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Hari Sama

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Hari Sama is a Mexican director, screenwriter, actor, producer and musician. He studied the Film Director career at the Cinematographic Training Center (CCC) and composition at the Center for Research and Music Studies in Mexico City. From a young age he has been torn between his two passions: film and music. Hari Sama has become one of the most convincing voices of the new independent cinema in Mexico. His films traverse pain and space, dark impulses and light. Hari has chosen to work on films that are nearly always autobiographical where he explores his own experiences, putting himself in uncomfortable places where a real humanist reflection is possible. His films have participated in numerous festivals around the world and have won several awards including San Sebastian International Film Festival, Shanghai International Film Festival, Biarritz Latin American Film Festival, Mar del Plata, The Montreal World Film Festival, Guadalajara International Film Festival and Morelia International Film Festival. His new film, This is not Berlin, premiered in January 2019 at the Sundance Film Festival with great reviews by Screen Daily, Out Magazine and many others, participated at Tribeca's Critic's Week, Seattle International Film Festival, Miami International Film Festival and won four awards at the Málaga Spanish Film Festival (Jury Special Award, Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography and Critic's Award). He is currently in the process of developing his sixth and first english feature film, Yosemite, produced by That's Wonderful Productions, he's also developing his first T.V. Series alongside Max Zunino, for the Gaumont Film Company, and as the producer of Jorge Cuchí's first feature film 50 or Two whales meet at beach, that just had its international premiere at the Venice International Film Critic's Week.
BornMarch 5, 1967
BornMarch 5, 1967
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    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 15 nominations total

    Known for

    Xabiani Ponce de León in This Is Not Berlin (2019)
    This Is Not Berlin
    6.5
    • Director
    • 2019
    Tiene la tarde ojos
    Short
    • Director(as Hari)
    • 2007
    Without Rhyme or Reason (2003)
    Without Rhyme or Reason
    5.1
    • Director(as Carlos Sama)
    • 2003
    The Dream of Lu (2011)
    The Dream of Lu
    6.5
    • Director
    • 2011

    Credits

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    Director



    • Red Men
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • The Dentist
      • Director
      • Post-production
      • TV Series



    • Kate del Castillo and Maxi Iglesias in Volver a Caer (2023)
      Volver a Caer
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Aarón Díaz and Ana Brenda Contreras in Toda la sangre (2022)
      Toda la sangre
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Batman Desenterrado (2022)
      Batman Desenterrado
      8.1
      Podcast Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Vinny Balbo in Noble Savage: Leap Into Shade (2020)
      Noble Savage: Leap Into Shade
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2020
    • El Expediente Sama: No hay un yo
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Xabiani Ponce de León in This Is Not Berlin (2019)
      This Is Not Berlin
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Érase una vez (2017)
      Érase una vez
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Ya nadie toca el trombón (2016)
      Ya nadie toca el trombón
      6.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Ayotzinapa 26 (2016)
      Ayotzinapa 26
      • Director
      • 2016
    • El Espacio que buscas
      Video
      • series director
      • 2015
    • Sunka Raku: Alegría Evanescente (2015)
      Sunka Raku: Alegría Evanescente
      7.2
      • Director (as Carlos Sama)
      • 2015
    • La Tiara Vacía (2014)
      La Tiara Vacía
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Awakening Dust (2013)
      Awakening Dust
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2013
    • The Dream of Lu (2011)
      The Dream of Lu
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Tiene la tarde ojos
      Short
      • Director (as Hari)
      • 2007

    Producer



    • El viaje de Luciano
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
      • Short



    • Bad Actor (2023)
      Bad Actor
      7.4
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Mátalos a todos (2023)
      Mátalos a todos
      7.6
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Kate del Castillo and Maxi Iglesias in Volver a Caer (2023)
      Volver a Caer
      6.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • La Promesa (2020)
      La Promesa
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Karla Coronado and José Antonio Toledano in 50 or Two Whales Meet on the Beach (2020)
      50 or Two Whales Meet on the Beach
      6.8
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Xabiani Ponce de León in This Is Not Berlin (2019)
      This Is Not Berlin
      6.5
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Acá en la tierra (2018)
      Acá en la tierra
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Velvet (2018)
      Velvet
      6.1
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2018
    • Tete Espinoza in Apnea (2017)
      Apnea
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Ya nadie toca el trombón (2016)
      Ya nadie toca el trombón
      6.9
      Short
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Awakening Dust (2013)
      Awakening Dust
      6.8
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2013
    • The Dream of Lu (2011)
      The Dream of Lu
      6.5
      • executive producer (as Carlos Sama)
      • 2011
    • Tiene la tarde ojos
      Short
      • producer (as Hari)
      • 2007
    • Una suerte de galleta
      Short
      • producer (as Carlos Sama)
      • 1996

    Writer



    • Red Men
      • Writer
      • Pre-production



    • Xabiani Ponce de León in This Is Not Berlin (2019)
      This Is Not Berlin
      6.5
      • writer
      • 2019
    • Ya nadie toca el trombón (2016)
      Ya nadie toca el trombón
      6.9
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Ayotzinapa 26 (2016)
      Ayotzinapa 26
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Sunka Raku: Alegría Evanescente (2015)
      Sunka Raku: Alegría Evanescente
      7.2
      • writer
      • 2015
    • La Tiara Vacía (2014)
      La Tiara Vacía
      Short
      • writer
      • 2014
    • Awakening Dust (2013)
      Awakening Dust
      6.8
      • story
      • writer
      • 2013
    • The Dream of Lu (2011)
      The Dream of Lu
      6.5
      • writer
      • 2011
    • Tiene la tarde ojos
      Short
      • Writer (as Hari)
      • 2007
    • Without Rhyme or Reason (2003)
      Without Rhyme or Reason
      5.1
      • writer (as Carlos Sama)
      • 2003
    • Una suerte de galleta
      Short
      • Writer (as Carlos Sama)
      • 1996

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      • March 5, 1967
      • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

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