HUIRO (KELP)
(IN POST-PRODUCTION)
DIRECTOR + CINEMATOGRAPHER + EDITOR
Short film that reveals the harsh and grueling process artisanal fishermen and the ocean’s biodiversity go through in Chile, in order to sell kelp to the world’s food and cosmetic industry.
THE WOMEN AND THE SEA
SHORT DOCUMENTARY
14 MINUTES / DIGITAL / USA-CHILE / 2019
DIRECTOR + CINEMATOGRAPHER + EDITOR
Two women navigate life and death at sea in a remote Chilean fishing village.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Honorable Mention - Deep Focus Film Festival 2021
Best Latino Shorts, Documentary - Festival de Cine Latinoamericano 2020
Best International Latino Short Film - Latin Film Market 2020
Official Selection "Best Documentary Short" Competition - Festival Internacional de Cine Antofagasta 2020
Semi Finalist - European Cinematography Awards 2020
Semi Finalist - New York Cinematography Awards 2020
Nominated for "Female Filmmaker Showcase" award - Shortcut 100 International Film Festival 2020
FESTIVALS AND SCREENINGS
Milwaukee Film Festival 2021.
Toronto International Women Festival 2021.
San Diego Latino Film Festival 2021.
Festival Pecheurs du Monde. Lorient, France 2021.
Water Docs Film Festival. Canada 2021.
Festival Internacional de Cine Antofagasta, Chile 2020.
St. Louis International Film Festival 2020
Shortcut 100 International Film Festival 2020.
Festival de Cine Latinoamericano, Texas. 2020
NYC Latin Film Market 2020
New Filmmakers New York 2020
NYC Short Documentary Film Festival 2020
PRESS
NPR Milwaukee: Short Documentary 'The Women and the Sea' Finds Balance Of Life & Death In Chilean Fishing Village
NBC Milwaukee: Milwaukee Film Festival's Cream City Cinema
REDACTED – directed by Naeema Jamilah Torres
SHORT DOCUMENTARY
19 MINUTES / DIGITAL / USA / 2019
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
A black filmmaker reflects on present-day struggles of marginalized people on a tour devoted to challenging conventional historical narratives through the legacy of a slave revolt.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Audience Award - 2020 Black X Film Festival
Best Documentary short - 2020 CIFT Festival of Toronto
Best Documentary - 2020 Dayton Independent Film Festival
Finalist, Best Short - 2020 Denton Black Film Festival
Semi-Finalist Best Documentary Short - BLOW-UP · International Arthouse Filmfest · Chicago
Best Documentary - 2019 Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series
Best Short Documentary - 2019 Columbus Black International Film Festival
Official Selection - 2020 New Orleans Film Festival
Official Selection - 2020 San Francisco Doc Fest
Official Selection - 2020 Shortcut 100
RELEASE
SHORT DOCUMENTARY
9 MINUTES / DIGITAL / USA / 2018
DIRECTOR + CINEMATOGRAPHER + EDITOR
A woman helps fellow recovering addicts using music as a therapeutic way of healing in Chicago’s South Side.
SCREENINGS
The Roxbury International Film Festival. Boston 2018.
Blow-Up International Art House Film Fest. Chicago 2018.
SUFFER
SHORT DOCUMENTARY
5 MINUTES / DIGITAL / USA / 2018
DIRECTOR + CINEMATOGRAPHER + EDITOR
Abstract experimental film that reveals the implicitly masochistic relationship between man and machine.