Carlos Hernández Vázquez

Born in Celalaya, Guanajuato, México in 1983. Lawyer from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, he studied Audiovisual Production at the Cinematographic Training Center. He has been selected for Talents Berlin 2018 (the annual summit and networking platform of the Berlin International Film Festival for outstanding creatives from the fields of film) and is an EAVE Puentes 2020 graduate (EAVE PUENTES is the most relevant and successful training programme for developing European-Latin American co-production). Carlos has produced 9 feature films. As a director, his first feature film, DE PURO AIRE was nominated for the Mexican critics' Diosas de Plata 2019 awards for Best Documentary.

Director's statement

“The immigration policies of Donald Trump, that have remained during the Biden administration, with the endorsement of the Mexican government, have changed the northern border of my country into a funnel where thousands of people must wait several months to start their immigration procedures in the United States. The migration process in the region has changed substantially, we are no longer talking about male migrants in search of work, now migration is made up of families or children who travel alone, running away of the violence of their countries and regions.”