Family Pride, Queer Aside (2024) Director | Editor | Producer

Aisak, a black gay guy who works in a pharmacy by day and performs in a drag bar at night in Caracas, Venezuela, dreams of becoming a dad. This is his story as he tries to adopt three children with his sister. He faces discrimination while his faith in God doesn’t shake. This doc follows the life of the activist, singer and actor: Aisak Ovalles. This film premiered on Pride Day 2024 at the 9th annual Feminist Border Arts Film Festival. ’Family Pride, Queer Aside’ also screened at the Philadelphia Latino Arts & Film Festival during June alongside ‘Trans_CCS’ which screened in their short section. In Europe, the documentary will premiere at the Queer Film Festival Utrecht in The Netherlands at the end of August 2024. Both films premiered in Caracas on October 2023 thanks to the Embassy of the Netherlands in Venezuela.

Trans_CCS (2023) Director | Editor | Producer

An intimate take on the life of a transgender woman living in Caracas, Venezuela during the lockdown of 2021. Her name: Angelica Vitanza, who won Miss World Gay 2021. Her emotional story from boy to girl. Her daily physical transformation. Her thoughts and experiences with hormone intake in a country where there is lots of discrimination, how does she survive? She lost both of her parents but she is lucky enough to have a 'father' in the community who has supported her. Through her struggles, we learn about the current situation that transgender people face in a country where they’re denied rights. We observe the place she works in, witness the performance of different Drag Queens and their attitudes to the pandemic. We also dive into her relationships with men, and her worries about her future and aspirations. https://youtu.be/6WVU-jOzVzE Una mirada íntima de la vida de una mujer transgénero en Caracas, Venezuela, durante el confinamiento de 2021. Su nombre: Angélica Vitanza, quién se coronó como Miss World Gay en el 2021. Su emotiva historia de niño a niña. Su transformación física diaria. Sus pensamientos y experiencias con la ingesta de hormonas en un país donde hay mucha discriminación, ¿cómo sobrevive? Perdió a sus padres, pero tiene la suerte de tener un 'padre' en la comunidad que la ha apoyado y guiado. A través de sus luchas, aprendemos sobre la situación actual que enfrentan las personas transgénero en un país donde se les niegan derechos. Observamos el lugar en el que trabaja, somos testigos del performance de diferentes Drag Queens en medio de la pandemia. También nos sumergimos en sus relaciones con su sexo, cuerpo, sus relaciones con los hombres y sus preocupaciones sobre su futuro y aspiraciones.

The Refuge (2018) Director | Producer

Eva, a reserved young girl, arrives at the Refuge, a women's aid centre run by Mrs Kane, where she is introduced to the other girls, who greet her with mistrust and distance. The strict rules of the household are explained and Eva's new life begins in a pressing feeling of entrapment. The story is charged with fear, love, tension, and hope. The Refuge is threatened by government funding cuts that would leave the girls homeless--until they unite in a final act of protest.