Eugenio Polgovsky

Malintzin 17 (2022)

The pigeon is probably fake, says the five-year-old daughter of Mexican filmmaker Eugenio Polgovsky. Perhaps it's a robot. Why else would a pigeon sit so still on that nest she built atop the power lines, diagonally under their window? For seven days and n ...

Lightbyrinth (2016)

In Lightbyrinth, 21st-century digital technology meets 19th-century animation in a homage to eminent physicist James C. Maxwell. Filmed in Cambridge using his original zoetrope, the film conjures a sense of wonder at early image-making processes. Intricate ...

Success (2014)

Filmed in Times Square, this short film presents a dystopian vision of urban life, in which the celebration of high finance rewrites the topography of the city, while natural landscapes and indigenous cultures are trapped in a hyperbolic visual regime. ...

Heli (2013)

Heli must try and protect his young family when his 12-year-old sister inadvertently involves them in the brutal drug world. He must battle against the drug cartel that have been angered as well as the corrupt police force. ...

A Leap of Life (2012)

There was a time when the El Salto de Juanacatlán waterfall was considered the Niagara Falls of Mexico for its beauty and crystal-clear waters. The growth of industry in Guadalajara and the incessant pouring of toxic and chemical substances into the Santi ...

Mexican Ritual (2012)

A shaman's mystical invocations, a protest of furious electricians on a hunger strike and a euphoric football crowd collide in the Zócalo of Mexico City, the country's central square and ancient ceremonial heart of the Aztec empire. Mitote (Nahuatl for ch ...

The Inheritors (2011)

The Inheritors immerses us in the daily lives of children who, with their families, survive only by their unrelenting labor. Polgovsky spent two years filming in many of the poorest rural areas of Mexico. ...

Good Will (2009)

A young man learns that people don't expect others to have good intentions. ...

Déficit (2007)

Cristóbal is the son of a corrupt politician with great power. Without his parents at home, he decides to have a party with his wealthy friends. In contrast, there will be the life of the house gardener. ...

Through Alan Glass (2006)

The documentary shows the world of the surrealist Canadian artist Alan Glass, his work, his home, his friends, his boxes, all his universe is presented through the point of view of art critics, artists and friends. ...

Acme & Co. (2006)

Based on historical and sociological studies, this film reconstructs and illustrates, through documentary and fiction techniques, the story of an Acme model film projector used by Mexican-American businessman and filmmaker Edmundo Padilla during his forays ...

Matapájaros (2006)

The Colour of His Shade (2004)

Tropic of Cancer (2004)

In San Luis Potosi, Mexico, residents survive by hunting animals and selling them on the freeway. ...

Family Bonds (2003)

A young man is madly in love with his mother, until he discovers a horrible truth about her sexual behavior. ...

Anónimo (2003)

Goodbye Marina (2001)

De Tripas, Corazón (1996)

The coming-of-age story of young milkboy Martín (García Bernal). While his friends Jesús (Altomaro) and Roberto (Mora) are cocky and apparently they have a lot of experience in sex, young Martín is shy, quiet and virgin. Everything changes when the you ...