Born in 1985 in Zurich, Switzerland, Valentin Merz moved to Mexico City in 2007 where he worked as a typographer and studied at Haute école d’art et de design in Geneva. DE NOCHE LOS GATOS SON PARDOS (2021) won the Cinegrell First Look Award at this year’s Locarno Festival for its complexity, playfulness and its innovative and challenging storytelling. A VULGAR ADVENTURE is his feature debut.
Mi organillo
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Mi organillo
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Mi organillo
(Editor)
At Night All the Cats Are Black
(Producer)
At Night All the Cats Are Black
(Screenplay)
At Night All the Cats Are Black
(Director)
A Vulgar Adventure
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A Vulgar Adventure
(Director of Photography)
A Vulgar Adventure
(Screenplay)
A Vulgar Adventure
(Editor)
A Vulgar Adventure
(Director)
Mouths
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Mouths
(Screenplay)
The Navel
(Producer)
Mouths
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Mouths
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Brothers: A Family Film
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Brothers: A Family Film
(Director)
Brothers: A Family Film
(Producer)
Dreaming Like Louis
(Director)
Brothers: A Family Film
(Screenplay)
Dreaming Like Louis
(Writer)
The Trial of Klara Wendel
(Editor)
The Trial of Klara Wendel
(Cinematography)
The Trial of Klara Wendel
(Director)
The Trial of Klara Wendel
(Screenplay)