, and only death will separate them.
Bramadero
Director
The beautiful and erotic Bramadero finds Hassen and Jonás on the outskirts of Mexico City. Away from it all, they’ve found a spot where they can seduce one another and merge into one; where sex becomes desire, desire becomes love, and only death will separate them.
Céu Dividido
Director
Geraldo(Miguel Angel Hoppe) e Jonas (Fernando Arroyo) vivem um intenso amor até a chegada de Bruno, um rapaz da discoteca, que não sai da cabeça de Jonas. Este começa a perder o interesse em Geraldo, que tenta desesperadamente reatar o namoro, mas acaba desistindo, passando a prestar atenção em um outro colega do campus, Sérgio. Já o desinteressado Jonas, ao perceber que perdeu o amor do namorado, cai em si. As idas e vindas do casal e o amor passando por mais desafios é o plot do filme com cenas ultra-românticas em um México bem friendly, com direito a beijos e carinho no ponto de ônibus, e no campus.El Cielo Dividido trata da paixão entre dois rapazes de forma intensa e é quase poesia, dizem os críticos.
David
Writer
A young mute student goes to the movies when ditching school, but changes his mind when he meets an unemployed man who tries to communicate with him. Through messages and games, the two will make a discovery they never imagined.
Fragmento de identidad
Writer
Short film about homosexual love.
Fragmento de identidad
Director
Short film about homosexual love.
Los ríos en tiempos de lluvia
Writer
A shortfilm by Julian Hernandez
Los ríos en tiempos de lluvia
Director
A shortfilm by Julian Hernandez
To Live
Writer
To live is to dream and to fight to communicate and ward off loneliness. In this sexually-charged experimental, two men find each other in a time of need.
To Live
Director
To live is to dream and to fight to communicate and ward off loneliness. In this sexually-charged experimental, two men find each other in a time of need.
Mil nuvens de paz cercam o céu, amor, você nunca terminará sendo amor
Writer
Gerardo, um rapaz de 17 anos, e Bruno acabam de romper o relacionamento. Atormentado, Gerardo erra pelas ruas da Cidade do México e cada homem que vê desperta a lembrança do amante. Ele quer conservar alguma coisa deste amor, mas é como tentar se apropriar das nuvens que desaparecem no céu. A única consolação é uma carta, mas Gerardo não compreende que ela não lhe diz respeito. Sua dor o torna insensível à realidade: ele só consegue ver nos outros o reflexo de seu ego mortificado e acaba se fechando na solidão.
Mil nuvens de paz cercam o céu, amor, você nunca terminará sendo amor
Director
Gerardo, um rapaz de 17 anos, e Bruno acabam de romper o relacionamento. Atormentado, Gerardo erra pelas ruas da Cidade do México e cada homem que vê desperta a lembrança do amante. Ele quer conservar alguma coisa deste amor, mas é como tentar se apropriar das nuvens que desaparecem no céu. A única consolação é uma carta, mas Gerardo não compreende que ela não lhe diz respeito. Sua dor o torna insensível à realidade: ele só consegue ver nos outros o reflexo de seu ego mortificado e acaba se fechando na solidão.
Arrobo
Writer
An erotic triangle between two young men and a mature man. The film asks, How can three men endure every trace of an obsessive passion?
El dolor
Writer
A shortfilm by Julian Hernandez
El dolor
Director
A shortfilm by Julian Hernandez
Long Sleepless Nights
Writer
Bruno, a young prostitute on the streets of Mexico city, spends his free time yearning for his straight friend Umberto. When Umberto rejects him, Bruno reacts with his own violent and misguided actions...
Long Sleepless Nights
Director
Bruno, a young prostitute on the streets of Mexico city, spends his free time yearning for his straight friend Umberto. When Umberto rejects him, Bruno reacts with his own violent and misguided actions...
Rubato lamentoso
Editor
Two men on the ground separate, we lose sight of them, the camera turns on its axis in a desert landscape; we see the dust, the mountains. We listen to a piano, the murmur of male voices, the characters move in and out of the frame while the camera rotates, in one of the already well-known film choreographies of the staging characteristic of the Mexican director.
Rubato lamentoso
Writer
Two men on the ground separate, we lose sight of them, the camera turns on its axis in a desert landscape; we see the dust, the mountains. We listen to a piano, the murmur of male voices, the characters move in and out of the frame while the camera rotates, in one of the already well-known film choreographies of the staging characteristic of the Mexican director.
Rubato lamentoso
Director
Two men on the ground separate, we lose sight of them, the camera turns on its axis in a desert landscape; we see the dust, the mountains. We listen to a piano, the murmur of male voices, the characters move in and out of the frame while the camera rotates, in one of the already well-known film choreographies of the staging characteristic of the Mexican director.
Por encima del abismo de la desesperación
Director
This short film narrates the life of Rebeca, a woman who works as a receptionist in a hotel, who, despite having explored her most intimate feelings, has not been able to find her capacity to love.
Actos impuros
Editor
Oscar works in a public bath, where he murders several people.
Actos impuros
Screenplay
Oscar works in a public bath, where he murders several people.
Chroma
Writer
A pandemic has Esteban confined and separated from Alan. He spends his days contemplating the deserted city from his roof room, learning to play the guitar and trying to maintain their relationship through video calls, but the eternal seclusion will not allow the lovers to reunite.
Chroma
Director
A pandemic has Esteban confined and separated from Alan. He spends his days contemplating the deserted city from his roof room, learning to play the guitar and trying to maintain their relationship through video calls, but the eternal seclusion will not allow the lovers to reunite.