Mike Saenz is a independent filmmaker. BOMBSHELTER FILMS is his production company.

Mike Saenz graduated from the USC School of Cinema/Television with an MFA in Production. His short film, “Casablanca,” which he wrote and directed, was selected for the 2002 Sundance Film Festival.

As editor, Mike Saenz has cut feature films and documentaries, both long form and short, for theatrical, TV, and web exhibition. His first feature as editor, “Special,” was selected for the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. He edited “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.

In 2011, Saenz has worked as assistant editor on Richard Linklater’s “Bernie,” starring Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey, and Shirley MacLaine. Later that year, he cut his fifth feature film, “The Citizen,” starring Cary Elwes, Agnes Bruckner, and William Atherton.

He is currently editing “Up to Speed,” directed by Richard Linklater.

“Dodge” will be his feature writing/directing debut.

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