Gala Hernández López

Gala Hernández López

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Biography

Artist-researcher and filmmaker. Her work combines interdisciplinary research with the production of essay films, video installations, and performances that explore new modes of subjectivation generated by computational digital capitalism. Her projects have been presented at DOK Leipzig, Cinéma du Réel, IndieLisboa, Transmediale, and the Salon de Montrouge, among others. She is a PhD candidate at the University Paris 8, where she is developing a research-creation project on screen capture and has taught for three years. She has also been an Associate Professor at Gustave Eiffel University and a visiting researcher at the Konrad Wolf Film University of Babelsberg. In 2023–2024, she is an artist-in-residence at the French Academy in Spain – Casa de Velázquez.

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Gala Hernández López 1
Gala Hernández López 2

Representative Works

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Still Life
Still Life
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like moths to light
like moths to light
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Thank You So Much
Thank You So Much
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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

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2025Nominee

Best Performance

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Still Life
2016Nominee

Best Writing

Still Life

like moths to light
2026Nominee

Best Director

like moths to light

Career Highlights

For Here Am I Sitting in a Tin Can Far Above the World
2024Highlight

Best Picture

For Here Am I Sitting in a Tin Can Far Above the World

Thank You So Much
2016Highlight

Best Director

Thank You So Much

Video