Directing · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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.

Bekannt aus

• Killing Moves (2003) – Second Second Assistant Director
• Last Days of the Lab (2023) – Director
• From the Top (2020) – Director of Photography
• Split Ends (2020) – Producer
• did i look cuban then? (2022) – Editor
• Novembers & Embers in Amber (2019) – Director of Photography
• Party of Two (2019) – Director
• Facade – Set Photographer