Image González Sáenz, Anaid She graduated in Electronic Communications Engineering from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM) and in Filmmaking at the University Center for Film Studies (CUEC-UNAM), in Mexico City. She has made many short films with the support of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), the National Council for Culture and Arts (CONACULTA) and the Mexican National Fund for Culture and Arts (FONCA): Salvador (2011), Por todo espacio (2012), and A la salida del Metro Tlatelolco (2014). This last film won the “Mira lo que veo” contest, organized by the Secretariat of Culture of Mexico City. In 2014, her short film Playa Ventura was selected at the Beginning Film Festival in Saint Petersburg, Russia; at the Equinoxio Festival in Bogotá, Colombia; and it was shown in venues such as the Cineteca Nacional and the University Museum of Contemporary Art (MUAC), among others. She participated in the digitalization and restoration of films from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema such as Río Escondido (1947) by Emilio Fernández, El esqueleto de la señora Morales (1959) by Rogelio A. González, Rosauro Castro (1950) by Roberto Gavaldón, Cárcel de mujeres (1951) by Miguel M. Delgado, and La vida no vale nada (1955) by Rogelio A. González, among others. She is part of the Digital Restoration of Film Workshop, a project of “Toda la UNAM en Línea”, where she has given conferences on independent cinema and film identification. As a photographer, she participated in the collective exhibition “Instants Quotidians”, which was shown in Barcelona and Marseille. Her short documentary film La ciudad de los fragmentos (2016) is part of the Official Selection of the 14th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). Other Movies The Buzz During a live national television interview, Verónica, a famous and widely admired actress, struggles to uphold the image of a perfect life as her inner world fractures under the weight of private abuse. Trapped between silence, fear, and a sudden panic attack, she must decide whether to continue performing the illusion—or break the cycle in front of everyone. See More Yugen When relentless rain threatens her sister’s life, a ceramic girl protects a fading ember from an ancient fire. But when the fire calls back the Trees of Life, she must decide whether she can return it: the very force that keeps her sister alive. Yugen is a stop motion short film crafted over eight years with puppets made from Mexican ceramics and inspired by the natural world. See More Yo soy Rocky In 1975, an unknown, penniless actor named Sylvester Stallone staked everything on a screenplay he had written, reserving the lead role for himself. This film chronicles the trials and tribulations behind one of Hollywood’s greatest stories of triumph over adversity. See More Related News Les presentamos los cortometrajes de animación y documental del 14º FICM 09 · 21 · 16 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image González Sáenz, Anaid She graduated in Electronic Communications Engineering from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM) and in Filmmaking at the University Center for Film Studies (CUEC-UNAM), in Mexico City. She has made many short films with the support of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), the National Council for Culture and Arts (CONACULTA) and the Mexican National Fund for Culture and Arts (FONCA): Salvador (2011), Por todo espacio (2012), and A la salida del Metro Tlatelolco (2014). This last film won the “Mira lo que veo” contest, organized by the Secretariat of Culture of Mexico City. In 2014, her short film Playa Ventura was selected at the Beginning Film Festival in Saint Petersburg, Russia; at the Equinoxio Festival in Bogotá, Colombia; and it was shown in venues such as the Cineteca Nacional and the University Museum of Contemporary Art (MUAC), among others. She participated in the digitalization and restoration of films from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema such as Río Escondido (1947) by Emilio Fernández, El esqueleto de la señora Morales (1959) by Rogelio A. González, Rosauro Castro (1950) by Roberto Gavaldón, Cárcel de mujeres (1951) by Miguel M. Delgado, and La vida no vale nada (1955) by Rogelio A. González, among others. She is part of the Digital Restoration of Film Workshop, a project of “Toda la UNAM en Línea”, where she has given conferences on independent cinema and film identification. As a photographer, she participated in the collective exhibition “Instants Quotidians”, which was shown in Barcelona and Marseille. Her short documentary film La ciudad de los fragmentos (2016) is part of the Official Selection of the 14th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM).
The Buzz During a live national television interview, Verónica, a famous and widely admired actress, struggles to uphold the image of a perfect life as her inner world fractures under the weight of private abuse. Trapped between silence, fear, and a sudden panic attack, she must decide whether to continue performing the illusion—or break the cycle in front of everyone. See More
Yugen When relentless rain threatens her sister’s life, a ceramic girl protects a fading ember from an ancient fire. But when the fire calls back the Trees of Life, she must decide whether she can return it: the very force that keeps her sister alive. Yugen is a stop motion short film crafted over eight years with puppets made from Mexican ceramics and inspired by the natural world. See More
Yo soy Rocky In 1975, an unknown, penniless actor named Sylvester Stallone staked everything on a screenplay he had written, reserving the lead role for himself. This film chronicles the trials and tribulations behind one of Hollywood’s greatest stories of triumph over adversity. See More
