Christopher constantly participates in calls in the cinematographic field, such as the R7D production company, the CDMX Community Cultural Collectives, or the Morelia Film Festival, not only to seek awards, but because independent filmmaking serves to practice this “muscle” that is audiovisual. The pageants teach him about the current demands of the industry, such as how characters should speak and be written.
“Everyone teaches me things in which I failed. Maybe I already felt that I already had all the bases of the script and I realized that no, right now the industry already asks that the character speak like this, speak, move like this, it is written like this,” he expressed after concluding his workshop on film script.
Regarding the current Mexican film industry, Cristopher Esquivel assures that there is a “very high” point in terms of production level; even comparable to the Golden Cinema era; However, this high quality is intended for a “closer, more privileged, more political, more contact-oriented” circle.
Although he recognizes that there is currently more openness and opportunity for people without prior training, the process is still slow, and Mexico is “far behind” in terms of opportunities when compared to neighboring countries like the United States.
Regarding the future of technology in his field, Christopher has a pragmatic vision of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Mexican film industry. Consider that, as of November 2025, AI is an ally and not a threat.
“I have had the opportunity to experiment with AI for audiovisual purposes in terms of filmmaking, photography and literary purposes with the script. The Mexican industry has not yet reached such a “high point” of development and opportunity, AI is perceived here more as a tool than as a substitute or a risk.”
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In the presentation “The Nahuatl Terror”, Hector Ulises Alfaro addressed the permanence of Mexica beings in the popular imagination such as “La Llorona” or the Nahuales, and more than “monsters,” they should be called “beings” or “invocations of the gods or these deities.”
In the Valley of Mexico, the region best known for keeping this language alive is Milpa Alta, where people preserve certain customs and beliefs that are a direct inheritance of these ancient traditions.
Attendees took a graphic narrative workshop led by Rosario Lucaswhere they learned their motor skills by cutting out a foam figure without previously marking it and then telling events about the things that surround us, such as those that disappear.
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This first literary meeting around death with the title “How much will the darkness be”, based on the story by José Revueltas, organized by Aldo Rosales Velazquezcoordinator of the Literary Creation workshop at FARO Indios Verdes.
