Marta Méndez Cross Excited For iChild Premiere at First Cut

Michael Sandoval March 1, 2025

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NEWS x MUSE Josslyn Glenn talks with the director of iChild, Marta Méndez Cross at the first ever First Cut: Women Directors’ Fellowship held at The Montalbán Theatre.

A struggling woman, grappling with addiction and personal chaos, sets out to seek her child’s forgiveness, only to ultimately find her path to redemption and self-forgiveness.

First Cut: Women Directors’ Fellowship is an initiative by Broken English Productions, led by CEO Jolene Rodriguez, dedicated to providing first-time female directors with the opportunity to helm short films. This program amplifies new voices in filmmaking by offering mentorship, resources, and a platform to showcase their work. The inaugural event will feature screenings of three short films produced through the fellowship, highlighting the diverse talents and perspectives of emerging women directors.

Host:
Josslyn Glenn

Michael Sandoval

Michael Sandoval is the Founder and Executive Producer of MUSE TV, as well as the Producer of NEWS x MUSE, Destination: The Theme Park Travel Show, and he is the Co-Executive Producer of "Hey Han" with Executive Producer and host, Hannah Fletcher. MUSE TV originated as a website covering music and entertainment news in 2012. The company has expanded to YouTube, as well as having its own podcast. One decade later, the MUSE TV Network now exists on Roku and Amazon Fire TV. Sandoval grew up in East Los Angeles, having graduated from Don Bosco Technical Institute. He began his journalism career in junior college where he wrote for the San Gabriel Valley Tribune and Whittier Star News, covering high school sports. Michael then continued his education at Cal State University, Fullerton in which he worked at KTLA as a production assistant for Kurt the Cyberguy. His journalism career eventually led to the transition into the realm of professional sports- specializing in marketing, sales, event planning and public relations with the National Hockey League, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Galaxy and Los Angeles Dodgers. Michael later crafted a hybrid of his journalism career, combined with his newfound marketing skills to create not only MUSE TV as a news outlet, but also the MUSE TV Internship Program. This program exists with the mission to help develop the next generation of journalists. Michael is an accredited journalist by the Motion Picture Association.

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