Maru Buendia-Senties's Reel

The footage included in this reel is from award winning shorts La Pared & Entre Líneas, and also a brief look into the teaser for my horror feature The Unnamed.

Satire that portrays the perception, struggle, and achievement of the Mexican immigrant to overcome its stereotype over the years.

In “100 meals” , Chuck Dawes, chef of the ARCH (Austin Resource Center for the Homeless) kitchen at Austin finds the opportunity to provide for the homeless a home-like feeling as they sit down for a warm meal that is worthy of five star restaurants. The documentary deals with human principals of interaction and behavior within social relationship, and the attempts made to socialize with others and feel accepted, while trying to give something back to society.

Documentary of a local El Paso, Tx jazz band’s first steps of bringing a new beat to the local music venue. This documentary invites us to get to know these musicians’ dreams and goals.

“Entre Lineas” is a story about two friends that live on different sides of the Mexican-American border. As we follow Caroline and Ricardo we get a close look at the lifestyle of Mexican and Mexican-Americans and the universal struggle to maintain and find our own identities in a multicultural society.

La Pared, explores the nature of human instinct and the concept of action and reaction. Miguel finds himself struggling against the gossip he hears about his wife, Dolores. Both will realize, they have to be honest of who they are and what they want as husband and wife.