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Watchmaker

Watchmaker: A unique visit to the Monumental Clock of Pachuca, Hidalgo. The machinery, sculptures and spaces share part of its magnificent history. - México -
(Subtitles: English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Arab, Nahuatl, Maya.)

  • G.R. Hinojosa
    Director
  • G.R. Hinojosa
    Producer
  • Javier Manuel Mata Acosta
    Producer
  • G.R. Hinojosa
    Writer
  • Jennifer Raquel Remba Uribe
    Music
  • Luis Azpeitia Escalante
    Drone
  • Jorge Daniel Olguín Martínez
    Key Cast
  • Lic. Omar Fayad Meneses
    Gobernador del Estado de Hidalgo
  • Lic. Yolanda Tellería Beltrán
    Presidenta Municipal de Pachuca
  • Mtra. Nydia Ramos Castañeda
    Agradecimientos Especiales
  • Lic. Juan Ángel Hernández Hernández
    Agradecimientos Especiales
  • Mtra. Adriana Dávalos Guzmán
    Agradecimientos Especiales
  • G.R. Hinojosa
    Edition / Postproduction
  • G.R. Hinojosa
    Cinematography with Natural Light
  • Carolina Jiménez Paredes
    Cinematography with Natural Light
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Relojero
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature, Short, Other
  • Genres:
    Historical, Documentary, Tour
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    December 31, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Mexico
  • Country of Filming:
    Mexico
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • PACHUCA FILM FEST
    Pachuca
    Mexico
    July 1, 2017
    Red Nacional de Polos Audiovisuales IMCINE
  • VIVA FESTIVAL
    SARAJEVO
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    September 13, 2017
    Official Selection
  • CARIBBEAN FILM FESTIVAL & MARKET

    Bahamas
    August 24, 2017
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • CINETEKTON!
    PUEBLA
    Mexico
    November 17, 2017
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • FICMA Festival Internacional de Cine con Medios Alternativos
    CDMX
    Mexico
    November 24, 2017
    Official Selection
  • TLANCHANA FEST
    Metepec
    Mexico
    April 15, 2018
    Official Selection
  • CIK FILM FESTIVAL
    Matulji
    Croatia
    September 22, 2018
    Official Selection
  • TUR DE CINE MEXICANO
    13 States of Mexico
    Mexico
    October 5, 2018
    Official Selection
  • Istanbul International Architecture and Urban Film Festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    October 20, 2018
    Finalist / Official Selection
  • First-Time Filmmaker Sessions
    England
    United Kingdom
    April 26, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Inshort Film Festival
    Lagos
    Nigeria
    December 27, 2018
    Official Selection
Director Biography - G.R. Hinojosa


Filmmaker and multidisciplinary artist, graduated from Universidad de Cine AMCI, with specialty in Scriptwriting and Cinematographic Direction. His thesis project "Nunca Suficiente" (Never enough) was filmed in 16mm and premiered in 2008 at Cineteca Nacional. Started his professional career participating in different areas and phases of audiovisual production such as: feature films, short films, promotionals, institutional videos, and video clips.

In 2011 he founded and directed Pachuca Short Film Festival, annually event that in 2013 started receiving international participation and grows in 2018 as “Hidalgo Fim Fest” Hidalgo International Film Festival. It´s most recent 9° Edition (2020) was suspended due Covid-19. The next celebration it´s in hold.

His first video clip as a director (2013) for Melissa y Sebastián with the song “MAMMA MARÍA” produced by Azteca Music has reached more than 2,500,000 visualizations in Youtube.

Speaker at Aula Magna in Centro Nacional de las Artes with the talk “Cinematography as a way of life” during Stop Motion MX (2016).

Jury at the 20º Tour de Cine Francés for "La Palmita Award" in 2016.

Protagonic Actor at the play “The Retrograde Case” / Character: Juan C. Doria (2017).

Actor at the TV Series “Chronicles, stories that make history” for Univision (2018).

Protagonic Actor at the play and video play "Desdémona" / Character: Otelo (2020).

Has been University professor at various institutions:(La Salle Pachuca, CENHIES, Cultural Europeo, Itech)

“RELOJERO” Eng. "Watchmaker" (2017) is his first documentary short fim, produced at National Network of Audiovisual Poles from IMCINE. Its premier at Cinemex receives recognition from the municipal government of Pachuca; Official selection and screened in 10 international film festivals: Viva Festival (Bosnia y Herzegovina), CIK Film Festival (Croatia), Istanbul International Architecture and Urban Films Festival (Turkey), First-Time Filmmaker Sessions (UK), Inshort Film Festival (Nigeria), Caribbean Film Festival & Market (Bahamas), Tur de Cine Mexicano (México), Cinetekton! (Puebla, México), FICMA (CDMX, México), Tlanchana Fest (Edo de México, México).

"NESCIUS" (2021) has been a "Pandemic Film". Invited by the writers Tomás Góhe and Magdiel Casandra Sánchez Castrejón to work the script and direct. Hinojosa took step on the sets again resulting in a personal statement in cinematographic language as an author.

- Guitarist composer in projects such as: Coiote, Casandra, Boxco, Escruadrón de la Música,

Currently: G.R. Hinojosa / WARHORSE - Hard Rock Band -

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