The Night Flowers
TFI Suppport
Logline
In a small and conservative indigenous village on the shores of Mexico’s largest lake, live a group of transgender youth - the self-ascribed “Night Flowers” - who struggle to uphold their gender identity every day. As each of them confronts their insecurities and fears head-on, within their oppressive environment - and their notion of freedom becomes more complicated - their strong bond will generate in them a sense of identity that they have yet to find within their own town.
Omar Robles
Director, Producer
Mexican. Director and producer. He has a degree in Audiovisual Arts at the University of Guadalajara. His documentary "Aurelia y Pedro" won a Special Mention in the Berlinale 2016, the Ariel Prize of the Mexican Academy and was nominated for the Students Academy Award. His second short film "The Banished" premiered at the Festival du nouveau cinéma. He is especially interested in LGBT+ films, and currently works with his production company Tardigrada in the production of documentary and fiction films.
Eduardo Esquivel
Director, Producer
Mexican. Director and producer. He has a degree in Audiovisual Arts at the University of Guadalajara. His first documentary "Uriel and Jade" premiered at the Sheffield Doc|Fest. His second short film “Under the sun” won the Prix Révélation in the Cinélatino Rencontres de Toulouse and is part of the official programme of La Semaine de la Critique at Cannes 2018. He currently works with his production company Tardigrada in the production of documentary and fiction films.
Fredy Padilla
Cinematographer
Mexican. Cinematographer. He has a degree in Audiovisual Arts at the University of Guadalajara. Director and cinematographer of the documentary "Lirio Mendoza" and cinematographer of the feature documentary "Historias de la Madre Sierra". He currently works as a cinematographer in the city of Guadalajara and in the documentary "The night flowers".