Michel Franco was born in Mexico City in 1979 and has put Mexican cinema in the global spotlight. The films he has written, directed and produced include Chronic (Best Screenplay Award at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival), Las Hijas De Abril (Jury Prize, in Certain Regard at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival), and Después De Lucía (Top Prize, in Certain Regard at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival). His latest film, Sundown, starring Tim Roth, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Iazua Larios, is in theaters through Bleecker Street from January 28. He has also produced 600 Millas (directed by Gabriel Ripstein and winner of the Best First Feature Award at the 2015 Berlinale), From Afar (directed by Lorenzo Vigas, winner of the Golden Lion at the 2015 Venice Film Festival), among others. (Photo by Ricardo Trabulsi.)
