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Xóchitl Enríquez Mendoza

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🎬 Indigenous Mexican Director
🏆 Jenkins–Del Toro Scholarship
📍 Sydney, Australia

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Conferencia de Prensa • Anuncio de la ganadora Beca Jenkins Del Toro 🎞️

Felicidades Xóchitl Enríquez Mendoza 👏 by @aysandunga_

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2 years ago

I came to Australia one year ago, and I didn’t expect to be in a writer’s room in this country. I thought my life as a filmmaker might be ending in this new country. But I met Maddie, and she gave me the opportunity to live my dream in Australia, not just the common immigrant life. I know I have a long trip in this country, even with my English, but I want to keep going and see how much I can do in #Australia that is giving me the opportunity to be here and be happy with new friends that I couldn’t imagine met.

Thanks @screenaustralia ✨ mess Production
@maddieparry @peterhanlonp1

#indigenous #mexican #filmmaker

#dreamscometrue taken in Adelaide, South Australia by @aysandunga_

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3 years ago

#LaBaláhna #Maidenhood is a short film shot in my community, in my home land with people from my region. The Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca.
I am happy for the step that is opening for the short film through #Sundance, for all the energy that was generated in the making of the short film and for the reaction of the festivals to request the story.

Thanks to the people who accompanied me, who were there and got involved with the film.
It is a very personal and emotional life process, I question the role we have to live as women in a society that is still sexist.
From the bottom of my heart, I hope that one day violence against women will end.

Let's hope that #Maidenhood #LaBaláhna follows its path and that we continue to project our stories to other levels.

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#LaBaláhna #Maidenhood es un cortometraje filmado en mi comunidad, en mi tierra con gente de mi región. El Istmo de Tehuantepec, Oaxaca.

Estoy contenta por el paso que se está abriendo para el cortometraje a través del #Sundance, por toda la energía que se generó en la realización del corto y por la reacción de los festivales para solicitar la historia.

Gracias a las personas que me acompañaron, que estuvieron y se involucraron con el filme.

Se trata de un proceso de vida muy personal y emotivo, cuestiono el rol que nos toca vivir como mujeres en una sociedad todavía machista. De corazón, espero que un día la violencia a la mujer termine.

Esperemos que #Maidenhood #LaBaláhna siga su camino y que sigamos proyectando a otros niveles nuestras historias. taken in El Barrio de la Soledad by @aysandunga_

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5 years ago

The Kite

A short film made with the support of @aftrs

The Kite has already been presented in Berlin, with upcoming screenings in Russia and London.

Cast & Crew
Billie: Jessica Yates @jessicajyates
Violet: Margo Blacklaw @margoblacklaw1

Director: Xóchitl Enríquez Mendoza @aysandunga_
Writer: Lily Thomson @lily_thmsn
Producer: Marisol Castro Cabrera @solcreativeproducer
Cinematographer: Sanjana Pai @cheeseburger19
Production Designer: Kaushangi Parikh @kaushangi
Editor: Moi, @jessieshine.media
Composer: Peter Kostopoulos @jadencore_music

1st AC: Johnny Karalis, Annapurna Disha Mukherjee
2nd AC: Luke Broadhurst, Jacob Collings
Data Wrangler: Sanjana Pai

Sound Recordist: Bethany Stewart

1st AD: Lindsay McDonald
2nd AD: David Priestly

Continuity: Beatrice Lane-Smailes

Standby Props: Rachel Hudson
Art Department Assistants: Karla Olivia, Holy Robin
Makeup Artist and Costume Standby: Karla Olivia

Gaffer: Gabriel Morrison
Grip: Chris Davies
Lighting & Key Grip: Matt Roper

Colourist: Sanjana Pai

Sound Editor & Re-recording Mixer: Liam Dennis
Music Mix Engineer: Greg Wise

Flute: Emilia Antcliff
Oboe: Gudrun Drake
Clarinet: Elizabeth Lim
Bass Clarinet: Oliver Crofts
Bassoon: Greg Taylor
Cello: Paul Stender

Made with the assistance of @aftrs by @aysandunga_

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a month ago

Visiting my friends on set! The only thing that I will keep from Australia is this time when I met lovely people in this country.

Picture by @maddieparry 📸 taken in Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia by @aysandunga_

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Hoy, su historia demuestra que cuando el talento encuentra oportunidades, los sueños pueden llegar mucho más lejos.

#FundaciónJenkins #BecaJenkinsDelToro #XóchitlEnríquez #TalentoMexicano #Oaxaca by @aysandunga_

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3 months ago

Hoy, su historia es un ejemplo de cómo la educación y el respaldo adecuado pueden abrir puertas y cambiar destinos. Xóchitl Enríquez Mendoza comparte cómo una beca transformó su vida. #FundaciónJenkins #BecaJenkinsDelToro #TalentoMexicano #Oaxaca by @aysandunga_

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Xóchitl Enríquez Mendoza, recibir la Beca Jenkins-Del Toro no solo permitió continuar sus estudios en el extranjero; también abrió la puerta a nuevas oportunidades, le permitió construir una red de contactos internacionales y conectar con personas que hoy forman parte de su crecimiento. profesional#FundaciónJenkins #BecaJenkinsDelToro #CineMexicano #Oaxaca by @aysandunga_

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3 months ago

Xóchitl Enríquez Mendoza, en 2024 fue ganadora de la Beca Jenkins-Del Toro, un apoyo que le permitió continuar su preparación académica en el extranjero y seguir fortaleciendo su camino como cineasta.

Conoce su historia.

#FundaciónJenkins #BecaJenkinsDelToro #Oaxaca by @aysandunga_

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3 months ago

Good night last night @spanishfilmfest @palacenova taken in Sydney, Australia by @aysandunga_

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4 months ago

Filmación de A lo Lejos / From Afar.

Cortometraje de graduación (Capstone Project), filmado en junio de 2026 en Marrickville, Sydney, Australia. 🎬

Parece que filmar en Australia siempre es toda una experiencia. Cada rodaje trae nuevos desafíos, nuevas personas y nuevas historias. Otro capítulo más de este viaje que comenzó con el sueño de hacer cine y que hoy sigue llevándome a lugares que nunca imaginé.

Graduation Capstone Film — June 2026, Marrickville, Sydney, Australia.
Filming A lo Lejos / From Afar.

Looks like filming in Australia is always an adventure. Another shoot, another story, another memory to keep. ✨

BTS by @rickytownsendnz taken in Sydney by @aysandunga_

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4 months ago

Here's all the films we're screening on Saturday 24 May from 7pm at @deskandstudio in Petersham.

RSVP via the link in our bio.

Attendance is free. BYO food and drinks. taken in Desk and Studio by @aysandunga_

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