Rodrigo Reyes

Sound accompaniment: dog barking outside, a baby hollering in another room

Drinks: Doc(MX) Mezcal de la casa

Rodrigo Reyes

Some things that joined us in the conversation: National Museum of Anthropology (Mexico), Eduardo San Juan, Alejandro Mejía, anamorphic lenses, (1619 Project), 150 Years after the Navajo Long Walk, Jaclyn Roessel, Conan the Barbarian (1982), Rashomon, Land without Bread (Buñuel), UC San Diego, Kurosawa, a pen with five colors (may not be this exact one), Terminator 2, Werner Herzog early years 1960s and 1970s, Fata Morgana, Lessons in Darkness, The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On, Tempestad, Mi vida con Carlos, Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett, Fist Full of Dollars, Vamanos con Pancho Villa, Fernando Benitez, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure

*Alejandro Mejía won Best Cinematography for 499 at the Tribeca Film Festival 2020

*499 won the Special Jury Prize – International Feature Documentary at Hot Docs 2020