“Photography is truth. And Cinema is truth twenty-four times a second.”
Jean-Luc Godard

Welcome to Hefestos Films

I am delighted to share with you some of my work and experiences, but more importantly my passion for Cinema.

Is Cinema a form of Art? I believe Cinema is a work of Life and Art.

It is not just a merely exercise of capturing life into a timeless medium, but a celebration of Life itself.
Cinema calls for a process of reflection and analysis, a remembrance of all the pieces that come together to assign meaning to our lives at the same time we look upon ourselves wit hope or desperation. Above all, "Realism is the essence of cinema." The urgent commitment of telling our History(s)

Roy Alvarez
Founder & Director