
Bernardo Ruiz is a two-time Emmy® nominated filmmaker. His directorial feature debut,
Reportero (2012), about attacks on the press in Mexico premiered at Full Frame, IDFA, and Ambulante.
New York Magazine called it “a powerful reminder of how journalism often requires immense amounts of physical and psychological bravery.” His second film,
Kingdom of Shadows (2015), premiered at SXSW and IDFA. “Many documentaries have chronicled the drug war in the US and Mexico,” wrote
Slackerwood, “but few have humanized it as poignantly. [It] is more observant than crusading...rooted in first-rate journalism.”
The New York Times called it “unforgettable.”