Directing

Jorge Bolado

Born 1961-06-30 · Veracruz, Mexico

Jorge Evaristo Bolado Muñoz (b. 30 June 1961), better known simply as Jorge Bolado, is a Mexican filmmaker (director, producer, and screenwriter) from Veracruz. He is best known for directing Segundo siglo (Second Century), an experimental road film and cinephile essay that follows a film crew’s journey across Mexico, the United States, and parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland as a meditation on cinema entering its second century. Bolado began making films in Super 8 as a teenager and later studied philosophy at UNAM, communication at Universidad Iberoamericana, and film direction at CCC and CUEC (without completing those programs). His early work includes shorts in 16mm, 35mm, and video, spanning from the mid-1980s through 2000. Segundo siglo was shot over several years (beginning in 1995) and completed by 1999, with a Mexican theatrical release reported in May 2002. Alongside directing, Bolado also wrote and produced the film. In parallel with his production work, he has taught film for decades and has held academic roles in film education.

Acting credits

2.5

Verónica, a middle-aged highschool history teacher, leads a non eventful life: she has grownup children, grandchildren and a less than perfect marriage. This dynamic seems to be the only thing she can hold on to, as she battles a terminal illness. As she reluctantly accepts her fate, she meets Eva, an irreverent and misunderstood new student who unknowingly injects some life and enthusiasm back into her and provides her with the tools to deal with her destiny.

History Lessons

2018

Behind the camera

A short film about the endless fight of two woman. A Mexican and Bosnian co-production set in Sarajevo.

Fine

2016

5.7

A small film crew goes through several locations including Europe, New York and Mexico.

Second Century

1999

5.7

A small film crew goes through several locations including Europe, New York and Mexico.

Second Century

1999

5.0

Cenotes—sources of water that in ancient Mayan civilization were said to connect the real world and the afterlife. The past and present of the people living in and around them intersect, and distant memories echo throughout immersive scenes of light and darkness.

Cenote

2020

4.7

A heartless poet wants to rewrite his lost stories while talking with Ines, the woman who takes care of his fundamental needs.

La asunción de José

2016

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Javier decides to go to Denmark, where he will start a journey of silence, memories and changes. He will end up in Vederso, a little village where the masterpiece "Ordet" was made.

I Am God, Dogma I

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Javier decides to go to Denmark, where he will start a journey of silence, memories and changes. He will end up in Vederso, a little village where the masterpiece "Ordet" was made.

I Am God, Dogma I

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No synopsis available yet.

Águas tranquilas, Águas profundas

2017

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26 filmmakers bring their own vision in order to find the truth about the missing students of Ayotzinapa.

Ayotzinapa 26

2016