Biography
Andrea Patiño Contreras is an independent filmmaker from Bogotá, Colombia, based in Boston. Most of her work revolves around questions of migration, mobility and gender violence across the U.S. and Latin America. Her most recent documentary, #IamVanessaGuillen, explores the impact of military sexual violence. Her work has been recognized by the Hillman Foundation, the Livingston Awards, the Webby Awards and the Gracies among others. In 2024 she completed a Nieman Fellowship at the Nieman Foundation for Journalists at Harvard University.
Andrea Patiño Contreras is an independent filmmaker from Bogotá, Colombia, currently based in Boston. Most of her work revolves around questions of migration, mobility and gender violence across the U.S. and Latin America. Her most recent documentary, #IamVanessaGuillen, explores the impact of military sexual violence. Her work has been recognized by the Hillman Foundation, the Livingston Awards, the Webby Awards and the Gracies among others. In 2024 she completed a Nieman Fellowship at the Nieman Foundation for Journalists at Harvard University. Andrea Patiño Contreras is an independent filmmaker from Bogotá, Colombia, based in Boston. Most of her work revolves around questions of migration, mobility and gender violence across the U.S. and Latin America. Her most recent documentary, #IamVanessaGuillen, explores the impact of military sexual violence. Her work has been recognized by the Hillman Foundation, the Livingston Awards, the Webby Awards and the Gracies among others. In 2024 she completed a Nieman Fellowship at the Nieman Foundation for Journalists at Harvard University. Andrea Patiño Contreras is an independent filmmaker from Bogotá, Colombia, currently based in Boston. Most of her work revolves around questions of migration, mobility and gender violence across the U.S. and Latin America. Her most recent documentary, #IamVanessaGuillen, explores the impact of military sexual violence. Her work has been recognized by the Hillman Foundation, the Livingston Awards, the Webby Awards and the Gracies among others. In 2024 she completed a Nieman Fellowship at the Nieman Foundation for Journalists at Harvard University.
Films
#IamVanessaGuillen (2022)
Role: Director
Army soldier Karina Lopez survived a sexual assault at the Fort Hood military base in 2018. But two years later, Vanessa Guillen, another Latina soldier, disappeared and was murdered there. #IamVanessaGuillen chronicles Karina’s first time going public with her trauma, following other Latina military women who come forward demanding the end to abuse of active-duty soldiers and the right to justice.
The film has been screened at multiple film festivals across the country. It has also been shown at various military bases, where it is being used for training around military sexual violence.
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