Arriaga defines himself as a hunter. He is a writer. His life experiences influenced his novels and films.
Guillermo Arriaga, Mexican screenwriter and producer, nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe award for Babel, recently visited Sydney to participate in a project between NITV and Screen Australia together with six local indigenous directors working in our film industry.
It is not the first time Arriaga visits Australia; he was here 11 years ago mentoring Australian director Warwick Thornton on his film Samson and Delilah that won the Palme d'Or in 2009.The screenwriter of Amores Perros and 21 Grams chatted with SBS Radio and talked to us about his film career, his writing process, his books and also about his views on diversity in Hollywood.
"Cinema is not a tourist centre, nor an education office, or an integration office. Cinema is a mode of expression and you have to express what the hell you want to express" Arriaga said about his work and added "we have to be faithful to the stories they have to tell".
