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Trailer Released for Guillermo Arriaga’s Latest Project, “Upon Open Sky”

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The sky’s the limit for Guillermo Arriaga’s latest project…

The first look trailer has been released for the 65-year-old Mexican novelist, screenwriter, director and producer’s film Upon Open Sky.

Guillermo ArriagaArriaga’s film will be heading to Venice and TIFF.

Arriaga’s daughter, Mariana, and son, Santiago, co-directed the film, which is a Mexican-Spanish co-production, from his screenplay. Production companies are Kramer & Sigman Films and Clave Intelectual. Film Factory is selling.

The plot follows two teenage brothers who take a road trip to the border between Mexico and the United States to track down the man responsible for the car accident that caused their father’s death. Joined by their newly-met step-sister, the three siblings embark on a tense journey of revenge, which will ultimately see them come to terms with their father’s passing.

Upon Open Sky debuts in the Orizzonti sidebar at Venice before moving on to play TIFF en the Centrepiece lineup.

Arriaga is best known for his work with Mexican auteur Alejandro González Iñárritu, including the filmmaker’s two early acclaimed works, Amores Perros and 21 Grams. Guillermo also penned Iñárritu’s Babel, which earned him an Oscar nomination for best screenplay in 2007. He was awarded the Palma de Oro for best screenplay at the Cannes Festival in 2005 for his work on The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada. As a producer, Guillermo won the Len de Oro at the Biennale de Venezia for Venezuelan filmmaker Lorenzo Vigas’s From Afar.

Alfonso Cuarón Signs on to Executive Produce Chaitanya Tamhane’s “The Disciple”

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Alfonso Cuarón has signed on for a new project.

The 58-year-old Oscar-winning Mexican filmmaker has signed on as an executive producer on Chaitanya Tamhane’s The Disciple, which became the first Indian movie to land a Venice Film Festival competition slot since 2001’s Golden Lion winner Monsoon Wedding.

Alfonso Cuarón

The plot of The Disciple centers on Sharad Nerulkar, who has devoted his life to becoming an Indian classical music vocalist, diligently following the traditions and discipline of old masters, his guru, and his father. But as years go by, he starts to wonder whether it’s really possible to achieve the excellence he’s striving for.

Tamhane’s debut film Court won Best Film in the Orizzonti section at the 2014 Venice Film Festival, where he was also awarded the Lion of Future.

He and Cuarón met in a mentorship program.

“He was part of most of Roma’s process and I jumped to the opportunity to be part of the process of his second film The Disciple,” Cuarón said. “I believe Chaitanya is one of the most important new voices of contemporary cinema.”

The Venice Film Festival will run from September 2-12 and will be the first major international film event to take place physically since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Cate Blanchett is the president of the main competition jury this year.