Hefestos Films is a initiative founded by young director and producer Roy Alvarez. It is aimed to develop diverse cinematic projects that explore topics such as the individual and cultural identities and collective memory.

Hefestos is the name in Spanish for the Greek god of fire Hephaestus, whose approximate Roman equivalent is Vulcan. He is the god of technology including, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metallurgy and fire.

Naming this initiative Hefestos came about after successfully completing in 2005 PIRATAS, Alvarez’s first documentary film, where he was faced with continuing with the project with only 2 crewmembers on board, limited time and a small self-financed budget.

Making a movie then is like forging a piece of metal, the artisan works on it until it becomes what he wants it to be, but not without effort, discipline and mastery. For a filmmaker though, our prime material is reality and what we want it to become, but the process remains the same: the crystallization of a vision through creative and constant work.

HEFESTOS CREW