STATE OF SILENCE / ESTADO DE SILENCIO (Director & Producer - 2022/24; MX & USA)
Four reporters risk their lives by pursuing their calling for truth and veracity. These journalists shed light on the pain and fear that their fellow citizens endure to this date, after two decades of the so-called war against drugs. For their decision, they assume becoming targets of repression by the narcopolítica system: that dangerous point of fusion between organized crime corporations and local corrupt governments. This documentary recalls with urgency that freedom of press in Mexico cannot remain under siege.
Best Film @ SANFIC - Santiago International Film Festival (Chile) Best Documentary @ Red Sea Film Festival (Saudi Arabia) Official Selection @ Tribeca Film Festival (NY) Official Selection @ Sheffield International Film Festival (UK) Official Selection @ Guadalajara International Film Festival (Mexico) Official Selection @ Films4Transparency International Film Festival (Lithuania) Official Selection @ IDFA - International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (Amsterdam) Official Selection @ Festival Internacional de Cine de Río de Janeiro (Brazil) Official Selection @ Cinemafest Roma (Italy) Official Selection @ SEMINCI - Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid (Spain) Official Selection @ AFI Docs (Washington) Official Selection @ Movies that Matter (The Hague) Official Selection @ Raizado Festival (Aspen) Official Selection @ Festival Biarritz Amérique Latine (France) Official Selection @ FIDBA - Festival Internacional de Cine y Artes Documentales (Argentina) Official Selection @ Viva Mexico Rencontres Cinématographiques (France) Official Selection @ Dokumentale (Berlin) Official Selection @ Helsinki International Film Festival (Finland) Official Selection @ SCAD Savannah Film Festival (USA) Official Selection @ Human Rights Film Festival (Zurich)
ARTICLES
Variety Santiago Maza, Diego Luna, and Gael García Bernal Team Up for 'State of Silence'
Deadline 'State of Silence' Review: Netflix Documentary from EP Diego Luna and Gael García
The New York Times In Mexico, Journalists Face Violence: A New Documentary Explores the Crisis
Proceso Diego Luna y Santiago Maza rinden homenaje en la ONU a periodistas mexicanos
EL PAÍS El periodismo frente al ‘Estado de Silencio’: “En México no les importa nada”
UN Human Rights Actor Diego Luna and director Santiago Maza advocate for freedom of expression
Forbes México 'State of Silence', un documental de periodistas asesinados impresiona en Tribeca
