Biography

Mike Saenz is a filmmaker based in Austin, Texas.

His USC short film, "Casablanca" was an official selection at the Sundance Film Festival. As Editor, he has cut feature films and documentaries, both long form and short. His first feature as Editor, "Special," was selected for the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. He cut "In Perpetuity," a documentary featurette produced by the USC Shoah Foundation Institute in partnership with Steven Spielberg. The film aired with "Schindler's List" on HBO.

Mike cut Richard Linklater's first television series, "Up to Speed," featuring Timothy "Speed" Levitch, and has worked as Assistant Editor for Sandra Adair on Linklater's "Bernie," "Before Midnight," and That's What I'm Talking About." He was First Assistant Editor for Sandra Adair on "Boyhood," which was nominated for the 2015 Academy Award for Best Film Editing.
- IMDb mini biography by: Mike Saenz