J.MANZO

Film, Photography, Art
Born in Mexico City, J. Manzo is a filmmaker and educator committed to authentic creative expression through cinema. His work blurs the line between beauty and terror, the sacred and the profane.
This artistic expression bleeds into other mediums such as photography, and watercolor painting .

Film

Lupe (2021) 

Writer, Director,Editor, Colorist
An immigrant woman struggles to take care of her sick daughter who is kept hidden in an abandoned church. Unable to get a doctor to visit her, and with the fear of deportation hanging over her head, she turns to a priest for help. When his faith is questioned a terrifying truth is uncovered.

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Clearing (2024) 

Writer, Director, Editor, Colorist
Cameron tries to connect intimately with a partner but a dangerous secret gets in the way.
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Terrarium (2023) 

Director, Editor, Colorist
A woman performs a dance routine to an empty auditorium in a never ending cycle of birth and rebirth.
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Temazcal (2018) 

Writer, Director, Colorist
Abigail's personal battle tears her relationship apart as Tomás embarks on a journey that connects him back to his Latin American heritage.
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Eschatology (2020)

Writer, Director,Editor, Colorist

An experimental short film where a macabre dinner turns into religious euphoria.

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Color Grading

Working on DaVinci Resolve, with 5+ years of experience, I can give your project that extra special look.

Photography

Watercolor

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