Athens, Greece
24 reviews$400 - $800 / Day
Rodrigo Hernández (México, b. 1982) is an independent documentary filmmaker for more than a decade as part of the Muzungu audiovisual cooperative. He has developed a wide range of TV series and documentaries for Al Jazeera, National Geographic, New York Times, Telesur. His first feature film “Disparos” (Mexico 2018), has competed around the world at top international festivals such as Guadalajara and Dok.Fest Munich. It was the most exhibited documentary in movie theaters in Mexico during 2019. His last film, Blood On Our Side, commissioned by Al Jazeera Witness, won the Best Documentary Short Jury Award at the Austin Film Festival 2020, qualifying the film for the Academy Awards 2021. Currently he lives in Athens, Greece .
November • 2016
"Rodrigo Hernandez did an exceptional job of shooting a story with, attention to all details needed for a visual and sensitive subject such as the day of the death celebration in the Ayotzinapa school. He recorded excellent b-roll, and a variety of shots, and delivered clean well shot interviews. The project was well organized and filed within hours from the shoot." - Tupac Saavedra, AJ+ Latin America editor
June • 2017
Rodrigo is a pro. Excellent quality footage, very easy to work with, reliable, always available to answer questions throughout the editing process, goes extra mile to get beautiful shots. I would recommend his work to anyone looking for VJs in Mexico.
June • 2016
"Rodrigo Hernandez is a great videographer based in Mexico city. He is a good communicator and worked very hard to get the visual materials for our story. All the images and sound are of excellent quality." - Tupac Saavedra, AJ+ Latin America Editor
Produced for AJPlus
Produced for AJPlus
The Day of the Dead is one of the biggest celebrations in Mexico. According to the popular belief, death is considered a continuation of life and this is the time when the souls of the deceased return to the land of the living. While Mexico goes through one of the most violent moments in its history, remember the ones who died in one of the world´s most irrational war is more important than ever.
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Drug trafficking has left millions of hidden victims in Mexico. In Guerrero, one of the most violent regions in the country, because of the threat of drug-trafficking and the corruption of authorities, whole villages have been abandoned. Empty schools, closed houses and walls filled with bullet holes. This areas still present a danger because they are a passageway for gunmen and smugglers.
Produced for G/O Media
“Hellinikon” was one of the headquarters of the Olympic Games (2004). Now, the abandoned stadiums are used as shelter for thousands of refugees who live under inhuman conditions: high temperatures and lack of hygiene. Here a group of young people decided to change this gloomy atmosphere by creating a football team. They train every day and they achieve to give a happy gleam in their lives.
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After ten years without any public acts for the press, Mexico’s balaclava-clad indigenous rebels, the Zapatistas, are coming out of their communities to support the first woman indigenous to be candidate for the presidency in 2008. In a 5 days tour Maria Martinez will be visiting the autonomous Zapatista communities in Chiapas, one of Mexico’s poorest and most marginalized states.
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In Mexican lucha libre — professional wrestling known for its masked fighters and cartoonish style — the bad guys rule. Sam Polinsky, a 27-year-old wrestler from Pittsburgh, decided to try his luck south of the border. He came to Mexico about nine months ago and started to fight.
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