Biography

Martha Poly is a film editora born in San Diego,CA (USA) and raised in Mexico City. Her lifelong passion for storytelling has fueled a diverse career that spans various disciplines including writing, acting, and directing. Ultimately, Martha channeled her multifaceted skills into the realm of visual storytelling, focusing in photography, sound design, and film editing.

Martha's film editing expertise primarily revolves around fiction feature films, television series, and commercials, though her versatility extends to short films, documentaries, and music videos. Her work has been selected at prestigious festivals such as the Cannes Film Festival, Sitges Film Festival, Cannes Lions Festival, Morelia Film Festival, Guadalajara Film Festival, and Raindance Film Festival. Additionally, her commercial projects have received accolades at Cannes Lions, AICP Awards, and Circulo Creativo (MX).

Martha specializes in the horror and thriller genres but also possesses significant experience in crafting compelling comedy. She's known for Autos, mota y rocanrol (2025), Lovesick (2026), Like Water for Chocolate (2024), Daughters of Witches (2021), Nothing to See Here (2023), Cindy La Regia (2020) , Fine Young Men (2024), Daniel and Ana (2009) , Till the wedding do us part (2018).
- IMDb mini biography by: MP