Filmmaking Team
Vee Bravo - Director & Producer
Vee Bravo is a New York native by way of Chile who has documented hip hop, youth culture and politics for the past 25 years. During that time span he co-founded Stress Magazine and launched a series of music, media and film production initiatives across public schools. As a filmmaker Bravo co-produced, with Loira Limbal, the PBS documentary Estilo Hip Hop [2009] which chronicles the rise of hip hop activism across Latin America. In 2009 he was hired by the late Albert Maysles to launch the Education Department at the Maysles Documentary Center. From 2011-2018, Bravo served as Vice President Education at Tribeca Film Institute. Here, Bravo spearheaded a vast array of filmmaking and social impact programs that reached an excess of 30,000 students in public schools and prisons across the nation. In addition, Bravo has served as a story consultant to George Lucas and Oprah Winfrey. Bravo is currently producing and directing PRIMERA, a feature length documentary about present-day social uprising in Chile.
Catherine Gund - Producer
Founder and Director of Aubin Pictures, Catherine Gund is an Emmy-nominated producer, director, writer, and activist. Her media work focuses on strategic and sustainable social transformation, racial justice, arts and culture, HIV/AIDS and reproductive justice, and the environment. Her films have screened around the world in festivals, theaters, museums, and schools; on PBS, the Discovery Channel, Sundance Channel, Netflix, and Amazon Prime. In addition to numerous direction credits, Catherine’s producing credits include, include Primera (directed by Vee Bravo); Peculiar Silence: A Day in Angola (a work-in-progress directed by Cinque Northern), a short documentary that tells the story of how a 2020 performance of the acclaimed play “A Peculiar Patriot” by performer and playwright Liza Jessie Peterson was censored in America’s largest plantation prison, Angola, the Louisiana State Penitentiary; America (directed by Garrett Bradley), a short documentary that explores the intersection of race, history, and visual storytelling through a series of 12 silent, black and white, 35mm films; A Touch of Greatness (directed by Leslie Sullivan); Motherland Afghanistan (directed by Sedika Mojadidi); and On Hostile Ground (directed by Liz Mermin and Jenny Raskin).
Kevin Lopez - Producer
Kevin A. Lopez is a film and commercial director & producer known for his work on the short documentary film Mind Up (2016), and the feature films The Inquisition of Camilo Sanz (2014), The Hudson Tribes (2016), and Paradise City (2020). In 2020, Kevin produced the feature length documentary film titled PRIMERA, about the present-day social uprising in Chile. Kevin is the co-founder of LPZ Media, a NYC based production company producing high-end branded documentaries for top brands and marketing agencies. He is also a film and media arts educator working with New York City Public Schools and community based organizations focused on bridging the gap between media companies and under-represented communities. Kevin has a graduate degree from The University at Buffalo's Media Studies program as well as a Masters degree in Education from City College.
Elisa Correa - Editor
Independent Chilean filmmaker Elisa Correa graduated with a bachelor's degree in film from the Chile Film School (Escuela de cine de Chile) in Santiago and then an associate's degree in screenwriting at Palermo University, Buenos Aires Argentina. Upon graduation, Elisa worked on the production team at two major broadcasting networks: TVN and Channel 13 in Chile. In 2013 Elisa moved to New York and started working with different companies as a freelance editor and shooter, providing services for Community Access, American Field Service, Unseen Films, PI&C, Valleto, Curet Performance Project, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Gallim, Jadore Love, Shutter and Sound, School CNXT, The Square, Roche Bobois and Mass Appeal.
Freddy Chica - Assistant Editor
Fredy A. Chica graduated with a bachelor's degree in film from Five Towns College in Long Island, New York. Since then, Fredy’s worked on numerous projects such as NYFW, International Emmys Television Festival, independent films, various commercials for local businesses and philanthropy work as a camera operator and video editor. Creating an impact on his community, Fredy has started to mentor young adults who are interested in filmmaking. From finishing this grandiose project at 21 years old, Fredy has rapidly grown in experience and knowledge in filmmaking and editing as a now 24 year old. With each project he leaves the set with immense joy of a newfound experience; The ability and knowledge that his new project will be better than the next, and that he will unlock new ways to captivate his ever growing audience.
Production Crew
Ruben Collado - Director of Photography
Ruben is a cinematographer originally from Barcelona with over fifteen years of experience in the film industry, working and living in New York City, Barcelona and Mexico City.
Andres Cardenas - Director of Photography
Andres was born in Arica, Chile in 1979. He studied visual arts and evolved into experimental photography and illustration. Since 2006 he has worked as a Director of Photography across various independent fiction and non-fiction projects in Chile. Andres currently teaches film at the Universidad Catolica de Chile. INSTAGRAM: @underesu
Antonia Colodro - Camera
Antonia is a Chilean cinematographer currently residing in Brooklyn, New York. With a background in photojournalism, Colodro has been filming throughout the United States and Latin America as a director of photography for documentaries, short films, music videos. . She holds an MFA in Cinematography from Brooklyn College's Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema.
Peter Rosenthal - Sound
Recordist Peter is a Chilean artist and musician with varying experience in film, including sound recording, sound design and audio engineering. Over the past 15 years he’s also worked as a music producer across a variety of diverse projects INSTAGRAM: @gringopobre
Francisco Cortés Picazo - Sound
Recordist Francisco is a Chilean sound engineer and recordist with over 15 years experience in film and live events production. He has worked as an audio engineer for bands such as Kalimarimba, Banda Conmoción, among others. Francisco has a degree in audio engineering from Universidad Tecnológica Vicente Pérez Rosales (VIPRO)
Jessica Bruna Figueroa - Sound
Recordist Jessica is Chilean audio engineer with 14 years of experience as a sound recordist and post-production engineer. She has worked on a variety of feature length documentaries, television and web programs, as well as music production. She was recently awarded a fellowship to produce a documentary about Chile’s water crisis in the northern part of the country.
The Impact Team
Tarin Gonzalez, Impact Director
Tarin is a Bronx-born native of Chilean/Mapuche descent. She is a life-long activist and community organizer. For the past several years, she has been involved in the planning and support of international BIPOC delegations across the globe. She develops and advocates for Spanish-language programming in social movement building. Tarin is also a graphic designer and artisan, widely known for her handmade earrings with powerful images and statements. Tarin holds a Masters in Organizational Leadership from Mercy College.
On the ground
