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Karla Meza is a Mexican-Canadian filmmaker based in Montreal. She began directing and producing documentary films in 2019 while reporting as an independent journalist on issues related to forced migration and challenges faced by marginalized communities. After directing and producing her first two short documentary films filmed in Lebanon and Guatemala, with the financial support of Netflix, she enrolled in the Documentary direction program at the Institut national de l'image et du son (INIS) in Montreal. She is currently working on her next two films about indigenous immigrants & undocumented women in Montreal, as well as writing a script for her first narrative feature film.
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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, s’intéressant aux questions liées à la migration forcée et aux défis des communautés marginalisées. Après avoir réalisé et produit ses deux premiers courts métrages documentaires, tournés au Liban et au Guatemala, elle a poursuivi une formation professionnelle en réalisation documentaire à l'Institut national de l'image et du son (INIS) à Montréal, avec le soutien financier de Netflix. Elle travaille actuellement au développement de ses deux prochains films documentaires sur les immigrants autochtones et les femmes sans papiers à Montréal, ainsi qu'à l'écriture du scénario de son premier long métrage de fiction, inspiré sur des faits vécus.
  • Director (5 Credits)
    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 (3 Credits)
    Nu Ulew (Ma terre)2021
    Documentary, Short
    Nu Ulew (Mi tierra)2021
    Documentary, Short
    Nu Ulew (My homeland)2021
    Documentary, Short
  • Writer (1 Credit)
    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
Best short film Emergent filmmaker
Errance
Festival Longue Vue sur le court
Montreal
2022
Competition
Wandering
Festival Longue vue sur le court
Montréal
2022
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (Ma terre)
RNCI Red Nation International Film Festival & Awards - Native Cinema
Woodland HIlls
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)
INCA IMPERIAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
LIMA
2022
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (Ma terre)
CANADIAN LABOUR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
TORONTO
2022
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (Ma terre)
SAN FRANCISCO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL
SAN FRANCISCO
2022
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (Ma terre)
TORONTO LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
TORONTO
2022
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (Ma terre)
Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma
Montreal
2022
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (Mi tierra)
RNCI Red Nation International Film Festival & Awards - Native Cinema
Woodland HIlls
2022
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (Mi tierra)
SAN FRANCISCO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL
SAN FRANCISCO
2022
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 (Ma terre)
Quetzalcoatl International Film Festival
Quintana Roo
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (Mi tierra)
Quetzalcoatl International Film Festival
Quintana Roo
Official Selection
Nu Ulew (My homeland)
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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