OUR MANIFESTO

Tortugas al Viento is a collaborative creation workshop focused on photographic, cinematographic and documentary work through horizontal processes.

This collective space is a living being that accepts the complexity that defines us as human beings and fights for the recognition of everyone involved in the projects. We believe in interaction, in reciprocity, in our personal processes, in the invisible threads that connect us as a whole. We love to feel through our eyes, and our dream is to create unforgettable and transformative projects that transcend us and make us proud. That’s why we bet on comprehensive, ludic, enjoyable projects, where every work reflects the effort and love that involves fighting for coherent, free, independent, and constantly evolving spaces. Our interest is life, what deserves to be named, and what needs to be seen in this sometimes-overwhelming Latin America reality we live in. That’s why Tortugas al Viento is a breathing space that bets on new connection ways, for honesty, solidarity and responsibility with every story we are trusted to tell. Tortugas al Viento works to pave the way for everything that lives in ourselves and can be useful for our universe. Tortugas al Viento is an invitation to be brave enough to believe…

PUBLICATIONS

Insider Business, AJ+, AJ+ Español, NatGeo, MSNBC, Popular Mechanics, 60-second docs, Mitú, RNW, All Def Music, Playground.

festival selections

Docs MX (México), FICUNAM (México), Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano (Cuba), Latin American Foto FestivalBronx Documentary Center (USA), Festival Internacional de Documentales Santiago Álvarez in memoriam (Cuba), Open-air Filmfest Weiterstadt (Germany), CineAutopsia Bogotá Experimental Film Festival (Colombia), Berlin Experimental Film Festival (Germany), Muestra de Cine Indimex (Argentina), Hidalgo Film Fest (México), Los Ángeles Film Forum (USA), Arcadia Muestra Internacional de Cine Rescatado y Restaurado (México), Censurados Film Fest (Peru), Atlantidoc (Uruguay), FIC La Ventana (Chile), Shorts México (México).

AWARDS

-2023. Coinversiones FONCA with the multimedia project “Here sun rises later”,

-2015. Best medium length documentary made by a young collective at Festival Santiago Álvarez, Cuba, with “To enlist”

-2014. Jose Rovirosa Student Award with “To enlist”.

CLIENTS

EFE, ONU Mujeres, ONU, Greenpeace, Metropolitan Group, AMEXCID, Agencia ACME, ESD Global, ProDesc, Chilango, Contraloría Ciudadana, Insignia Life, Prison Art, Grupo Imagen, ZoomIn TV, Acuity Brands, Ammon Ammon.