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Michelle Plascencia Esparza
- Location:
- Mexico, United States
- Languages:
- English, Spanish
- Issues:
- Refugee Crisis and Immigration, Labor issues, Women and Girls, Gender violence , Human Rights
- Expertise:
- Impact Producing, Consulting, Campaign Implementation, Alternative Distribution, Mentorship, Training
- Cultural/racial identity:
- Mexican
- Self identification:
- Female
Bio
Michelle is a cultural organizer and an impact strategist based in Mexico City.
She directed the Good Pitch program in México 2020 & 2022, as the Outreach and Partnerships Coordinator at DocsMX, a documentary film platform in Mexico City. She co founded Impacta Cine, the first film and social impact collective in Mexico aimed at working with filmmakers to design and implement impact campaigns and has worked with films such as Now that we are together, Toshkua and The Silence of my Hands. She is currently the Partnerships Director of GIPA, Global Impact Producers Alliance, a community led network to connect, support and uplift impact practitioners around the globe. In March 2022, she culminated the Creative Leadership Program led by Goldsmith University and presented by British Council Mexico and is a Rockwood Documentary Leaders Fellow 2024. Michelle seeks to unite film and activism through strategic and creative partnerships with and for the communities involved. She is an avid runner, cyclist, hiker and curious traveler.
