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Yulene Olaizola

Born June 13, 1983 · Mexico City, Mexico (age 43)

YULENE OLAIZOLA. (Mexico City, 1983) Her first film, the documentary “Shakespeare & Victor Hugo´s Intimacies” received more than 30 awards, including San Sebastian, BAFICI, IDFA & La Habana, it was also awarded with the Ariel for best Mexican first film. Her second film “Artificial Paradises” was supported by the Tribeca Film Institute and the Hubert Bals Fund, it was premiered at Rotterdam IFFR i…

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Tragic Jungle

Tragic Jungle · 2020

MovieDramaMystery

Deep in the jungle, a group of Mexican gum workers crosses their path with Agnes, a mysterious Belizean woman. Her presence enlivens the fantasies and desires of those men, without knowing that they have woken up an ancient Mayan legend.

Paraísos artificiales

Paraísos artificiales · 2011

Paraísos artificiales

Luisa, a 25-year-old woman addicted to chiva (heroin), travels to a beach in the coastal State of Veracruz with the idea of quitting the drug once she gets there. Luisa eventually grows ties with the locals and in particular with Salomon, a 65-years-old peasant in whom she thinks to have found the aid she needs to fulfill her goal.

I Saw Three Black Lights

I Saw Three Black Lights · 2025

I Saw Three Black Lights

A wise old man embarks on his final journey, entering the Colombian jungle to find a place to die. But the paramilitary soldiers who control the area endanger his peaceful transition to the realm of the dead.

Shakespeare and Victor Hugo's Intimacies

Shakespeare and Victor Hugo's Intimacies · 2009

Shakespeare and Victor Hugo's Intimacies

MovieDocumentary

Documentary about a lodging house, owned by Rosa Carbajal, at the corner of Shakespare and Víctor Hugo streets.

Luna Rosa: La 7ª ascensión de Atabey

Luna Rosa: La 7ª ascensión de Atabey · 2025

Luna Rosa: La 7ª ascensión de Atabey

MovieScience Fiction

Set in future Puerto Rico, follows Zur'na's quest to rescue her kidnapped brother from US colonial forces, unveiling a system oppressing her people along the way, accompanied by talkative neighbor Vyeñu.

Epitaph

Epitaph · 2015

MovieHistoryAdventure

Three Spanish conquistadors, Captain Diego de Ordaz, Gonzalo and Pedro, march to the summit of the great volcano Popocatepetl.

Canción que quema

Canción que quema · 2023

Canción que quema

MovieDocumentary

Interactions - When Cinema Looks to Nature

Interactions - When Cinema Looks to Nature · 2022

Interactions - When Cinema Looks to Nature

Twelve international filmmakers create connections between humans and animals, through biodiversity, ecosystem, climate change, environment and water risks.

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Tragic Jungle

Tragic Jungle · 2020

MovieDramaMystery

Deep in the jungle, a group of Mexican gum workers crosses their path with Agnes, a mysterious Belizean woman. Her presence enlivens the fantasies and desires of those men, without knowing that they have woken up an ancient Mayan legend.

Screenplay

Paraísos artificiales

Paraísos artificiales · 2011

Paraísos artificiales

Luisa, a 25-year-old woman addicted to chiva (heroin), travels to a beach in the coastal State of Veracruz with the idea of quitting the drug once she gets there. Luisa eventually grows ties with the locals and in particular with Salomon, a 65-years-old peasant in whom she thinks to have found the aid she needs to fulfill her goal.

Director

I Saw Three Black Lights

I Saw Three Black Lights · 2025

I Saw Three Black Lights

A wise old man embarks on his final journey, entering the Colombian jungle to find a place to die. But the paramilitary soldiers who control the area endanger his peaceful transition to the realm of the dead.

Co-Producer

Shakespeare and Victor Hugo's Intimacies

Shakespeare and Victor Hugo's Intimacies · 2009

Shakespeare and Victor Hugo's Intimacies

MovieDocumentary

Documentary about a lodging house, owned by Rosa Carbajal, at the corner of Shakespare and Víctor Hugo streets.

Director

Luna Rosa: La 7ª ascensión de Atabey

Luna Rosa: La 7ª ascensión de Atabey · 2025

Luna Rosa: La 7ª ascensión de Atabey

MovieScience Fiction

Set in future Puerto Rico, follows Zur'na's quest to rescue her kidnapped brother from US colonial forces, unveiling a system oppressing her people along the way, accompanied by talkative neighbor Vyeñu.

Executive Producer

Epitaph

Epitaph · 2015

MovieHistoryAdventure

Three Spanish conquistadors, Captain Diego de Ordaz, Gonzalo and Pedro, march to the summit of the great volcano Popocatepetl.

Screenplay

Canción que quema

Canción que quema · 2023

Canción que quema

MovieDocumentary

Director

Interactions - When Cinema Looks to Nature

Interactions - When Cinema Looks to Nature · 2022

Interactions - When Cinema Looks to Nature

Twelve international filmmakers create connections between humans and animals, through biodiversity, ecosystem, climate change, environment and water risks.

Director

Lopez Street

Lopez Street · 2013

MovieDocumentary

In the eyes of a foreigner practically any street of Mexico City’s Centro Histórico holds potential for a film. Life on the street deserves more than just the natural condition of observer anyone could have, it demands an extra attention. In a 100-meter radius, the sociological exuberance of the events going on is simply impossible to ignore. The street is a mise en scène in itself.

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Fogo

MovieDocumentaryDrama

The deterioration of a small community in Fogo Island is forcing its inhabitants to leave and resettle. Places once occupied by humans are now becoming part of the tundra landscape. In spite of a condemn future, there are some residents who decide to remain, holding on to their memories and grieving for the past, when life in Fogo was different.

Screenplay