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Merino, Martha Cristiana

She took a course in art history at the Instituto de Cultura Superior in Mexico City and a writers’ workshop with Mexican writer Ana Terán. She took various classes in theater and film, including a class with Lola Cohen at The Lee Strasberg Theater & Film Institute, Santa Monica, and another in documentary development research with Thom Powers, the programmer for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), at New York University (NYU). She received the Best Experimental Short Film Award at the 4th Corona Fasnet Short Film Festival, Ireland, for Alterego y la máscara del miedo (2011), which also participated in the 9th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), the 8th International Short Film Festival FENACO, Peru, and the 8th Monterrey International Film Festival (FIC Monterrey), among others. She is currently seeking funds for her first feature film project La alacrana and is writing the screenplay for her documentary A Kidnap: The Other Side of the Coin.

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Zumbido
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

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

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

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