Directing
Jesús Contreras
Known for
Directing
Credits
3 titles
Jesús Contreras trained at the Charles Chaplin Institute. Over the past decade, he has made a series of documentaries in Cajamarca, worked for two local television channels in Ayacucho between 2002 and 2004, and in 2003 directed the short film "Las almas" (The Souls), based on a popular legend. "Sin sentimiento" (Without Feeling), a Zancay Producciones production, marks his feature film debut.
Known for
Short film.
Las Almas
2003
NRThe story is set in Pampa, a small, forgotten Andean town, where the young, shy and unsociable peasant Crisilda lives in a state of virtual prison because of the unhealthy jealousy of her brother Fortunato, a well-known and prosperous businessman with notable influence in the area, who watches helplessly as several murders occur without the authorities taking action. But the situation changes when Jorge, a cattle rancher who tries to help Crisilda, arrives in the town.
Sin Sentimiento, El Último Amanecer
2007
Behind the camera
Short film.
Las Almas
2003
NRThe story is set in Pampa, a small, forgotten Andean town, where the young, shy and unsociable peasant Crisilda lives in a state of virtual prison because of the unhealthy jealousy of her brother Fortunato, a well-known and prosperous businessman with notable influence in the area, who watches helplessly as several murders occur without the authorities taking action. But the situation changes when Jorge, a cattle rancher who tries to help Crisilda, arrives in the town.
Sin Sentimiento, El Último Amanecer
2007
NRThe story is set in Pampa, a small, forgotten Andean town, where the young, shy and unsociable peasant Crisilda lives in a state of virtual prison because of the unhealthy jealousy of her brother Fortunato, a well-known and prosperous businessman with notable influence in the area, who watches helplessly as several murders occur without the authorities taking action. But the situation changes when Jorge, a cattle rancher who tries to help Crisilda, arrives in the town.
Sin Sentimiento, El Último Amanecer
2007