Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television producer. After appearing on the children's series Barney & Friends (2002–2004), she received wider recognition for her portrayal of Alex Russo on the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place, which aired from 2007 until 2012.
Gomez also starred in the films Another Cinderella Story (2008), Princess Protection Program (2009), Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009), Ramona and Beezus (2010), and Monte Carlo (2011). Thereafter, she focused on more mature roles in Spring Breakers (2012), Getaway (2013), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016), and The Dead Don't Die (2019). She voices the character of Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise, and serves as an executive producer of the Netflix television drama series 13 Reasons Why (2017–present) and the Netflix documentary series Living Undocumented (2019).
AFI Fest to Open With World Premiere of ‘Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me’
variety.comMichaela Zee editor The American Film Institute has announced that the world premiere of “Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me” is set to open the 36th edition of AFI Fest on Nov.
2. “AFI is proud to launch AFI Fest 2022 with ‘Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me,’ a film as profoundly powerful as it is personal,” AFI President and CEO Bob Gazzale said in a statement. “Selena is a global force in art and entertainment, and we are honored to partner with her, Alek and Apple to shine a light upon her journey in this beautifully crafted celebration of optimism, vulnerability and hopefulness.” Directed by Alek Keshishian (“Madonna: Truth or Dare”), the documentary explores Gomez’s rise to stardom as an actress and singer, along with the personal crises she’s endured throughout her life. “I had no interest in making a traditional pop doc,” Keshishian said. “I wanted to show something more authentic and Selena did, too.
She has a raw vulnerability that captured me… I had no idea then that it would become a six-year labor of love.” The documentary is an Apple Original film, produced by Interscope Films and Lighthouse Management & Media.
As previously announced, the U.S. premiere of Steven Spielberg’s “The Fablemans” will close this year’s AFI Fest. The coming-of-age drama film is co-written by Spielberg and Pulitzer-winning playwright Tony Kushner, with Kristie Macosko Krieger, Spielberg and Kushner serving as producers.
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