Director

Mahiara Sáenz Piña

Writing

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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 3

TMDB ID: 5507494

Known for: Writing

Born: May 26, 2003

Age: 23

Place of birth: Santiago de Chile, Chile

Gender: Non-binary

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2025 - 2025

Years active: 1

Also known as

Mai

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Biography

Mahiara Meret Sáenz Piña (2003, Santiago, Chile) is an emerging filmmaker, screenwriter, and researcher. Her contemporary work explores the intersections of trauma, territory, memory, and the female experience, blending auteur cinema and political thought with atmospheric elements of magical realism and the fantastic. She has written, produced, and directed several academic short films and experimental pieces focused on memory, the body, and social marginality. Currently, her debut feature film in development, La Lengua de la Pampa, features a completed screenplay and was selected for JIIFF Generación J 2026, an instance where she represented Cinema Chile and earned a full scholarship for a Screenwriting Workshop at the New York Film Academy.

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