Biography
Aside from her MA in visual anthropology, Pia Ilonka Schenk Jensen (Norway) has a BA in Film and TV production as well as a 2 year Art degree, and worked extensively for National Radio and Television in Norway before moving to Mexico City.
She has directed several short and medium-length films, and recently participated in CPH:LAB at the CPH:DOX documentary film festival. Her work finds itself in the axis between the personal, experimental and documentary genres. Her films have participated in international film festivals and retrospectives, and her latest work and thesis film “Hungarian Lullaby” was selected for competition for best Norwegian documentary in 2017.
Pia is currently preparing her first feature film and writing a podcast documentary series about sexual harrasment.
Filmography
THE BIRTHMARK / EL LUNAR EN SU ESPALDA
MX, DK, NO, AT | 2019
THERE ARE NO VICTIMS IN THIS TOWN (editor)
NO, MX | 2019
HUNGARIAN LULLABY / UNGARSK NATT
NO | 2017
REGINA
MX | 2015
LITTLE SHORT FILM
NO | 2014
AU REVOIR MÉXICO
MX | 2014
UPROOTED
DE | 2014
NIGHTMARE / PESADILLA
MX | 2014
IMMERSION
DE | 2014
IN DEVELOPMENT
En dag i august (podcast, in production)
Cosas Buenas (feature film, in development)