| The Mural (20 min) US |
Wednesday 10/22, 7:40 PM (Session 18)
Director: Francisco Guijarro
Producers: Juli López, Diya Guha, Francisco Guijarro
Description:
The Mural is a short documentary film following the stories of several artists with developmental disabilities from non-profit The Arc San Francisco as they work together with a group of civic artists to paint a wall that aims to erase barriers.
Biography:
Francisco Guijarro is a filmmaker and creative director based in San Francisco. He holds an MFA in copywriting from the Academy of Art University and has also studied screenwriting at Cuba Film School. Currently, he teaches as part of the BFA and MFA programs at the Academy of Art University and is co-founder of Free Range Puppies, a multicultural hybrid creative agency/production shop based in San Francisco. He’s also a member of the Honorary Board of Directors at the DSLR Filmmakers Guild. Fran’s work has been recipient of the prestigious Clio Award and the first CEO’s Echo Award for Social Action, considered the Oscar in the field of Direct Marketing. His last documentary titled Mexican Cuisine (screened at UNAFF 2012) has been screened at more than fifty festivals around the world, including Cannes SFC, the AFI Fest in LA and three other Oscar-qualifying festivals. It has also been awarded Best Documentary at the Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente (La Plata, Argentina) and Best Film at the International Migration Art Festival (Milan, Italy) among other recognitions. He’s about to finish his first feature-length film titled Moses, a project that has been featured in dozens of different media so far, including the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle.
Contact Information:
Free Range Puppies
e: info@free-rangepuppies.com
w: www.themural.org
w: www.free-rangepuppies.com
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