PRODUCER, DIRECTOR

Sam a director and producer whose work has screened at over a hundred film festivals worldwide. She has participated in Berlinale Talents FICG, TIFF Filmmakers Lab, EAVE BIPOC Producers Lab, WWF Women in Focus, and the Oaxaca Film Lab in collaboration with the Sundance Film Institute. She has been nominated twice for the Mexican Ariel Awards. One of her films, El Pescador, became an iconic Day of the Dead film and is broadcast every year on national television and in Mexican embassies around the world.

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She has collaborated with arts and cultural organizations in Mexico and Canada, developing stories and promoting visual literacy, gender representation, and diversity in media. She has worked as a film instructor, consultant in accelerator programs, and jury member at international film festivals, and has directed commercials and campaigns for advertising agencies and international brands across Mexico and Latin America.

 

Sam is the co-founder of Opia, an independent production company focused on bold, and director-driven stories that elevate underrepresented voices.

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