(Celaya, Guanajuato/ June 3rd 1989)
She collaborated in an AFI thesis project in Los Angeles, California, "Stray Dogs" by Santiago Limón.
in the feature film "The Bad Guys" by Carlos Rincones in Rhinebeck, New York (Austin Film Festival);
In the reality show "Total Divas" by E! Entertainment Television and Bell Media Canada’s “Evolving Vegan,” hosted by Mena Massoud (Aladdin);
In commercials in Mexico City (International Red Cross, Sony Xperia, Johnnie Walker);
As well as in the feature film "El Profugo" by Natalia Meta (70th Berlin International Film Festival and 94th Oscar nominee).
She has also participated in the production of promotional and institutional spots for international brands such as Sea Shepherd, and national brands such as Aguakan, the water concessionaire in the Riviera Maya.
She participated in the short films "PIE" (53rd Houston International Film Festival) and "Ojos Cerrados," which won IMCINE funding under the regional production support program.
Selected by FONCA for her screenplay "María Maculada" for a rewriting workshop by Ulises Pérez Mancilla.
Founder of the Comisión Fílmica de Quintana Roo A.C. (Quintana Roo Film Commission), which presented the law initiative that creates the Film Commission of the State of Quintana Roo.
"Carlota", her first short film as director and starring Lizzy Auna ("Rosario Tijeras", "Cometa") and Golden Globe nominee Diego Calva ("Narcos" Netflix, Damien Chazelle's "Babylon"), has been selected in almost thirty festivals in its first year of distribution, was selected as Finalist of the Best International Director Award (Austin Comedy Film Festival) and won the Directors' Choice Award at the Festival (New York Short Film Festival).
She recently directed a music video, "Nos Dijimos Adios" by Paola Decanini, in which Omar Juarez, sound designer of the Ariel winner "Sin Señas Particulares", made a special collaboration in the sound image.
Her most recent finished work as director, producer and screenwriter, the short film "Hola, Farewell", starring french-mexican actress Danae Reynaud ("Club Sandwich", "Lady Rancho"), has just started its festival circuit premiering in Guanajuato International Film Festival this last summer.
Malu is about to distribute this 2025 her latest dramedy short film "Ceci N'est Pas Une Vengeance (Or `This is Not Revenge' in English)", with the participation of Carlos Gática ("Divina Comida" HBO) and once again, the recently nominated for a Diosa de Plata —along with Cannes Film Festival applauded actress Arcelia Ramírez for “La Civil”— Danae Reynaud.
Time: 12:16 Minutes
Country of Production: Mexico
Country of Filming: Mexico
Recommended Age: 16+
Category: Fiction
Production Date: January 25, 2021
Language: Spanish
Genre: Comedy
Theme: Women / Feminism / Freedom / Relationships
Short Logline: Carlota is an ode to the feeling of freedom that comes from being alone at home.
Long Logline: Lala smokes marijuana as a strategy to avoid attending an engagement with her in-laws.
Short Synopsis: Lala smokes marijuana ten minutes before an engagement with her in-laws. When her boyfriend sees her, he gets angry and leaves without her. Thus, Lala achieves her goal: to avoid going so she can enjoy the feeling of freedom that comes with being alone at home.
Long Synopsis: Lala smokes marijuana ten minutes before an engagement with her in-laws. Upon seeing her, her boyfriend gets angry and leaves without her. Thus, Lala achieves her goal: enjoying the feeling of freedom that comes with being home alone. Lala uses the bathroom with the door open, bleaches her hair with hydrogen peroxide while tanning by the pool, and sits dripping on the couch watching an 80s soap opera that, more than an internal fantasy about having lunch with her in-laws, is a projection of her stance on various social standards.
In the telenovela-like scene, which is a satire of typical Mexican soap operas, Poncho finally confronts his mother to give Lala her place as the woman he loves and then flees on horseback with her. Lala dreams of this projection, as absurd as it is real, while she eats Carlota—or homemade lemon dessert—by the spoonful straight from the oven. However, her boyfriend suddenly calls to let her know he's at the door because he forgot the Carlota they made to take to the dinner.
Director's Biofilmography
Director, screenwriter, art director, and producer. She collaborated on an AFI thesis project in Los Angeles, California, titled "Stray Dogs" by Santiago Limón; on the feature film "The Bad Guys" by Carlos Rincones in Rhinebeck, New York (Austin Film Festival); on the reality show "Total Divas" for E! Entertainment Television; on commercials in Mexico City (International Red Cross, Sony Xperia, Johnnie Walker); and on the feature film "El Profugo" by Natalia Meta (70th Berlin International Film Festival). She won IMCINE funding for the short film "PIE" (53rd Houston International Film Festival). Her short film "Carlota" (16th Shorts México, 25th GIFF) won the Mexican Talent category at the 33rd Girona Film Festival, the Directors' Choice Award at the New York Short Film Festival, and was nominated for Best International Director at the Austin Comedy Film Festival and the Madrid International Film Festival. She was selected by FONCA (National Commission for the Promotion of Culture and Culture) for her script "María Maculada" for a rewriting workshop taught by Ulises Pérez Mancilla. She is the founder of the Quintana Roo Film Commission A.C., which recently introduced the bill creating the Quintana Roo State Film Commission.
Time: 4:46 Minutes
Country of Production: Mexico
Country of Filming: Mexico
Recommended Age: All ages
Category: Videoclip
Production Date: October 17, 2021
Language: Spanish
Theme: Woman/ Love/ Heartbreak/ Relationships
Logline: In a love story, narrating ourselves from a place of lack is to lack what we have.
Synopsis: A love story in which—by focusing more on the points of disagreement than on the points of encounter with the other—you find your way along a solitary path.
AWARDS, FESTIVALS AND EXHIBITIONS:
Broadway International Film Festival– Official Selection
Vindhya International Film Festival– Official Selection
Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions– Official Selection
First-Time Filmmaker Sessions– Official Selection
Stuff MX Film Festival– Official Selection
Ekurhuleni International Film Festival– Finalist
Ay Guana Shorts– Official Selection
Talentos Ocultos– Sample
Cine Pobre Film Festival– Honorable Mention
Versi di Luce– Official Selection
Festival Internacional de Cine de Durango– Official Selection
Paul Va Au Cinema– Official Selection
Director's Biofilmography
Director, screenwriter, art director, and producer. She collaborated on an AFI thesis project in Los Angeles, California, titled "Stray Dogs" by Santiago Limón; on the feature film "The Bad Guys" by Carlos Rincones in Rhinebeck, New York (Austin Film Festival); on the reality show "Total Divas" for E! Entertainment Television; on commercials in Mexico City (International Red Cross, Sony Xperia, Johnnie Walker); and on the feature film "El Profugo" by Natalia Meta (70th Berlin International Film Festival). She won IMCINE funding for the short film "PIE" (53rd Houston International Film Festival). Her short film "Carlota" (16th Shorts México, 25th GIFF) won the Mexican Talent category at the 33rd Girona Film Festival, the Directors' Choice Award at the New York Short Film Festival, and was nominated for Best International Director at the Austin Comedy Film Festival and the Madrid International Film Festival. She was selected by FONCA (National Commission for the Promotion of Culture and Culture) for her script "María Maculada" for a rewriting workshop taught by Ulises Pérez Mancilla. She is the founder of the Quintana Roo Film Commission A.C., which recently introduced the bill creating the Quintana Roo State Film Commission.
NAME OF THE FILM - ORIGINAL TITLE: Hola, Farewell
Country: Mexico
Time: 8 min
Genre: Fantasy
Color or B&W: Color
Year of Production: 2022
Director's Name: Malu Solís
Director´s E-mail address: marilusalvarez@gmail.com
Producer: Malu Solís / Diego Lomelín / Edgar Herrera / Ernesto Manero
Production Company: La Realizadora / 4 Films / Artiiis Academy / Comisión Fílmica de Quintana Roo A.C. / Media Store Films
Screenplay: Malu Solís
Cinematography: Aitor M. Rico
Editing: Ernesto Manero
Art Direction: Malu Solís / Paloma Correa / Andrea Macías
Costume Design: Malu Solís / Paloma Correa
Sound: Oscar Caymares / Emmanuel Salinas
Original Music: Baltazar / Luis Eduardo López
Cast: Danae Reynaud / Antonio Guzmán Bernal / Christian Pappas
Make Up Artist: Alexandra Cuevas / Laila Vega / Suhey Cetina
VFX (Visual Effects): Ernesto Manero
Synopsis:
A captain tells his crewman the story of when he was taken away by sirens. The captain recalls the encounter with one particular mermaid whom he never saw again after trying to steal a kiss from her. However, from that day on he listens to her daily from his prison cell.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Malu Solís (1989)
Director, producer, screenwriter.
"Carlota", her first short film as director and starring Golden Globe nominee Diego Calva (Damien Chazelle's "Babylon"), has been selected in almost thirty festivals in its first year of distribution and won the Directors' Choice Award at New York Short Film Festival. Her next work as director, producer and screenwriter, the short film "Hola, Farewell", starring Danae Reynaud ("Club Sandwich"), premiered in Guanajuato International Film Festival this last summer. This august 2024 she is starting festival submissions for her latest piece "Ceci n'est pas une Vengeance (Or `This Is Not Revenge´ in English).
LINK OF OFFICIAL TRAILER:
https://vimeo.com/820748332
LINK AND PASSWORD FOR ONLINE VIEWING:
https://vimeo.com/849348084
Password: farewell2023
EXTRA DATA:
Language: Spanish
Director’s place of birth: Celaya, Guanajuato, México
Producers place of birth: Celaya, Guanajuato, México
Shooting location: Cancún, Quintana Roo, México
Available screening format: HD & 4K
Subtitles in the screening copy: Yes
Subtitles language: English
Distributor for Mexico and Latin America: Esperanza Distribución
