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Florencia Varela
- Location:
- United States
- Languages:
- English, French, Spanish
- Issues:
- Climate Change, LGBTQIA+, Education, Racial Injustice, Economic Injustice, Labor issues, Gender violence , Human Rights
- Expertise:
- Educational materials, Impact Producing, Consulting, Campaign Implementation, Crafting Classroom Materials, Designing impact guides
- Cultural/racial identity:
- Latine/Latina/Latinx, White
- Self identification:
- female
Bio
Florencia's work lies at the intersection of learning, social impact, and film. She currently leads Peace is Loud's learning and filmmaker outreach initiatives, mainly through the organization's signature program Collective Lens. She previously has worked on impact campaigns for films such as To the End, On the Divide, Knock Down the House, Women War & Peace II, The Bleeding Edge, and The Hunting Ground. In her current role, Florencia seeks to center filmmakers who are currently underrepresented in the industry, and offer spaces to share knowledge, redistribute power, and build community. Previous to Peace is Loud, Florencia honed her partnerships, outreach, and development skills over more than a decade at organizations such as PEN America, the Rubin Museum of Art, the Poetry Society of America, and Nitehawk Cinema, where she launched the cinema’s partnerships and sponsorships program. Florencia is also on the board of The Future of Film is Female, is a published poet, and was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
