Yessenia Sánchez (she/her/ella)
FILM EDITOR
Yessenia is a filmmaker based in Los Angeles currently working as Editor for Season 3 of LOST MEMORIES, a web series for Alzheimer's Los Angeles. She is also a Year 2 cohort member for the Find Your People Program, organized by Issa Rae's, Deniese Davis and Talitha Watkins' Color Creative. Her recent short film DOUBLE CULTURA was the winner of MAX's Latino Short Film Competition (2023) and is now currently streaming on MAX.
Most of Yessenia's narrative projects touch on multiculturalism, community and resiliency. She crafts stories with the purpose to impact one's emotional state. Discovering new ways to move, influence, and evoke reflection within her viewers. Through her editing, Yessenia ultimately reveals emotionally driven characters through the mirroring of our communities, allowing space to see, listen and marvel at our very own experiences. |