Alejandra Islas

Фильмы

The Light And The Strength
Writer
What can thousands of electric energy workers do after being laid off from one day to the other? 16,599 workers reinvent themselves in order to resist, to go back to their jobs and also avoid that electric energy in Mexico be privatized. Four years of amazing stories of resistance and of confrontation with the Mexican government, in the midst of an acute global labor crisis.
The Light And The Strength
Director
What can thousands of electric energy workers do after being laid off from one day to the other? 16,599 workers reinvent themselves in order to resist, to go back to their jobs and also avoid that electric energy in Mexico be privatized. Four years of amazing stories of resistance and of confrontation with the Mexican government, in the midst of an acute global labor crisis.
Pioneers
Herself
Get to know the work of some women who were part of the first generations of one of the most important filmmaking schools in the world.
The Shelter
Screenplay
Across from the railroad tracks, priest Alejandro Solalinde founds and builds a shelter in Ixtepec, Oaxaca to provide refuge and spiritual relief to Central American migrants. Solalinde ́s struggle is interwoven with the changing lives of women and men who, motivated by their faith and need for dignified work, waits for their moment to defy danger and continue their journey to the north.
The Shelter
Director
Across from the railroad tracks, priest Alejandro Solalinde founds and builds a shelter in Ixtepec, Oaxaca to provide refuge and spiritual relief to Central American migrants. Solalinde ́s struggle is interwoven with the changing lives of women and men who, motivated by their faith and need for dignified work, waits for their moment to defy danger and continue their journey to the north.
Demons of Eden
Editor
Demons of Eden
Writer
Demons of Eden
Director
Muxes. Authentic, Fearless Seekers of Danger
Director
Shows the lives of a group of homosexuals in Juchitán, a part of the isthmus of Oaxaca, in southern Mexico, who defend their right to be different through transgressions, ethnic identity and the pleasure of celebrating life intensely. A community that enjoys sensuality, has fun and laughs at itself, but also dares to face the rejection of family members.
Polvo en el viento (1975-1979)
Director
Chapter 16 of the series 18 decades of life in Mexico in the twentieth century. Images of the cultural, social and political life in Mexico from 1975 to 1979. Overview of the first years of the government of Jose Lopez Portillo. At the beginning of his administration, political problems make it necessary to counter the influence of Luis Echeverria. It is a time of disappearances and political killings; Birth of opposition political associations and guerrilla movements. Mexico is experiencing one of its worst economic crises.