Gloria Ribe
Mexican filmmaker Gloria Ribe is well-versed in various types of film and video media; having worked as a music video director, a journalist, and even a producer of feature films. She studied journalism and cinematography in her native Mexico before breaking into journalism as a foreign correspondent in both France and Mexico. Her films have earned her numerous awards including an Ariel (Mexican Oscar) for her 1980 feature film MONSE. In 1986 Ribe received an award from the Latin American and Caribbean Conference, for her television documentary TEPITO. Ribe has even been recognized for her music videos, one of which won an award in Mexico, where she currently manages her own film company. (10/09)
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From Here, From This Side
A film by Gloria Ribe, 1988, 24 min, Color
The relationship between Mexico and the United States has always been fraught. Using mostly stock footage, this collage-like documentary “stars” Robert Redford, John Gavin, and Superman in an exploration of the border separating the United States of Mexico from the United States of America. Incorporating texts by Octavio Paz and others, images from Mexican melodramas…
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