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Brenda Avila-Hanna

Location:
Mexico, United States
Languages:
English, Spanish
Issues:
Climate Change, Education, Racial Injustice, Refugee Crisis and Immigration, Economic Injustice, Labor issues, Women and Girls, Human Rights
Expertise:
Educational materials, Crafting Classroom Materials, Alternative Distribution
Cultural/racial identity:
Mexican
Self identification:
cis-gender woman

Bio

Brenda is a Mexican filmmaker and educator currently living in the CA Central Coast. Her work has been showcased at HotDocs, Lakino Berlin, HBO, PBS, Frameline, Fusion Network, and more. Brenda is a recent Rockwood/Just Films Fellow and part of the inaugural cohort of DOC NYC’s “Documentary Industry New Leaders.” Brenda’s work has been funded by ITVS, the Redford Center, the Ford Foundation, BAVC and the Central Coast Creative Corps. Brenda was the first team lead for Equity and Representation at New Day Films and is currently producing three feature documentary films, one also as a first-time director. Brenda is an active member of BGDM, Color Congress, and the Video Consortium Mexico. She is a professor at UCSC and a programmer and Artist Development lead for the Watsonville Film Festival.