‘I’m No Longer Here’ Filmmaker on Music and the Deconstruction of the American Dream
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorDirector Fernando Frias new film, Mexican Oscar hopeful “I’m No Longer Here,” gives audiences a look into the American dream, and his deconstruction of it.Rather than cast well-known actors, Frias relied on his casting director to find non-actors to help tell the story of Ulises, played by Juan Daniel Garcia Treviño who goes on a journey from Monterrey, Mexico to New York for a new life, except his American dream isn’t all it’s expected to be.Frias teamed with cinematographer Damien Garcia to tell the story of Ulises’ journey as he yearns to connect with Mexico.Frias and Garcia spoke with Variety about the visual language of the film, which is Mexico’s entry for international feature film at the Oscars.