Yessenia Sánchez (she/her/ella)
EDITOR  &  ASSISTANT EDITOR

​Yessenia Sánchez is a film editor from Northern California invested in building intricate stories around multiculturalism, community and resiliency. Her bilingual short film, Double Cultura, won the HBO Max Latino Short Film Competition in 2023 and streamed on HBO Max. Her recent editorial narrative credits include Please Return Your Carts, a short film from Issa Rae’s Find Your People Program, and season three of Lost Memories, a series for Alzheimer’s Los Angeles. Her work has been selected at various film festivals like American Black Film Festival, Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival and HollyShorts. Yessenia continues to center complex characters with emotionally rich experiences in her storytelling and prioritizes building strong connections with fellow artists and collaborators.

She is a 2026 Film Independent Project Involve Editing Fellow and currently works as an Editor and Assistant Editor for SixTwentySix in Culver City, CA on several commercial projects for brand clients including Samsung, Lenovo, Disney and ESPN.
PRESS
Film Independent — 2026 Brings a Brand-New Cohort of 33 Project Involve Fellows for Year 33
VoyageLA — Daily Inspiration: Meet Yessenia Sánchez
Blavity — Issa Rae's ColorCreative Announces Cohort For Second Year Of The Find Your People Program [Exclusive] 
Variety — Max Launches 'Nuestras Voces' Collection to Celebrate Latino Heritage Month (EXCLUSIVE)
Bold Journey — Meet Yessenia Sánchez
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