Samuel Kishi Leopo

Samuel Kishi Leopo holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in audiovisual arts from the University of Guadalajara. His work has been shown in over 100 festivals around the world, including Clermont Ferand and the Berlinale, where he competed on the Generation Kplus section with his feature film debut Somos Mari Pepa.
Some of his awards include the Morelia International Film Festival’s Silver Eye, the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences’ Best Short Film for Mari Pepa, as well as three Ariel nominations for his feature film debut Somos Mari Pepa.
Filmography
2020 LOS LOBOS
2016 JUGLARES DEL GOL (documentary series)
2013 SOMOS MARI PEPA
2011 MARI PEPA (short film)
2010 ACERCA DEL DRAMA DE LOS CALCETINES (short film)
2009 LUCES NEGRAS (short film)
Los lobos (2020)
Young brothers Max and Leo dream of going to Disneyland, but having just emigrated from Mexico to the USA they first have to settle in their new homeland. And they have to stick to the seven rules their mother has set down for them. More