Juan Mora Catlett 2

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Code Completion Credits Range Language of instruction Semester
306MJMC2 credit 2 14 lecture hours (45 min) of instruction per semester, 40 to 50 hours of self-study English winter

Subject guarantor

Name of lecturer(s)

Tomáš DORUŠKA

Department

The subject provides Department of Editing

Contents

The module consists of screenings and analyses of Juan Mora Catlett's films, with the filmmaker present in person. On Monday there is a screening and Q&A at Kino Ponrepo. On Tuesday, 20 October, from 18:00 to 22:00, FAMU will screen Eréndira Ikikunari (directed by Juan Mora Catlett, Mexico) at the Lažanský Palace. On Wednesday there is a lecture on film narrative from the perspective of Greek myth, transposed into pre-Columbian Mexican myth.

About Juan Mora Catlett

Juan Mora Catlet is a director, a screenwriter and an editor. He graduated from FAMU, Department of Editing between 1968 and 1974. His film work is bold, with political and experimental undertones. He focuses mainly on Aztec mythology, his most famous work is Return to Aztlan (Retorno a Aztlán). Since 1975, he has been teaching at two major film schools in Mexico, CCC and CUEC, where he has become one of the key figures in shaping important filmmakers for the new Mexican film such as Alfonso Cuarón, Rodrigo Prieto and Emmanuel Lubezky.

Course staff

Lecturer: Juan Mora Catlett

Course guarantor: MgA. Tomáš Doruška

Assistant: Camila Parra Norato, camilaparran2@gmail.com

Mon 19/10/2026

18:00 Cinema Ponrepo Juan Mora Returns: annotated screening of short films

20:30 Cinema Ponrepo Return to Aztlán (In Necuepaliztli in Aztlan), Juan Mora Catlett, 1990

Tue 20/10/2026

18:00-22:00 projection FAMU, Lažanský Palace Eréndira Ikikunari, English subtitles, capacity 60

Wed 21/10/2026

14:00-17:00 FAMU Lažanský Palace, room 311 Lecture on film narrative through Greek myth transposed into pre-Columbian Mexican myth, capacity 30

Learning outcomes

The module consists of reading the text and analyzing the film samples.

Prerequisites and other requirements

none

Literature

none

Evaluation methods and criteria

100% attendance - both terms

Note

none

Further information

This course is an elective for all students of this school

Schedule for winter semester 2026/2027:

Date Day Time Tutor Location Notes No. of paralel
19.10.2026 18:00–22:00 Tomáš DORUŠKA
Cinema Ponrepo lecture parallel1
20.10.2026 18:00–22:00 Tomáš DORUŠKA Projection Room
Lažanský palác		 lecture parallel1
21.10.2026 14:00–17:00 Tomáš DORUŠKA Room No. 311
Lažanský palác		 lecture parallel1

Schedule for summer semester 2026/2027:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans