R.I.P. David Gerstein Villanueva (Mexican Film Director)

On July 2nd 2017, the film community lost a rare and true talent.
Mexican art-film director David Gerstein Villanueva passed away
from complications caused by cystic fibrosis. David had recently completed
two short noir pieces entitled, "La Sangre Devota", or Devoted blood (starring Yadira Pascault Orozco) and "Oso Blanco". 

David had unique vision of story-telling, never initially revealing too much information to his viewers, preferring to allow the building blocks of the story plot to slowly reveal themselves. And visually-speaking, his images were absolutely next level.

Other films by David Gerstein Villanueva: Perifoneando con Rufis Taylor (2008), La pena negra: el agua que desemboca(2007), Evitando la extinción del unicornio: Carlos Jurado, fotógrafo (2005), M.O.R. (2005) 

 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2157343/

Photograph of David Gerstein Villanueva 
by Ithaka Darin Pappas in Mexico City 2015

Writer, Producer ROBERT MUNIC

 

Writer, Producer ROBERT MUNIC 

(Ice, Empire, Vital Signs)

photographed in Los Angeles (1990)

by Ithaka Darin Pappas

PM DAWN - Le Mondrian Hotel 1991 - Photographed by: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Cloud Rap pioneers, PM Dawn 

photographed at the Le Mondrian Hotel 

in Los Angeles 

by Ithaka Darin Pappas (1991).

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Photo: Ithaka Darin Pappas © 1991

Note: This image is not Public Domain, it is Necessary to acquire authorization

thru my Representatives at the Tack Artist Agency Group in Los Angeles 

before reproducing in print, online or merchandising ... thank you.

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Clint Santiago Dahl

Clint Santiago Dahl

PM DAWN - Photographed By: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Cloud Rap pioneers, PM Dawn 

photographed at the Le Mondrian Hotel 

in Los Angeles 

by Ithaka Darin Pappas (1991).

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Photo: Ithaka Darin Pappas © 1991

Note: This image is not Public Domain, it is Necessary to acquire authorization

 before reproducing in print, online or merchandising.
Please contact ithaka.art@gmail.com - thank you.

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Bebe Moore Campbell and Maia Campbell (1989)

 

Award-winning author Bebe Moore Campbell (1950-2006) 

and daughter, actress Maia Campbell 

photographed at home in Baldwin Hills, California 1989 

by Ithaka Darin Pappas

for Essence Magazine. 

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Photo: Ithaka Darin Pappas © 1989

Note: This image is not Public Domain, it is Necessary to acquire authorization

thru my Representatives at the Tack Artist Agency Group in Los Angeles 

before reproducing in print, online or merchandising ... thank you.

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Giancarlo Esposito - Tokyo 1992 - By: Ithaka Darin Pappas

Giancarlo Esposito, 

photographed in Roppongi - Tokyo, Japan

by Ithaka Darin Pappas for Switch Magazine.

This session was for an interview of Giancarlo

in regards to his film 

"Night On Earth" directed by Jim Jarmusch 

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Photo: Ithaka Darin Pappas © 1992

Note: This image is not Public Domain, it is Necessary to acquire authorization

thru my Representatives at the Tack Artist Agency Group in Los Angeles 

before reproducing in print, online or merchandising ... thank you.

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