A Colombian filmmaker and teacher. Since 2013, Gloria Isabel Gómez Ceballos writes and directs films focusing on women’s rights, the film essay form, and grieving. In 2018 she co-founded El Cine Sana, a production and training company that has collaborated with the Medellin Cinematheque, ACDI/VOCA and the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Knowledge. In 2021 she was recognized by the Medellin Women’s Secretariat for her contribution to Antioquia’s audiovisual heritage. Her short films have won awards from UNODC and Unesco, and in 2019 she was selected for the Talents Buenos Aires programme organised by the Berlin Film Festival. After obtaining an MA *cum laude*, she continued with a PhD in Arts Studies and Practice, exploring participatory creation as a means of emancipation in the face of discourses of domination over women’s bodies.