Adolfo Cantú-Villarreal is an immigrant filmmaker. He draws on the richness of his culture and his passion for cinema to create singular, emotional, and memorable work across his narrative, documentary, and experimental projects. His visual style seeks cinematic poetry in every frame, creating images that transcend reality and inspire a feeling or reaction.
Born and raised in the mountains of Monterrey, México, he fell in love with cinema from a very young age. Shortly after that, he developed a magnetic pull towards any and all cameras and their ability to tell stories. Since then, he’s been searching and creating films that captivate and resonate.
His films have been shown in festivals around the world and featured in VICE, PBS, ICON Germany, and The New York Times. His brand work includes Volvo, Nike, Ampere, Skullcandy, Mazda, among others.
Our events, classes, and seminars bring the community together to hear, learn, and discuss the most compelling issues and ideas of our day. We hope you will join us in our community space and bookstore at 716 SE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR, online, and at partnering venues across Portland and Oregon.
Hosted by Kyle Yoshioka and Jessica Meza-Torres, this monthly reading series is intended to prioritize the safety, creativity, and stories of Black people, Indigenous people, and People of Color. The featured readers for July are Jzl Jmz and Adolfo Cantú-Villarreal. This event is open to everyone, but only people who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color
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