Germán Tejeira

Germán Tejeira

43 (1982-06-26)
Montevideo, Uruguay

Germán Tejeira graduated from the Uruguayan Film School in 2004 in the specialties of filmmaking and photography. He has worked as a producer, director, editor and scriptwriter in various fiction, animation and documentary projects.

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Anina 2013 (7.075)

Anina Yatay Salas is a ten-year-old whose name spells trouble: those three palindromes in a row are an ongoing source of teasing at school. When a playground fight results in mysterious punishment, Anina will learn to put her problems in perspective and empathize with others in this sweet little daydream of a tale.
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A Moonless Night 2014 (6.3)

A divorced taxi driver shows up with a black eye at the home of his ex-wife’s new family; he’s been invited to dinner and he desperately wants to reconnect with his young daughter. A professional magician’s car breaks down and he ends up spending an emotionally intense night with a young, widowed toll booth worker. A singer songwriter serving a lengthy prison sentence is released for one night to perform at a local community centre. These three deeply engaging stories about yearning for connection unfold in parallel, one New Year’s Eve in a small town in central Uruguay, balancing the universality of human suffering with a powerful sense of hope.
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Wood Eyes 2017 (7.5)

A tale of children's horror for adults. A story that intermingles fantasy and reality. The eyes of a child who perceive what adults are not able to see.