Artist Statement:

I am a film director and editor and audio recordist sharing transformative stories of individuals and communities through cinema. Built upon relationships of trust and respect, I co-create films with participants by honoring each person's capacity to go beyond the limits of comfort, routine, borders, and time. Weaving medicine into entertainment, my films share a window into individual and collective movement, unlocking both body and memory through expressions of dance, food, song and immersion into traditions. I create space for healing by honoring the humanity - of elders as they pass on their teachings, queer folks as they share their experiences, fragments of family history and a lineage of collective memory. Creating immersive soundscapes blended with vibrant histories across generations, borders, and languages, I embrace storytelling to pave a pathway to ancestral and community connection. I am dedicated to sharing stories in ways that mirror the limitless nature of human experience.

Biography:

Megan Martinez Goltz is an award-winning queer Chicanx filmmaker based in Santa Cruz, California. Their work as been showcased internationally across the United States and Mexico. Supporting various projects across North America, Megan works as a director, editor and sound recordist. They hold a Bachelor of Arts in Film & Digital Media from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Megan is currently collaborating with cultural organizations to share legacy stories while they complete production on their personal legacy short film titled Bienvenida Abuelita.