María Alvarez

Directing·Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Last Days of the Lab2023 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
did i look cuban then?2022 · Director, Director of Photography, Writer	Director, Director of Photography, Writer
Split Ends2020 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
From the Top2020 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Novembers & Embers in Amber2019 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography
Party of Two2019 · Director	Director