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At Chee Films, we are an independent film production company dedicated to telling meaningful stories. Our passionate team is committed to diversity and inclusion, bringing authentic narratives to life that reflect the richness of the human experience.

We specialize in developing content that highlights diverse characters, including a wide range of gender identities, and addresses significant themes. Our stories often challenge conventions as we confront impactful and timely issues surrounding sexual and gender diversity, with the intention of stimulating dialogue and fostering connections among people. At Chee Films, we create a space where all stories can flourish and be celebrated.

Films & Series - Authentic stories & diverse characters

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IMELDA AND LUIS

IMELDA Y LUIS - MEXICO

18 min

Young twins Imelda and Luis live a neglected life with their drug-dealing mother and drug-addicted older brother in Mexico. Imelda wants to be a nun and Luis wants to be a girl, neither of which seems possible in a world where dreams don’t come true.

World Premiere - Vancouver International Film Festival, 2020

Cast:
Imelda: Ishkra Zavala
Luis: Luis Solis
Esperanza: Eileen Yañez
Constantino: Pablo Vaga
Sor Rosario: Simona Chirinos
El Cabrón: Enrique Arreola

Crew:
Director: Leonel Chee
Producers: Ale García, Antonio Urdapilleta, Leonel Chee
Scriptwriter: Leonel Chee
Director of Photography: Marta Moreno
Production Designer: Marcela Lizárraga
Costume Designer: Ele Pérez
Make-Up: Viridiana Peragallo
Hair and Make-Up Assistant: Cristina Robledo
First Assistant Director: Raúl Prados
Production Assistants: Ricardo Mar, Luis Gerardo LoGar
Camera Assistant: Ángel Jara, Erik Aguilera
Gaffer: Pedro Damián Maldonado (Perika)
Continuity: Jorge Abril
Scouter: Micaela Islas
Casting: Viridiana Olvera
Direct Sound: Diego Hevia
Sound Design: Disruptiva Sound
Music: Dalí Lantzeta
Editing: Leonel Chee
Color Correction: Natalia Mercado
Credits Design: Polar Studio

AMPARO’S OFFERINGS

LA OFRENDA DE AMPARO - MEXICO

4 min

Elderly Amparo prepares a ritual meal and an altar to honor her late champion-wrestler husband at a special dinner in her house filled with memories. Told through sublime visuals this is a touching, melancholic story about love taken away, though never forgotten. We feel how devastating her loss has been. Hers is a life of remembrances and devotion, where the shrine and food could be interpreted as expressions of desire to join her husband in the afterlife.

International Premiere - Vancouver International Film Festival, 2019

Crew: Director, Screenwriter, Editor and Producer: Leonel Chee Director of Photography: F Lara Reséndiz Art Director: Teresa Cedillo Song: Llegando a Ti (Poco a Poco); Author: José Alfredo Jiménez (EMMI); Singer: Amalia Mendoza; Produced by: Discos Orfeon Videovox, S.A. Location Manager: Ioana Kirculescu von Kimakowicz Graphic Designer: Alberto Hernán González Make-up Artist: Cecilia Aguilar Costume Designer: Ele Pérez Cast Director: Viridiana Olvera Direct Sound and Sound Mixer: Jorge Luis Zavala Boom Operator: Sofía Lara Assistant Cameraman: David Hernández Jaimes Production Assistant: Renée Paillés Assistant Director: Juan Carlos Terreros Art Assistant: Ivonne Lemoine

Cast: Amparo: Mary Paz Mata Masked wrestler: Rami Martínez

In pre production

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Short Film - Mexico

Awarded the “Eká Estímulo Fiscal para la Cultura y las Artes del Estado de Chihuahua” fund.

Director: Leonel Chee
Writer: Antonella Samaniego

In development

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Feature Film - Mexico

Director: Leonel Chee
Writers: Antonella Samaniego & Leonel Chee

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