Tijuana Makes Me Happy (2007)
- Directed by
- Dylan Verrechia
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country
- Mexico
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Mexican comedy drama set in Tijuana. It follows the intertwined lives of several characters as they navigate love, work, and dreams along the border.
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What happens
Dylan Verrechia (born March 9, 1976, in Paris) is a Dane Barthélemois award-winning film director, auteur, screenwriter, director of photography, and producer, with ankylosing spondylitis and multiple sclerosis. He is best known for his trilogy: Tijuana Makes Me Happy, Tierra madre, and La Pura Vida, which won him among many other accolades the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at Slamdance, Best Mexican Fiction Feature Special Mention at Morelia International Film Festival, and Best Narrative Feature at Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival. Verrechia's documentaries Kumeyaay Land received Best Documentary at Red Nation Film Festival, and Kids of the Majestic won Best Feature Children's Advocacy at Artivist Film Festival & Awards.[1] His dark fantasy Pégame won Best Mexican Narrative Feature at Rosarito International Film Festival, and Best International Feature Film at Williamsburg International Film Festival. He is also founder of Troopers Films (Arakimentari Audience Award Winner for Best Feature Documentary at Brooklyn Film Festival), 25th Frame (Sara Ziff's pre-MeToo movement Picture Me Audience Award Winner at Milan Film Festival), and Palenque Filmaciones (Padre nuestro (2007 film) Grand Jury Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival). Verrechia is a U.S. citizen, and his films look particularly at Baja California, Mexico, where he lives. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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