Lucía Gajá
Directing
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.
Known for
Behind the camera11
- 2025Vidas en la orilla Director
- 2024The Doubt According to the Archives Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor, Sound Recordist, Post Producer
- 2017Missing Director
- 2016Ayotzinapa 26 Director
- 2015Intimate Battles Screenplay, Director
- 2009Corto libre Director
- 2007Cobrador: In God We Trust First Assistant Director
- 2007My Life Inside Director, Writer, Editor
- 2001Violet Perfume: Nobody Hears You First Assistant Director
- 1998