Named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s “25 New Faces of Independent Film”, Juan Pablo González’s films have screened at numerous festivals and venues around the world. Juan Pablo’s practice spans fiction and non-fiction cinema. His work is primarily set in Atotonilco el Alto, his hometown, and is concerned with representations of the rural, drug violence, immigration, and the intersection between urban and country life in different communities around the Jalisco Highlands. He’s been a grantee of the Mexican National Fund for Culture and Arts (FONCA) and his work has been supported by Sundance Institute, Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE), Tribeca Film Institute and the Venice Biennale.