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Lucía Gajá

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Mexican filmmaker trained in Directing at CUEC (now ENAC), specialized in documentary cinema. She has been nominated eight times for the Ariel Award, receiving it in 2005 for her short film Soy. Her debut feature Mi vida dentro and her second feature Batallas íntimas earned national and international awards, the latter having a strong impact on the discussion of domestic violence both in Mexico and abroad. She is currently working on the post-production of Vidas en la orilla. She has served on project selection committees (FOPROCINE, National System of Art Creators), been a jury member at film festivals, and received fellowships from several programs, including FONCA. She is a member of AMACC and of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the United States. In addition, she combines her creative work with teaching at CCC and ENAC. In 2012, she received the National University Award for Young Academics in the area of Creation and Extension of Culture.

• Mexico City, México • 10 titles

Filmography

Filmography

Movie•1998

Ciudad que se escapa

Vidas en la orilla
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Movie•2025

Vidas en la orilla

The Doubt According to the Archives
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Movie•2024

The Doubt According to the Archives

Corto libre
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Movie•2009

Corto libre

Movie•2016

Ayotzinapa 26

Missing
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Movie•2017

Missing

My Life Inside
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Movie•2007

My Life Inside

Intimate Battles
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Movie•2015

Intimate Battles

Violet Perfume: Nobody Hears You
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Movie•2001

Violet Perfume: Nobody Hears You

Cobrador: In God We Trust
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Movie•2007

Cobrador: In God We Trust