Bilingual Documentary Filmmaker, Cinematographer, & Editor
On Thursday, February 21st at 7 PM, Floyd Marshall Jr, founder of the Philadelphia Independent Film, is organizing a filmmaking panel that I will be on with a few lovely ladies like Jezabel Montero, Tiffany Yancy, Christina Faith, Jillian Bullock, Tia Dreher, and more! The panel will answer a few essential questions: How’d you get that …
As part of their Annual Appeal campaign, Scribe Video Center produced videos showcasing different programs and members. Check out this video showcasing our Film Scholars Program, a series of courses designed to guide emerging documentary filmmakers from conceptualization through completion of their projects. Kristal Sotomayor is a 2017-2018 Film Scholar Program participant in post-production on …
Good Pitch Local Philadelphia is a day-long networking event showcasing short-form non-fiction media projects that are deeply relevant to Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. An opportunity for organizers to connect with media makers within their communities in a model of radical creative collaboration. It was such an honor to present my documentary at Good Pitch Local! The …
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As part of the 27th annual Philadelphia Film Festival (PFF), I was a festival screener watching and reviewing films. Every October, the Philadelphia Film Society hosts the Philadelphia Film Festival which gathers more than 25,000 dedicated film lovers and scores of talented filmmakers for eleven exceptional days of cinematic splendor. As a world-class film festival, …
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“I’m not sure you’re capable of taking that class,” said my high school English teacher. She was a middle-aged white woman. I had approached her after class to sign a form allowing me to take the more advanced AP English class the following year. My first year of high school, I was placed in the advanced …
The Film Scholar Program is a comprehensive series of documentary production workshops. The program develops the skills to plan, raise funds, produce and complete new documentary media works. Scribe Video Center was generous enough to award me a scholarship for the program. The program ended with a certificate of completion ceremony! Special support for this …
I am so thankful to have been awarded a scholarship to Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival! Double Exposure offers modest scholarships to journalists and filmmakers who wish to attend the festival, but lack the means to do so. Assistance is contributed to the registration, travel, and/or hospitality of journalists in print and other media, as …
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Kristal Sotomayor is a bilingual (Spanish + English) documentary filmmaker, cinematographer, and video editor based in Philadelphia. Read Kristal's Submittable article titled Filmmaking After Film School.
During the seventh annual Philadelphia Latino Film Festival (PHLAFF), I was selected to speak at the Opening Night, representing local filmmakers. My speech touched on the issues Latinx immigrants face in Philadelphia and steps the community can take to share Latinx stories. It was an honor to speak at PHLAFF! Over my three years with …
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Kristal Sotomayor is a bilingual (Spanish + English) documentary filmmaker, cinematographer, and video editor based in Philadelphia. Read about the screening of To My Motherland at the May Philly Film Showcase as part of the Philadelphia Film Society.
