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Ña Káana Yee "Voices of life"

Short documentary about the mountain runner Ricardo Mejía. On an epic journey, an unknown world champion of mountain running, of Mixtec origins, decides to face probably his last and biggest challenge: Find the successor of his legacy.

  • HELIOS NIETO
    Director
  • RICARDO MEJÍA
    Key Cast
  • HELIOS NIETO
    Cinematographers
  • RENÉ GISQUET
    Cinematographers
  • JAVIER MEZA
    ORIGINAL MUSIC
  • RENÉ GISQUET
    ORIGINAL MUSIC
  • HELIOS NIETO
    EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
  • HELIOS NIETO
    PRODUCER
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Ña Káana Yee
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    26 minutes 7 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 29, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    12,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Mexico
  • Country of Filming:
    Mexico, Switzerland
  • Language:
    French, Other, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    DIGITAL
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - HELIOS NIETO

Helios was born in Mexico City in February 1979, he discovered his passion about arts during highschool (National Institute of Arts, Mexico), where he specialized in Plastic Arts (Sculpture).
He got a degree in Journalism. But he did not begin his audiovisual career until 2009, when he started producing TV commercials and corporate videos.
Since 2013, he has concentrated his efforts in cinematography and storytelling. In 2014 he was selected to be part of the Diploma in Storytelling and New Media, imparted by the Pedro Meyer Foundation and the World Press Photo. During the same
year he traveled to Cuba to attend the Workshop: Advanced Photography: digital cinematography.
His piece “Mother Earth” won the Ecofilm Festival 2015. In 2016, his work was official selection in the San Sebastian Advertising Festival. The same year he finished the documentary “The summit of your life” and in 2017 the second part “The Summit of your life: Otherness”, both were shown nationwide.
Helios has collaborated with several production houses as cinematographer and director of documentaries for brands like Gatorade, Red Bull, Salomon, Jack Daniel´s and
Syngenta, among others.

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Director Statement

I believe in storytelling as a powerful tool to inspire people to push their boundaries, and become the main character of their own story.