Andrew Houchens
About
Based in Mexico City and New York, Andrew Houchens is a team member of the Berlinale’s European Film Market and an Advisor for the DocsMX Documentary Festival in Mexico. He previously collaborated with such esteemed organizations as Tribeca Film Institute, Independent Filmmaker Project, and the Los Cabos Film Festival. The films he has produced have premiered in competition at SXSW and have been acquired by the Criterion Collection.
499 Años (499 Years)
499 YEARS examines the brutal legacy of colonialism nearly five centuries after Cortez arrived in the Aztec Empire. Bold, unique, and strikingly cinematic, the film uses magical realism, combining documentary and fiction to show how past traumas continue to affect contemporary reality, while challenging us to overcome our histories of violence.