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Martha Poly Vil

Martha Poly Vil

Editor, also producer

Martha Poly is a film editora born in San Diego,CA (USA) and raised in Mexico City. Her lifelong passion for storytelling has fueled a diverse career that spans various disciplines including writing, acting, and directing. Ultimately, Martha channeled her multifaceted skills into the realm of visual storytelling, focusing in photography, sound design, and film editing. Martha's editing expertise primarily revolves around fiction feature films, television series, and commercials, though her versatility extends to short films, documentaries, and music videos. Her work has been selected at prestigious festivals such as the Cannes Film Festival, Sitges Film Festival, Cannes Lions Festival, Morelia Film Festival, Guadalajara Film Festival, and Raindance Film Festival. Additionally, her commercial projects have received accolades at Cannes Lions, AICP Awards, and Circulo Creativo (MX). Martha specializes in the horror and thriller genres but also possesses significant experience in crafting compelling comedy. She's known for Autos, mota y rocanrol (2025), Like Water for Chocolate (2024), Daughters of Witches (2021), Nothing to See Here (2023), Cindy La Regia (2020) , Fine Young Men (2024), Daniel and Ana (2009) , Till the wedding do us part (2018) , Sobreviviendo Mis XV (2023)

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Works as
Editor, also producer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Up 61% in 30 days

What are Martha Poly Vil's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
29%
Self
26%
Morality
15%
Society
12%
Survival
10%
Power
7%
Ideas
1%
Coming of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Joyful
6
Melancholic
5
Dread
5
Romantic
4
Other
16

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Martha Poly Vil's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Martha Poly Vil's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

19 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Autos, mota y rocanrol(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Let Me Be with You(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Mirreyes vs Godínez: Christmas(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Fine Young Men(2024)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Like Water for Chocolate(2024)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Cindy La Regia: The High School Years(2023)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • A Deadly Invitation(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • La Usurpadora: The Musical(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Nothing to See Here(2023)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Pinches Momias(2023)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sobreviviendo Mis XV(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • La Exorcista(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Rebelde(2022)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • El Amarre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Editor

  • Human Animals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Editor

  • Originless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Editor

  • The Search(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Mark of the Devil(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Km 31-2(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 7 titles from 2020 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Sobreviviendo Mis XV (2023)

$3.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Autos, mota y rocanrol (2025)

Midcredits 82nd

Most popular right now

Like Water for Chocolate (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing7 of 7: 7 only editing, 0 with another role

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Martha Poly Vil's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 16 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · editor

Pinches Momias (2023)

94th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Autos, mota y rocanrol (2025)

Midcredits 82nd · 73% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 58, detractors 24. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Martha Poly Vil work with?

People who share at least 2 of Martha Poly Vil's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Santiago Limón shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers