When an Indigenous Latina combat vet is faced with impossible medical bills to save her father’s life, she takes a lucrative I.C.E. agent job and hides it from family, triggering a personal moral crisis.
CLASH is a 1 hour serialized political adventure drama with supernatural elements. Led by an Indigenous-Latine newly hired immigration agent, Iris Bravo, who is wholly out of her element going against her own community, and her polar opposite, morally ambiguous work partner, Danni Humani. Supernatural elements show up from Incan/Peruvian Indigenous culture which Iris relies heavily on to keep her safe whenever danger encroaches. Clash explores themes of identity, patriotism, loyalty and family, using real and imagined stories from the news about extremism, isolationism, political division and hate politics.
Donna is an Indigenous Latine writer/director working in film, stage and TV, focused on stories of women with unusual or heroic skills, humanity, or insights. She explores family, identity, and rugged individualism versus community and belonging.
Her short, The Girl Next Door won Grand Jury Prize at Mystic Film Festival, Jury Award at Silent River, REMI Award at Worldfest Houston, Finalist award at NewFilmmakers NY, and Honorable Mention at Cine Pobre. It has screened at over 59 festivals worldwide including Cascadia, Santa Monica, Philadelphia Latino, Dumbo, Cleveland Indie Gathering, and Australia Independent.
Her dark comedy satire, Death of a Saleswoman is a 9-time award winner, including for Best Director, Family Film, Experimental, and Comedy Film at festivals around the world. It sold at Cannes / AFM / and Berlin markets and streams globally. Donna’s other film and TV works are Nicholl SFs, Gotham No Borders, Slamdance Labs, Stowe Story Labs, Sidewalk Narrative Labs, PageCraft, Sundance, Reel Sisters/BRIC and NYSAF Workshops, and MIPTV/Cannes invited projects.
Donna is the creator and Chair of Alliance of Women Director’s #MentorLatinaDirectors Fellowship and has served as a Jurist on several U.S. and international film festivals. She is a founding Board Member of the women’s comedy fest, Broad Humor Film Festival in Los Angeles, CA. She brings strong stewardship to creative projects, and a focused, compassionate leadership style to her teams, assembling standout professionals and industry colleagues from years in entertainment. She earned her MFA in Film from Florida State University.
Austin Film Fest 2022 - 2nd Rounder
Flickers Rhode Island Film Fest 2023 - Finalist
NYSAF Filmmaker Workshop Program Selection 2024-2025
