Mónica Salazar
Mónica Salazar
Regia, Coffee Junkie, Award-Winning Editor
"Regia" is what we, in Mexico, call someone who is from Monterrey.
As for the other two, they are pretty straightforward: can't function without an iced coffee in the morning, and I somehow convinced people to pay me while I craft stories in an edit room. The dream.
Below are some of my latest #humblebrags.
Narrative
BARDO: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Dir. Alejandro G. Iñárritu - 2022
Winner - Best Editing - Ariel Awards (Mexican Academy Awards)
She Taught Love
Dir. Nate Edwards - 2024
Winner - Best Independent Film - African-American Film Critics Association
Honey Boy
Dir. Alma Har'el - 2019
Winner - Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Vision and Craft
Nominee - 4 Independent Spirit Awards
Isle Child
Dir. Thomas Percy Kim - 2026
Currently in the Festival Circuit
As They Made Us
Dir. Mayim Bialik - 2022
A self-appointed fixer Abigail tries to mend her complicated family before it's too late.
The Eyes of Ghana
Dir. Ben Proudfoot - 2026
Currently in the Festival Circuit
The Last Repair Shop*
*As Additional Editor
Dir. Ben Proudfoot - 2024
Academy Award Winner Best Documentary Short Film
NY Times Op-Docs - The Almost Famous Series:
The Queen of Basketball* | The Other Fab Four | The Silent Pulse of the Universe
*As Additional Editor
Dir. Ben Proudfoot - 2019 - 2020
Academy Award Winner Best Documentary Short Film (The Queen of Basketball*)
News and Documentary Emmy Award Nominee (Series)
Branded Content
The Final Copy of Ilon Specht
Dir. Ben Proudfoot - 2025
Winner Cannes Lions - Grand Prix for film and Bronze Lion for Best Editing
ACE Eddie Nominee for Best Editing