LACLA’s 13th Annual

Student
Film Festival

Best Film

Skateboarding in Color

Directed by: Ixchel Cruz

A short documentary addressing the lack of representation among women of color in skateboarding.

Most Creative

EYES

Directed by: Joshua John Alvarez

A film of recordings from friends. It captures emotion of the moment they are presently in.

Best Social Impact

Ghost Bikes

Directed by: Meltem Buyuran

A short documentary about a volunteer who started an organization to commemorate those killed in bike accidents while at the same time to raise awareness for street safety.

Student Festival 2020

Meet the Judges

Priscila Elizabeth Alegria Núñez, aka, Pea Núñez (they/she), is a queer cinematographer, documentarian and photographer. Born in Peru, Pea grew up with an activist mom, who instilled a passion for social justice, a theme that runs deep and carries through Pea’s work. Armed with a point-and-shoot and poetry in the heart, Pea arrived in Sacramento, CA nine years ago. Pea earned their BA in Film, with an emphasis in Cinematography from UCLA in 2017. Their work includes short fiction, short and feature docs, which were awarded at several LGBTQ festivals (Like Mother, Like Daughter), premiered at @outfest (AIDS Diva, La Sad Boy). They have also made marketing content for nonprofits featured in @filmindependent @uclalabor @penamerica @natgeo @innercitystruggle. Pea’s dream is to continue documenting queer and immigrant communities, following culture, traditions, and the environment AND travel to all 24 regions of Peru before 30. When not working at their full-time job at Trailer Park or freelancing, they find balance in meditation, the outdoors, yoga, and traveling.

A writer and director from Los Angeles, he received his MFA in Film Production from the School of Cinematic Arts (USC). He is a co-founder of the Latinx production company BRACERO, creating with collaborators such as Black Lives Matter and the LA Philharmonic. Previously, he was a teaching artist with the nonprofit organization Films by Youth Inside, providing arts education and social justice advocacy for incarcerated and indigenous youth. His project, Camisa Al Revés, was an official selection of the Los Angeles Film Festival (2018). His work has premiered on Remezcla and NPR Music ALT LATINO. His original play, Ciudadano Desaparecido, was commissioned and presented by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association for the program Latino Americans: 500 Years of U.S. History. His recent script, Despierta, won the Sundance Co//ab Sound as Storytelling Challenge, presented by the Dolby Institute. Andres is currently a 2020 Film Independent Project Involve Directing Fellow.

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