One of my favorite memories of the year was presenting the resources and programs of Scribe Video Center at the Sundance Institute Nonfiction Session to a crowd of 300 in Philadelphia! https://www.instagram.com/p/B6wZcJznDK0/
Speaking at Haverford College
Professor Emily Teera-Hong for hosted Expanding Sanctuary Producer Selena Yip and Director Kristal Sotomayor to speak to her Haverford College course. https://www.instagram.com/p/B4n68VjnYSq/
ITVS Article
So excited to have interviewed director Hao Wu of People’s Republic of Desire for ITVS! Learn about the innovative visualization of modern digital communications: "In the land of memes, baby photos, and selfies, social media can serve many purposes for users. Social media not only connects friends and families who are wide distances apart but [...]
To My Motherland on Comcast Xfinity
My film To My Motherland is on Comcast Xfinity On Demand! Stream the film anywhere around the globe! Thank you Philadelphia Latino Film Festival for the opportunity to show my film to international audiences.
Presenting at Social Media Marketing Workshop with Vision Driven Artists
Vision Driven Artists has teamed up with The Rotunda to bring resources and capacity-building workshops to self-producing artists/musicians, arts organization staff, and event curators in all disciplines. On June 10, 2019, I facilitated a Social Media Marketing workshop where I talk about the advantages of using various social media channels, gained new tips and tricks [...]
Work-In-Progress Lab at the Philadelphia Latino Film Festival
So excited to be part of the Work-In-Progress Lab at the 2019 Philadelphia Latino Film Festival to present the Untitled Immigrant Rights Documentary I've been working on with Juntos! The awesome filmmaker Melissa Beatriz will also present her film La Lucha Sigue (The Fight Continues). https://www.instagram.com/p/ByPAp4OH5Gr/
Awarded Leeway Art & Change Grant
Thank you Leeway Foundation for awarding us with an Arts & Change Grant! (Shout out to community organizer Marissa for being my Change Partner!) For the past year, I’ve been collaborating with Juntos on a documentary about the historic #EndPARS campaign that limited ICE’s surveillance of immigrant communities in Philly. This grant will help us [...]
Presenting on New Faces in Film Panel
It was so exciting to be a part of the second annual Behind the Screens event! It is the largest student-run film organization event at Temple University that brings together students, alumni, Philadelphia filmmakers and arts organizations to network with each other and cultivate community. BTS focused on people of color, LGBTQ+ folx and female-identified [...]
Presenting on a Women in Film Panel
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 [...]
Scribe Video Center Annual Appeal Video
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 [...]
