Israel Cárdenas
Directing · Editor · Director of Photography · Producer
Born Feb 15, 1980 · Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Active 2007–present
Israel Cárdenas is a Mexican film director, editor, cinematographer and producer based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Cárdenas and Laura Amelia Guzmán founded Aurora Dominicana, an independent film production company.
Filmography
Interior Apartment Day (2025) — Narrador (voz) · Director · Writer · Cinematography · EditorTragic Jungle (2020) — EditorFireflies (2018) — Co-ProducerSand Dollars (2015) — Director · Writer · Producer · Director of PhotographyCochochi (2007) — Director · Writer · Director of Photography · Editor · Original Music ComposerBabygirl (2023) — Screenplay · Producer · Director of Photography · EditorHeights (2013) — Director of Photography · ProducerThe Letters (2015) — EditorMiriam Lies (2018) — Director of PhotographyCarmita (2013) — Director · Screenplay · Cinematography · EditorHoly Beasts (2019) — Producer · Director · Writer · Director of Photography · EditorBantú Mama (2022) — EditorJean Gentil (2012) — DirectorDrown Among the Dead (2018) — EditorSambá (2017) — DirectorNoelí Overseas (2017) — DirectorDeath to Summer (2021) — EditorPsychotropic Sunrise (2015) — Producer · Color Timer · Visual Effects Art DirectorCroma Kid (2023) — Adult Emi · Screenplay · Producer · Cinematography · EditorSite of Sites (2016) — Associate ProducerEl hombrecito que baila en la retina (2017) — Color GradingBittersweet (2026) — Co-ProducerThe Big Family — Screenplay