Laura Muñoz
Acting
Known also as Epifanía Sánchez Visual artist, writer and filmmaker from the borderland of El Paso - Cd. Juarez. She is interested in the exploration of symbolism to engage reality with micro poetry. Laura focuses on the creation of experimental films and she specializes in art direction. Since she started as a filmmaker in 2013, she has gained experience in different fields as director, producer and editor. While living in Austin, Texas during 2015 - 2016, she was an active member of the Austin School of Film Community where she participated as a Teacher Assistant for the youth film production camp. In 2018 her short film Big Bang, won Best Experimental Film at the Transform Film Festival. She moved back to El Paso, Texas and worked for the first time in a feature film as a Production Designer, and collaborated in different local and international productions as a casting assistant and production assistant. Laura’s films have been selected to be part of film exhibitions such as Cinema Oscura - Austin, Tx. Photon - San Antonio, Tx and the tour Cinema Burrito, showcasing the work of filmmakers from Ciudad Juarez in different cities of Mexico and Colombia. In 2020 Laura was invited by the Austin School of Film to participate as an educator in the virtual series Play At Home, leading the workshops of Symbolism in Cinema. She currently lives in El Paso, Texas and is focusing on screenwriting for her future projects.
