Directing

Sergio Díaz Ochoa

Born September 11, 1994 · Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico (age 32)

Mexican filmmaker, director, and screenwriter. His short films have been screened at festivals including the Morelia International Film Festival, the Bali International Short Film Festival, and the RiverRun International Film Festival, among others. He has also worked as a casting director and assistant director on numerous feature films and short films. In 2024–2025, he was awarded the Jóvenes C…

Known For

Corolario

Corolario · 2025

The Face

The Face · 2026

MovieHorrorFantasy

17-year-old Joel, a recently recruited night guard, watches over a compound marked by cartel violence. When the darkness begins to whisper, he realizes some secrets never die.

I'm No Longer Here

I'm No Longer Here · 2019

I'm No Longer Here

In Monterrey, Mexico, a young street gang spends their days dancing to slowed-down cumbia and attending parties. After a mix-up with a local cartel, their leader is forced to migrate to the U.S. but quickly longs to return home.

The Garden We Dreamed

The Garden We Dreamed · 2026

The Garden We Dreamed

In a land not their own, amid a dwindling forest, a family carves out a fragile bubble of tenderness – a fleeting garden of hope where love can still take root.

Museo

MovieCrimeDrama

Mexico, 1985. Juan and Wilson, two perennial Veterinary students, perpetrate an audacious heist in the National Museum of Anthropology, running away with a loot of more than hundred invaluable pieces of Mayan art, unaware of the consequences of their outrageous act.

In Freedom

In Freedom · 2023

MovieThrillerDrama

An immigrant couple caring for their grandchildren receives an unexpected visitor after hours, threatening to throw their lives into complete disarray.

The Demonatrix

The Demonatrix · 2025

MovieHorrorComedy

A dominatrix accidentally summons an incubus during a séance, requiring her to team up with the neighborhood priest to exorcise the demon.

Antes del olvido

Antes del olvido · 2018

Antes del olvido

The life of Fermín goes by, divided between his work as a diablero and the confinement he lives in within his house. Like him, other families live in a vecindad in the heart of Mexico City. One day, a company colluded with the government threatens to evict the vecindad tenants in order to build a mall. Facing the threat of an eviction, the tenants join in solidarity to come out of their self-absorption and fight for a common cause.

Filmography

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Corolario

Corolario · 2025

Script Supervisor

The Face

The Face · 2026

MovieHorrorFantasy

17-year-old Joel, a recently recruited night guard, watches over a compound marked by cartel violence. When the darkness begins to whisper, he realizes some secrets never die.

Assistant Director

I'm No Longer Here

I'm No Longer Here · 2019

I'm No Longer Here

In Monterrey, Mexico, a young street gang spends their days dancing to slowed-down cumbia and attending parties. After a mix-up with a local cartel, their leader is forced to migrate to the U.S. but quickly longs to return home.

Extras Casting Assistant

The Garden We Dreamed

The Garden We Dreamed · 2026

The Garden We Dreamed

In a land not their own, amid a dwindling forest, a family carves out a fragile bubble of tenderness – a fleeting garden of hope where love can still take root.

Casting Director

Museo

MovieCrimeDrama

Mexico, 1985. Juan and Wilson, two perennial Veterinary students, perpetrate an audacious heist in the National Museum of Anthropology, running away with a loot of more than hundred invaluable pieces of Mayan art, unaware of the consequences of their outrageous act.

Extras Casting

In Freedom

In Freedom · 2023

MovieThrillerDrama

An immigrant couple caring for their grandchildren receives an unexpected visitor after hours, threatening to throw their lives into complete disarray.

Casting

The Demonatrix

The Demonatrix · 2025

MovieHorrorComedy

A dominatrix accidentally summons an incubus during a séance, requiring her to team up with the neighborhood priest to exorcise the demon.

First Assistant Director

Antes del olvido

Antes del olvido · 2018

Antes del olvido

The life of Fermín goes by, divided between his work as a diablero and the confinement he lives in within his house. Like him, other families live in a vecindad in the heart of Mexico City. One day, a company colluded with the government threatens to evict the vecindad tenants in order to build a mall. Facing the threat of an eviction, the tenants join in solidarity to come out of their self-absorption and fight for a common cause.

Art Department Assistant

Moving Mission

Moving Mission · 2024

MovieScience FictionComedy

Two aliens arrive on a post-apocalyptic planet Earth in the year 2030. They will embark on an adventure to discover if the conditions of the planet are suitable for their race to move to such a place.

Assistant Director

Rainy Wind

Rainy Wind · 2020

MovieDramaRomance

A difficult love story between a ghost and a young girl.

Producer

¿todobien?

MovieHorrorRomance

When Javi and Rafa are about to say goodbye forever, they both arrive at the same conclusion: for their love to exist, one of them must eat the other.

First Assistant Director

Superhéroes

Superhéroes · 2014

The house is empty. Julio, the youngest of three children, spends his time playing alone while Genaro, his older brother, wants to draw him out of his dream world. But who’s the real hero here? And just who are the bad guys?

Director

All The Windows Are Closed

All The Windows Are Closed

All The Windows Are Closed

In an isolated, dangerous town, an 11-year-old boy becomes desperate to keep his sister close when he learns she plans to escape their oppressive life, threatening the fragile bond that holds his world together.

Casting Director

There's gotta be something better

There's gotta be something better · 2019

There's gotta be something better

MovieDramaComedy

Elisa and Julia are spending the day locked in their house. The arrival of Romina, an unknown girl who has slept the night there will come to show them that maybe after all things can be pretty much better outside.

Director

At the Edge of the Volcano

At the Edge of the Volcano · 2025

At the Edge of the Volcano

Two middle-aged couples travel together to a remote island as one of them is trying to fix their marriage. As bad news arrive from inland, the world around them begins to collapse and their relationships will soon follow suit.

Casting Director

Violent Butterflies

Violent Butterflies · 2026

Violent Butterflies

MovieDramaMusic

A graffiti artist and a punk band singer meet amidst a profound social crisis. With revolutionary and idealistic visions for a fairer world, they bond over music and street art, using them as their weapons. Innocent and determined, they demand justice, but their defiance attracts the wrath of three corrupt policemen. After beating him and kidnapping her, they ignite the unimaginable fury of someone who has nothing left to lose.

Casting Director

Stones to the river

Stones to the river · 2012

Stones to the river

Estefan and Santiago, two childhood friends, remember the meaning of throwing stones into the river where they used to go as kids. The film is about the fears, dreams, hopes and sacrifices they make as they begin to "grow up".

Director

Mi mamá se fue con las vacas

Mi mamá se fue con las vacas · 2021

Mi mamá se fue con las vacas

Elías is a boy who faces abandonment by his mother, but is willing to do everything to see her again.

Script Supervisor

Failed Attempts To Hug Each Other

Failed Attempts To Hug Each Other · 2024

Failed Attempts To Hug Each Other

Two brothers, estranged for years due to superficial disputes, face the impossibility of sharing their first Christmas after their grandmother's passing. A hybrid portrait of the impact of time on family relationships and the limits of reconciliation.

Director

The Janitor

The Janitor · 2025

At 75 years old, Ricardo has problems balancing his job as a janitor at an elementary school and the care his wife requires in a wheelchair. Since it is impossible for him to survive on the pension he would receive, he must continue working and the conflict with a student will end up causing him to lose everything.

Casting Director

The Darkness

The Darkness · 2020

A former elementary school teacher emerges badly bruised on the shore of a lake. After a lengthy trek through the hot Mexican sun, she lands at the primary school where she once worked.

First Assistant Director