Sandy Siquier and I are genuinely moved to share that Domestic Animals has been selected for the "Cinema Without Borders" competition at the One Shot 24th International Short Film Festival, taking place June 8–15, 2026, in Yerevan, Armenia.

On Saturday, May 9th, I received official notification that I have been promoted to the rank of Full Professor at Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts. I've been sitting with this for a couple of days, and I'm still processing it. Alex Mendez Giner Promoted to Full Professor at Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts In American academia, Full Professor is the highest rank in the system — and the hardest to reach. Unlike tenure, ther

Domestic Animals has earned a Certificate of Merit for Shot Composition from the Rochester International Film Festival — one of the longest-running short film festivals in the world, established in 1959 and held at the George Eastman Museum's Dryden Theatre. Directors Sandy Siquier and Alex Mendez Giner received detailed written feedback from the volunteer jury, who praised the film's cinematography, color palette, nonverbal acting, and its haunting allegorical vision of dome