Amat Escalante
Still: Lost in the NightAmat ESCALANTE (1979, Spain) has lived much of his life in Guanajuato, Mexico. He studied editing and sound in Barcelona and documentary directing in Cuba. His shorts have won several awards. Escalante was assistant director to Carlos Reygadas during the shooting of Battle in Heaven (2005). He made his debut with Sangre in 2005. Heli (2013) won him the Best Director Award at Cannes. His film The Untamed (2016) won the Silver Lion for Best Director at the Venice Film Festival. In 2024, he joins IFFR with Lost in the Night (2023).
Filmography
Modesta (2001, short), Alone at Last (2001, short), Amarrados (2002, short), Sangre (2005), Los bastardos/The Bastards (2008), Revolutión (2010, segment El cura Nicolas colgado), Esclava (2014, short), Heli (2013), La región salvaje/The Untamed (2016), Narcos: Mexico (2020), Lost in the Night (2023)
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Amat Escalante at IFFR
Amarrados
15'
Mexico
IFFR 2003
Sangre
90'
Mexico
IFFR 2006
Los bastardos
90'
Mexico
IFFR 2009
Heli
105'
Mexico
IFFR 2014
La región salvaje
100'
Mexico
IFFR 2017
Lost in the Night
Does a luxurious artists’ home hide a shocking truth? Amat Escalante thrillingly explores Mexican politics.
123'
Mexico
IFFR 2024