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Tin Dirdamal: I became a filmmaker by accident

First-time filmmaker Tin Dirdamal directed DeNADIE which is screening in the World Cinema Competition: Documentary section at Sundance 2006.

Indiewire talked to him about his inspiration as a filmmaker and what took him to take on social-issues in his work.

The film follows Mexican immigrants as they search for liberties that are denied in their own countries, and yet it doesn't have a political agenda. As described by Sundance, Dirdamal is more concerned with personal stories that "force deeper understanding of the United States' border crisis" while also exposing the "hypocrises [and]...uncomfortable intolerance" of Mexican culture by making sure the voices of those affected are heard loud and clear.

IW: Please tell us about yourself. Where were you born? Where did you go to school? Where do you live now?

TD: I'm Tin Dirdamal. I was born in November 1982 in Monterrey Mexico. I grew up in Monterrey. I am still studying industrial engineering. I am currently living in Cochabamba, Bolivia, doing a documentary on the War on Water.


IW: What were the circumstances that lead you to become a filmmaker? What other creative outlets do you explore?

Read the rest of this interview here

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Posted on January 24, 2006 in News Elsewhere by Anayansi