Las Aguilas Humanas

Produced, Written, Edited and Directed by Arturo Perez Torres
70 Minutes
Mexico, USA & Canada 2010

Las Aguilas Humanas is a film that follows a traveling family circus in Guatemala. The circus stays in one town for a maximum period of four weeks before moving to the next town and so on for the whole year. The constant motion prevents the members of the circus from making friends, going to school, or participating in any community activity. The only window to the mainstream culture is through TV and the casual contacts they might have with non-circus people during their short stays.

Las Aguilas Humanas tell the story of how the isolation created by constant travel has stunt the evolution of rights and values: It has allowed the male members of the circus to maintain a micro culture where machismo is seen as a virtue and women are treated as house slaves. But how long can the women put up with it?

www.opencityworks.com/aguilashumanas

City Idol

Produced, Written, Edited and Directed by Arturo Perez Torres
89 Minutes
Canada 2007

To increase voter participation in the 2006 municipal elections in Toronto, a group of activist created an American Idol like contest. But instead of singing and being judged in front of a crowd, the participants would give a speech about their political platform. And instead of the winner receiving a record contract, he or she would get the support to run for office.

www.opencityworks.com/cityidol

Super Amigos

Produced, Written and Directed by Arturo Perez Torres
72 Minutes
Canada/Mexico 2007

SUPER AMIGOS is a feature length documentary that follows five modern-day Superheroes in Mexico City as they fight for social justice and human rights.

www.opencityworks.com/superamigos

Wetback – The Undocumented Documetary

Produced, Written and Directed by Arturo Perez Torres
87 Minutes
Canada 2005

A feature length documentary that follows several undocumented immigrants from Central America and Mexico on an extraordinary and extremely dangerous journey to North America.

www.opencityworks.com/wetback

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