Valentin Merz
Birthday: 1985-01-01
Place of Birth: Zurich, Switzerland
Biography: 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.
Movies
At Night All the Cats Are Black
A crew is shooting a libertine costume film in the countryside when Valentin, the director, suddenly...
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A Vulgar Adventure
An angry punk in Berlin or a pilgrim in Lourdes, a woman with a disability in the 19th century or a ...
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Gotta Fabricate Your Own Gifts
As snow falls over a city, people share secret tricks with each other. Like how to kiss somebody and...
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Unrest
In 1877, in a watch factory in a valley in north-western Switzerland, Josephine produces balance spi...
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Mouths
Two barrel organ players roam the streets of Juárez, a district of Mexico City. They play their musi...
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Brothers: A Family Film
After 20 years of separation, brothers Adrian and Valentin spend a week together. 32-year old Adrian...
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