STORY

“Art, which finds its roots in the unconscious memory, is the evocation of the inner nature of human beings.”

— Martha Graham

“I’m a filmmaker exploring narratives across the arts, with a focus on interdisciplinary and multicultural storytelling." I LinkedIn

"Part experimental tone poem, part heartfelt elegy for 9/11 and part paean to the cultural richness of Gotham, [New York Spin] focuses on six New Yorkers. [...] This engrossing, imagistic portrait of the city and its denizens should prove a welcome short addition to fest and arty cable lineups." Ronnie Scheib, Variety I IMDb

▶ PLAY 4 SCREENS SIMULTANEOUSLY In Multiple Portraits the classic film language is deconstructed as action is fragmented on 4 screens. Anthropology meets digital cultures. Tarahumara Project (2024), Humans in the Desert (2022), Penelope is Waiting (2015).

“My first production, ‘Cuba 15’ , with its captivating character and direct cinema style, opened new doors for us after an incredible run in film festivals. A more recent project, ‘You Are Mythical’, is a documentary film in seven languages. In between, projects in the arts that started as individual ideas to evolve into collective adventures.”

— Pedro Valiente

—Swimmer

“Award-winning filmmaker Pedro Valiente explores narratives across the arts. He has received two Berlinale awards and an Emmy nomination, along with nearly sixty honors, including screenings at over 100 film festivals (Sundance, SXSW), networks (PBS, BBC, RTVE, Canal+), and art centers (MoMA, Whitney Biennial, Lincoln Center). His film career began in New York, where he studied and worked for over ten years. He has also lived in Mexico City and the UK, while engaging in work in more than twenty countries.” I Press

[New York Spin] "Part experimental tone poem, part heartfelt elegy for 9/11 and part paean to the cultural richness of Gotham, [NYS] focuses on six New Yorkers. [...] This engrossing, imagistic portrait of the city and its denizens should prove a welcome short addition to fest and arty cable lineups." Ronnie Scheib, Variety. "This film shows filmmaking talent." Carole Dean, Roy W. Dean Foundation, NY. "I'm fascinated by this project: concept, people, structure, everything intrigues me." Deborah Cravey, Digital Media Center, Portland.

[Cuba 15] "It's as delightful as anything I've seen upon a television screen." Robert Lloyd, LA Times. "She's irresistible. We learn more from her in 15min than from a half-dozen feature documentaries." Amy Taubin, NY The Village Voice. I Awards

The Buzz

FILMMAKING

Filmmaking

“Pedro produced Cuba 15 by Elizabeth Schub, which won the Jury and Audience Awards for Best Short Film at Berlinale (Panorama), screened at over 40 festivals, and aired on POV (PBS). He also collaborated in projects produced by Steven Soderbergh and Spike Lee. He co-produced Forgetful, which won sixteen awards.” I IMDb

You Are Mythical

(2018, Spain, 80:00) seven European artists connect their daily life with classic myths. Exploring new narratives, it won awards in two film festivals in L.A. I You Are Mythical

New York Spin

(2002, Spain/US, 87:00, 63:00) portrait of New Yorkers lives and dreams. The film follows 24 characters, celebrating the unique spirit of the city. Honors at 40+ film festivals. I New York Spin

FILMMAKING

VISUAL THEATER

Visual Theater

“Pedro participated in workshops with The Wooster Group, Trisha Brown Dance Company, and Atsushi Takenouchi; and presented Kazuo Ōhno's Butoh at Mexico's National Center for the Arts. In Madrid, he coordinated a theater-dance company inspired by Joan Brossa, and directed a university theater company that made an early use of video on stage, premiering works by Bernard-Marie Koltès, Sergi Belbel, and Julio Cortázar.” I IMDb

**Visual Theaer** I **Robert Wilson** I **Butoh Dance** I Tilmun Teatro I Early Work

VISUAL THEATER

Robert Wilson

Video design collaboration for three years in New York for The Days Before DDDIII by Robert Wilson. PhD dissertation and book series on Wilson’s creative process.

The Days Before DDDIII

(1999, US/Italy, 01:45) by Robert Wilson with Umberto Eco (text), Ryuichi Sakamoto (music), Suzushi Hanayagi (choreography) ft. Fiona Shaw, Isabella Rossellini, et al., at Lincoln Center. I Robert Wilson I The Days Before DDDIII

WRITING

Filmmaking I Visual Theater I Poetry

Writing

Screenwriting for film/media. Texts for visual theater in Mexico City. Poetic writing. Articles published in Madrid and New York.

WRITING

“You Are Mythical and New York Spin are transmedia film projects. I look at technology on stage as in Monster’s Decalogue a girl teaches language to a monster, and in Flying Fish Over Mexico Gondwana and Laurasia continents split up. My poetic writing feeds all my work. In Giant Dragons trilogy, Memories of Uruguay is a love story, The Numbers of Earth travels through the 20th century history and a lifetime, and Giant Dragons is inspired by fantastic tales from Medieval China. Most recently, The Book of B blends fiction and self-fiction in the form of a children’s story.” — PV

VISUAL ART

Video Art Trilogy

Intallations

Multiple Portraits is a series of contemporary ‘paintings in motion.‘ The classic film language is deconstructed as action is fragmented in simultaneous screens. Anthropology meets digital cultures. Tarahumara Project (2024, Mexico, 7:00), Humans in the Desert (2022, Jordan, 6:00), Penelope is Waiting (2015, Spain, 7:00).

VISUAL ART