Valentin Merz
An image from The Trial of Klara Wendel, one of the productions that also features Valentin Merz.
Valentin Merz

Valentin Merz

January 1, 1985 — Zurich, Switzerland

Born in 1985 in Zurich, Switzerland, Valentin Merz moved to Mexico City in 2007 where he worked as a typographer and studied at Haute école d’art et de design in Geneva. DE NOCHE LOS GATOS SON PARDOS (2021) won the Cinegrell First Look Award at this year’s Locarno Festival for its complexity, playfulness and its innovative and challenging storytelling. A VULGAR ADVENTURE is his feature debut.

At Night All the Cats Are Black

At Night All the Cats Are Black

2023

The Trial of Klara Wendel

The Trial of Klara Wendel

2018

Dreaming Like Louis

Dreaming Like Louis

2020

Mi organillo

2023

A Vulgar Adventure

A Vulgar Adventure

Mouths

Mouths

2024

The Navel

The Navel

2023

Brothers: A Family Film

2020