Gabriela Díaz Arp
Gabriela Díaz Arp is an independent director and producer passionate about the ways visual language can deepen human understanding and connection. Her work challenges documentary conventions by incorporating fictional elements, new technologies, and pushing the boundaries of the form.
Her last film, MEETING A MONSTER, a virtual reality film which explores the memories and motivations of former white supremacist Angela King, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was shown at festivals around the world including Cannes NEXT, Sheffield Doc Fest, Atlanta and New Orleans Film Festival.
She will be releasing her debut MATININÓ at Tribeca Film Festival and Sheffield DocFest this year. The film follows four generations of Puerto Rican women transforming their experience of violence into a fantasy film. The film won best documentary project at Gotham Honors and was a finalist at New Orlean’s South Pitch.
Her work has been supported by Sundance, Film Independent, IDA, Doc Society, BAVC, Ford Foundation, Chicken & Egg, Firelight Media, Working Films and Studio IX and the Puerto Rican and Dominican Republic Film Commissions.
