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Miller Encinas; Elisa

She studied cinematography at the CCC film school in Mexico City. Since she was very young, she has participated in well-known festivals throughout the world. When she was a student, she received the Palme d’Or for Best Short Film for Ver llover (2006) at the 60th Cannes Film Festival, France. The film also won the Best Short Fiction Film Award at the 4th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) and at the 50th Ariel Awards, Mexico, among others. Her short fiction film Roma (2008) won the Studio 5 de Mayo Special Award at the 6th FICM; Best Short Film at the 10th IMAGO - International Youth Film Festival, Portugal; Best Director award in the Whistling Woods International (WWI) student film competition at the 8th Pune International Film Festival (PIFF), India; and an Honorable Mention at the 12th Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF). She participated in the 8th FICM with her first feature film Vete más lejos, Alicia (2010), which had its international premiere at the 40th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). Elisa Miller received, among other grants and awards, the Young Creators Grant from the National Fund for Culture and the Arts (FONCA) in 2009, and she participated in the writers program at the Binger Filmlab, Amsterdam, from 2010 to 2011. Her feature fiction film El placer es mío (2015) is part of the 13th FICM's Official Selection.

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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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