dorian gómez pestaña
Queer Mexican producer, storyteller, and sound artist raised in the South. Their work delves into themes of belonging, celebrating the immigrant experience, and social justice issues. Her most recent work includes co-producing POV’s Independent Spirit Award Winner, unseen, a film about an aspiring social worker that surmounts political restrictions as a blind, undocumented immigrant to obtain a college degree and support his family. As a 2023 Beyond Status Showcase grantee, dorian wrote, directed, and produced Refugio, a short film exploring an immigrant family's journey towards homeownership in the US while grappling with the complex concept of home. They are a founding member of the Undocumented Filmmakers Collective, whose mission is to tackle the systemic inequities that undocumented immigrants face in the field of filmmaking, by centering the expertise of undocumented people not only as sources of stories but, more importantly, as creators, artists, and primary audiences.