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I was a miner

The story narrates how Mineral de Pozos, once a mining town, has its decadence due to the fact that the mining industry goes away, this story is told by Don Raymundo the last miner of Pozos, who beside being native of this place, allows us to know how this affected his personal life and as miner.

  • Edgar Omar Alejandro Gutierrez Neri
    Director
  • Omar José Hernández Alcalá
    Producer
  • María Fernanda Ramírez Pérez
    Producer
  • Jesus bernabé granados herrera
    Fotografía
  • alam alejandro rojas morales
    Fotografía
  • Omar francisco hernandez zamora
    sonido
  • edgar daniel negrete castro
    sonido
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Minero Fui
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    Social
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 4 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 12, 2014
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 MXN
  • Country of Origin:
    Mexico
  • Country of Filming:
    Mexico
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital FULL HD 1080p 30ftps
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Guanajuato International Film Festival
    Guanajuato, México
    July 30, 2014
    Premier Identidad y Pertenencia Guanajuato
    Tercer lugar Identidad y Pertenencia Guanajuato International Film Festival
  • Shot film corner for Cannes
    Cannes
    May 13, 2015
  • SIr charlie Drawin Film festival
    London UK
    October 15, 2014
    Official selection
  • Viewster Online Film Festival 4
    USA
    November 19, 2014
    Official selection
  • FIBAC FILM FESTIVAL
    españa
    November 2, 2014
    Official selection
  • Three Cities Festival and Conference
    Santo Domingo Dominican Republic
    May 16, 2015
  • Short of the Month - January Festival
    India
    January 10, 2015
    Best documentary
    Best Documentary for January
  • Indie Film Depot
    Online USA
    November 29, 2014
  • Novella Showcase
    USA
    May 5, 2015
  • Meet Film Festival
    Rumania
  • STARTFEST
    U.S.A Floria
  • 3er Annual georgia latino film festival
    Georia USA
    October 18, 2014
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Edgar Omar Alejandro Gutierrez Neri

Omar G. Neri, Originally from León, Guanajuato, Mexico, Omar Neri began his film career in 2010 with the "Cine Colectivo Guanajuato" where he participated in various projects; In 2011 he started the project "MonoStereo records" gaining with it the support of the government of the state of Guanajuato for its execution.

In 2012 he directed the short documentaries "El enemigos oriental" and "Fábrica de lectors".

In 2013 he directed the short documentary "Pasión", participant of the contest "Atrévete a sueño", by the Teletón; That same year he started the production company "Crearé comunicaciones" in which he acts as creative director; at the end of that year he directed the short film "Decidir", official selection of "Proyecta".

2014", in the latter he won the award for the best Music Video Clip. In 2014 he participated in the documentary contest "Identidad y pertenencia" at GIFF 2014, directing the short film "Minero fui", winning 3rd place. This project has been part of various international festivals. At the end of this year he directed the short fiction film "Mochilas", which is part of the official selection of the Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF 2015).

In 2015 he participated in the 6th edition of the "Identidad y pertenencia" contest directing the project "El trayecto de las luces".

His most recent works are "En las alturas" documentary short film, "La ausencia" documentary short film, "Sublime" fiction short film, "El Mensaje" science fiction short film, "La llamada" comedy short film.

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Director Statement

Este documental nos permite conocer, como el amor por tu pueblo seguirá a pesar de cualquier circunstancia que hayas vivido.