Arturo R. Jiménez

Directing

Arturo R. Jiménez

Place of birth

Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico

Known for

Directing

Credits

7 titles

Arturo R. Jiménez is a Mexican filmmaker, journalist, and educator with film experience in documentary and narrative projects. Arturo is interested in exploring the ways Mexico’s history has shaped the personality and culture of its people and its ties to a border world. His most recent fiction short film is El Fantasma, a narrative account of Lee Harvey Oswald’s visit to Mexico City two months before the assassination of John F. Kennedy. He co-directed the documentary Sangre Violenta / Sangre Violeta with Edna Diaz, winner of the Audience Award in the Texas Shorts category at SXSW 2024.

Known for

Behind the camera

Green Water poster
4.5

College bound Erik must learn to take care of his younger sister Nora after their undocumented mother goes missing.

Green Water

2022

Moving Together poster
NR

Moving Together is a celebratory love letter to music and dance that brims with kinetic life and energy. This documentary explores the intricate collaboration between dancers and musicians, moving seamlessly between Flamenco, Modern, and New Orleans Second Line.

Moving Together

2023

El Fantasma poster
NR

In the Fall of 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald travels to Mexico City in pursuit of a visa to the Soviet Union. At the Cuban Consulate, he meets a woman, Silvia Duran, who might be the key to getting what he wants. Based on real events.

El Fantasma

2021

El Fantasma poster
NR

In the Fall of 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald travels to Mexico City in pursuit of a visa to the Soviet Union. At the Cuban Consulate, he meets a woman, Silvia Duran, who might be the key to getting what he wants. Based on real events.

El Fantasma

2021

Stranded, Alone, Looking for my Horse poster
NR

Jackie, a 16-year-old runaway in the Old West, searches for her lost horse. Along her way, she encounters a man who may not have the best intentions for her.

Stranded, Alone, Looking for my Horse

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Sangre Violenta / Sangre Violeta poster
NR

Why does the Mexican government consider the feminist movement a bigger threat than most drug cartels? The short documentary 'SANGRE VIOLENTA / SANGRE VIOLETA' interweaves three narratives, illuminating the motivations behind their activism in Mexico. These stories include a radical feminist collective, an inspiring survivor of an acid attack, and a grieving father who tragically lost his seven-year-old daughter to femicide.

Sangre Violenta / Sangre Violeta

2024

Give poster
NR

A composer attempts to unravel the memories of his relationship with his classical singer ex-boyfriend.

Give

2023