Karla Meza is a Canadian-Mexican filmmaker based in Montreal. She began directing and producing documentary short films in 2019, while reporting as an independent journalist on issues related to asylum seekers, seasonal workers and undocumented migrants in Canada. Wishing to hone her voice as an author and her skills as a documentary film director, she undertook professional training at L'institut national de l'image et du son (L'inis) in Montreal in 2021 and founded her production company, Meztli Productions, reinforcing her position in the audiovisual industry as a creator of engaging works that explore fractured identity, exile and forced migration.
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Karla Meza est une cinéaste canado-mexicaine basée à Montréal. Elle s’est initiée à la réalisation et à la production de films documentaires en 2019, parallèlement à sa carrière de journaliste, couvrant des sujets liés aux demandeurs d’asile, aux travailleurs temporaires et aux personnes sans papiers au Canada. Souhaitant raffiner sa voix d’autrice et peaufiner ses aptitudes pour la réalisation, elle a complété une formation professionnelle à l'Institut national de l'image et du son (L’inis) à Montréal en 2021 et fondé sa compagnie, Meztli Productions, consolidant sa place dans l’industrie audiovisuelle comme créatrice d'œuvres cinématographiques engagées qui explorent l'identité fragmentée, l'exil et la migration forcée.
  • Director (7 Credits)
    Invisibles2026
    Animation, Documentary, Short
    Invisibles (ENG)2026
    Animation, Documentary, Short
    Errance2023
    Documentary, Short, Student
    Wandering2022
    Documentary, Short, Student
    Nu Ulew (Ma terre)2021
    Documentary, Short
    Nu Ulew (Mi tierra)2021
    Documentary, Short
    Nu Ulew (My homeland)2021
    Documentary, Short
  • Producer (5 Credits)
    Invisibles2026
    Animation, Documentary, Short
    Invisibles (ENG)2026
    Animation, Documentary, Short
    Nu Ulew (Ma terre)2021
    Documentary, Short
    Nu Ulew (Mi tierra)2021
    Documentary, Short
    Nu Ulew (My homeland)2021
    Documentary, Short
  • Writer (2 Credits)
    Invisibles2026
    Animation, Documentary, Short
    Errance2023
    Documentary, Short, Student
Official Selection
Errance
Festival du Film Étudiant de Québec
Quebec
2023
Official Selection
Errance
Festival Vues sur Mer
Gaspé
2023
Official Selection
Errance
San Diego Latino Film Festival
San Diego
2023
Official Selection
Errance
Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma
Montreal
2023
Official Selection
Wandering
San Diego Latino Film Festival
San Diego
2023
Competition
Wandering
Festival Vues sur Mer
Gaspé
2023
Student competition
Wandering
Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma
Montréal
2023
Student competition
Wandering
Festival du Film Étudiant du Québec
Québec
2023
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (Ma terre)
Native Women in Film & Television
Beverly Hills
2023
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (Mi tierra)
Native Women in Film & Television
Beverly HIlls
2023
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (My homeland)
Native Women in Film & Television
Beverly Hills
2023
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (Mi tierra)
CANADIAN LABOUR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
TORONTO
2022
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (Mi tierra)
XII Encuentro Hispanomaericano de cine documental independiente Contra el silencio todas las voces
Mexico
2022
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (Mi tierra)
TORONTO LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
TORONTO
2022
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (Mi tierra)
Inca Imperial International Film Festival
Lima
2022
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (Mi tierra)
Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma
Montréal
2022
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (My homeland)
RNCI Red Nation International Film Festival & Awards - Native Cinema
Woodland Hills
2022
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (My homeland)
INCA IMPERIAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
LIMA
2022
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (My homeland)
CANADIAN LABOUR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
TORONTO
2022
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (My homeland)
SAN FRANCISCO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL
SAN FRANCISCO
2022
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (My homeland)
Toronto Latin American Film Festival
TORONTO
2022
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (My homeland)
Contra El Silencio Todas Las Voces. XII Encuentro Hispanoamericano De Cine Documental Independiente
Mexico
2022
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (My homeland)
Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma
Montréal
2022
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (Mi tierra)
SAN FRANCISCO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL
SAN FRANCISCO
2022
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (Mi tierra)
RNCI Red Nation International Film Festival & Awards - Native Cinema
Woodland HIlls
2022
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (Ma terre)
Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma
Montreal
2022
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (Ma terre)
TORONTO LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
TORONTO
2022
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (Ma terre)
SAN FRANCISCO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL
SAN FRANCISCO
2022
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (Ma terre)
CANADIAN LABOUR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
TORONTO
2022
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (Ma terre)
INCA IMPERIAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
LIMA
2022
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (Ma terre)
Contra El Silencio Todas Las Voces. XII Encuentro Hispanoamericano de cine documental independiente
Mexico
2022
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (Ma terre)
RNCI Red Nation International Film Festival & Awards - Native Cinema
Woodland HIlls
2022
Competition
Wandering
Festival Longue vue sur le court
Montréal
2022
Best short film Emergent filmmaker
Errance
Festival Longue Vue sur le court
Montreal
2022
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (Mi tierra)
Quetzalcoatl International Film Festival
Quintana Roo
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (My homeland)
Quetzalcoatl International Film Festival
Quintana Roo
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (Ma terre)
Quetzalcoatl International Film Festival
Quintana Roo
Birth City
Mexico
Current City
Montreal
“The thing about documentary is that you don't really choose your subjects: they come and grab you out of your bed.” - Beeban Kidron
"My films are born from a very small idea, and that idea becomes a big need, and that need then becomes a necessity, and that necessity becomes a journey—a huge journey.” – Gianfranco Rosi
“A documentary filmmaker can’t help but use poetry to tell the story. I bring truth to my fiction. These things go hand in hand.” – Chloe Zhao
“Good directors don't answer questions with their work, they generate debate and create discussion.” – Alejandro González Iñárritu
“Filmmaking is a chance to live many lifetimes.”
- Robert Altman
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