Fernando Frias’ I’m No Longer Here (Ya No Estoy Aquí) had a long journey to the screen — conceived when Frias was a student at New York’s Columbia University, the project was selected by the Sundance Writers Lab in 2014, and went before cameras in 2017, ultimately hitting the festival circuit in 2019, and Netflix last year.
Challenges in getting the acclaimed drama made included everything from financing hurdles to a lengthy hiatus and the lead actor being rejected for a U.S.
work permit three times in a row. The battles paid off with I’m No Longer Here scooping 10 Ariel Awards (Mexico’s Oscar equivalent) along with other prizes, and being selected as Mexico’s entry for the International Feature Oscar race.
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