Maria Alvarez

María Alvarez is an internationally recognized Cuban-Dutch filmmaker. She recently graduated from the University of Southern California with a BFA in Film & Television Production in May 2019. Her films have screened at dozens of festivals such as the Los Angeles Film Festival and Cleveland International Film Festival, won awards from institutions such as Google, and screened in museums like MoMA. Her short film, ‘Backpedals’, screened at the 2018 Festival de Cannes in the Court Métrage and was a finalist in the 2018 Horizon Awards, an all-female Sundance sponsored fellowship. She just worked as a Director’s Assistant to Benedict Andrews on ‘Seberg’, starring Kristen Stewart and shot by Rachel Morrison. She is in the festival circuit with her senior thesis film, ‘Party of Two’, which premiered at Outfest Fusion. She is currently the Creative Editor at FREE THE WORK, a global talent discovery platform for underrepresented creators founded by director, Alma Har’el.

Born: in Cleveland, Ohio, USA