Donna Bonilla Wheeler
Donna is an Indigenous Latine writer and director working in film and stage, focused on stories of women with unusual or heroic skills, humanity, or insights.
The Girl Next Door short (Grand Jury Prize, Mystic Film Fest; Jury Award, Silent River Film Fest; REMI Award, Worldfest-Houston; Finalist, NewFilmmakers NY; Best Short, Cleveland Indie Gathering; Honorable Mention, Cine Pobre Fest) screened at over 59 festivals worldwide, including Cascadia, Santa Monica, Philadelphia Latino Fest, Dumbo, and Australia Independent.
Her family mockumentary, Death of a Saleswoman is a 9-time award winner (e.g. KC FilmFest International; 7th Art Film Fest; Canada Int'l Film Fest; Portoviejo Film Fest; Virgin Spring Cinefest) and sold at Cannes / AFM / Berlin markets to stream globally across multiple platforms (iTunes, Amazon, Vimeo, Roku, YouTube, GooglePlay).
She is a multi-invited artist with her work, including NYSAF prestigious Filmmaker's Workshop (CLASH series), Cannes/MIPTV's Series in Development Market (CLASH series), Gotham's Film Market (The Girl Next Door feature; Death of a Saleswoman feature), Stowe Story Labs and Sidewalk Narrative Labs (Natalia Risings; CLASH series), PageCraft Labs (Natalia Rising; CLASH series), FS2P Lab (Natalia Rising), Reel Sisters/ BRIC Workshops (Natalia Rising; CLASH series), and Slamdance Labs (Dancing with Dean).
She created and leads the #MentorLatinaDirectors Fellowship and co-founded Broad Humor Film Festival. She earned her MFA in Film from Florida State University Conservatory.
