Tenebris
TFI Suppport
Our Local Is Global 2019
Logline
Gabriel Hoffman, a washed out TV host, famous for his ability to interact with the paranormal, and Clara, his determined assistant, will face dark forces while trying to find an opportunity to resurrect his career.
David Figueroa García
Creator, Writer
Originally from Mexico City, David Figueroa García holds a bachelor's degree from the City University of New York and a master's degree in film from Columbia University. RATITAS (2012) won best short film in Brooklyn and Monterrey and PERFIDIA (2013), won Best Mexican Short Film in Guanajuato.
Mauricio Leiva Cock
Creator, Writer
Graduate of the MFA in film from Columbia University. His projects have participated in festivals such as Rome, Palm Springs, Morelia, Biarritz, Malaga, Cartagena, the Tribeca Film Institute and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, among others. He is creator of the upcoming coming of age series Capital Roar (Movistar Play), co-creator of Green Frontier (Netflix), head writer for Falco, (Amazon, Telemundo and TNT), story consultant for El Santo (in development for Amazon), story editor and writer of Wild District (Netflix) and participated in the writers room of Tijuana (Story House). His first feature, The Night of the Beast, is in post-production.
Juan Diego Villegas
Executive Producer
Juan Diego Villegas is producer and partner at Fidelio and Jaguar Bite. Amongst other works, he produced the RCN TV series Comando Élite, directed by Jorge Alí Triana, the feature film Candelaria, by Jhonny Hendrix, winner of the Top Prize Award at Venice Days, The Night of the Beast by Mauricio Leiva-Cock and just produced Capital Roar series for Movistar Play. He previously worked in RCN Films as executive producer and then as a representative and commercial manager of RCN TV in Beijing, China. He is currently producing ‘The eyes of the damned’ directed by Fernando López Cardona in Cali, Colombia.
Mauro Mueller
Executive Producer
Mauro Mueller is a Swiss-Mexican filmmaker. He received his MFA in directing from Columbia University. His short film A World for Raúl won a Student Oscar® and he is a member of the Academy (AMPAS). His projects have received the support of Tribeca, IFP, IMCINE and Sundance. His latest film Dear Chickens, starring Philip Baker Hall was a contender for the Oscars 2019. He is in development on A Few Days in the Sunwith Yalitza Aparicio and August Diehl. Mauro was a 2ndunit director of Gina Rodriguez’ sci-fi Awakeand produced five features including the award winning Copenhagen.