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Yolanda Cruz is an independent filmmaker from a Chatino community in San Juan Quiahije, Oaxaca. She has produced and directed two feature films, three short fiction films, and seven documentaries. Her most recent feature film is La Raya (2024). The constant themes in her work are art, indigenous languages, and migration. As an indigenous, migrant, and Latina filmmaker, she has focused on filming urgent issues for her community and presenting new topics for discussion. She is an alumna of Sundance Institute and the University of California Los Angeles film school.
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Yolanda Cruz is an independent filmmaker from a Chatino community in San Juan Quiahije, Oaxaca. She has produced and directed two feature films, three short fiction films, and seven documentaries. Her most recent feature film is La Raya (2024). The constant themes in her work are art, indigenous languages, and migration. As an indigenous, migrant, and Latina filmmaker, she has focused on filming urgent issues for her community and presenting new topics for discussion. She is an alumna of Sundance Institute and the University of California Los Angeles film school.
Yolanda Cruz is an independent filmmaker from a Chatino community in San Juan Quiahije, Oaxaca. She has produced and directed two feature films, three short fiction films, and seven documentaries. Her most recent feature film is La Raya (2024). The constant themes in her work are art, indigenous languages, and migration. As an indigenous, migrant, and Latina filmmaker, she has focused on filming urgent issues for her community and presenting new topics for discussion. She is an alumna of Sundance Institute and the University of California Los Angeles film school.
Gender
Female
