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Martínez, Gabriela

She studied graphic design at the University of Monterrey (UDEM, in Spanish), Mexico. She participated in the 10th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) with her animated short film Defectuosos (2012), which was presented at more than 50 film showings and festivals around the world, including the Short Film Corner at the 65th Cannes Film Festival; the 35th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France; the 27th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG, in Spanish); the 16th Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF), Mexico; the 35th Cartagena International Film Festival, Colombia; and the 13th aluCine Latin Film + Media Arts Festival, Toronto, Canada. The film received a Children’s Audience Mention at the 27th Mar del Plata International Film Festival in Argentina; the Cibervoto from the Portal del Cine y el Audiovisual Latinoamericano y Caribeño at the 34th International Festival of New Latin American Film, Havana, Cuba; the Best Animated Short Film at the 20th San Diego Latino Film Festival (SDLFF); and the MCO Studios special award at the 4th CutOut Fest International Animation and Digital Art  Festival, Querétaro, Mexico, among others.

Other Movies

If I Were Fire

Si yo fuese fuego
Two young lovers wander through an abandoned countryside, where reality is distorted and the ruins of a long-gone village give glimpses of the past. The presence of a mysterious horseman transforms the bucolic landscape into a nightmare. See More

Lives on the Border

Vidas en la orilla
Lives on the border portrays the tragic consequences of an unfair sentence delivered by the U.S. criminal justice system. Through several interconnected life stories, we'll discover what Rosa Estela Olvera, a Mexican woman wrongfully convicted in the U.S. (My Life Inside 2007), endures in prison: a psycho-emotional exploration of the loneliness of confinement; and the long and arduous battle to win back her family and obtain justice. See More

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40 +
Divorced, childless and single, Luz visits her local healer who prescribes a scandalous remedy to unburden her soul. As Luz embarks on a sensual journey of self-discovery, she steps into her power realizing that fulfillment doesn't require a traditional path. See More

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