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| Born | Alicia Michelle Garza Cervera (1987-09-27)27 September 1987 (age 37) |
| Occupation(s) | Film director Screenwriter |
Michelle Garza Cervera (born 27 September 1987) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter. She is best known by her directorial debut filmHuesera: The Bone Woman which was awarded the Best New Narrative Director and the Nora Ephron Award at theTribeca Festival.[1]
Michelle Garza Cervera is a graduate of theCentro de Capacitación Cinematográfica inMexico City.[2] Garza obtained the Chevening scholarship to pursue a master's degree in Film Direction atGoldsmiths,University of London, in the United Kingdom.[3]
Her short films have been selected in more than 100 international film festivals, such asFantastic Fest, theSitges Fantastic Film Festival, theHavana Film Festival, among others.[4] Garza also directed three episodes for the seriesMarea alta, which premiered in September 2020 onVix+.[2]
In 2022, Michelle Garza Cervera released her directorial debut film:Huesera: The Bone Woman, asupernaturalbody horror film. The film tells the story of a woman who, after becoming pregnant, is attacked by a sinister entity.[5]
In March 2023, the Sundance Institute announced Michelle Garza as a fifth-generation recipient of the Momentum Fellowship, which offers support to filmmakers from underrepresented groups.[6]
Garza Cervera isbisexual.[7][8]
Huesera: The Bone Woman premiered at theTribeca Festival in New York, USA, where the director won the award for Best New Narrative Direction and the Nora Ephron Award, which recognizes filmmakers with a unique voice.[9]
At theSitges International Fantastic Film Festival in Spain, the film won the award for Best Ibero-American Film, while Michelle Garza won the Citizen Kane award for new director.[10] In 2022, Garza Cervera also won Best Director at the Feratum International Fantastic Film Festival, where the film won the Audience Award and the Feratum Tower for Best Horror Feature Film in the Ibero-American Section.[11]
At the 20thMorelia International Film Festival, Huesera won the Audience Award for Best Mexican Feature Film.[12] It also won Best Film in the Crazies section of theTorino Film Festival, reaching 35 awards during its time at festivals.[13]
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