María Alvarez
María Alvarez is a Cuban-Dutch filmmaker and a USC Film Production graduate. A Rising Voices fellow (Hillman Grad/Indeed/271 Films), she co-directed and co-wrote the short film “Last Days of the Lab,” which premiered at Tribeca, screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, and was Oscar-qualified for Best Live Action Short at the 2024 Academy Awards. María works as a freelance director and photographer in narrative, music videos, and commercials for clients like Nike and Netflix. As a Sundance Institute Latine Collab Scholar, she is developing “Guava Tree,” her feature film exploring themes of cultural identity, family, and belonging.
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Movies (8)
Last Days of the Lab
2023 · Director, Writer
did i look cuban then?
2022 · Director of Photography, Writer, Director, Editor
Split Ends
2020 · Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
From the Top
2020 · Director of Photography
Novembers & Embers in Amber
2019 · Director of Photography
Party of Two
2019 · Director
Assassination Tango
2003 · Second Second Assistant Director
Facade
· Set Photographer
TV shows (0)
No credits available.