Header and Cover Photo: Selah and The Spades / Courtesy of Amazon Studios
1. 37 Seconds
Director: Hikari
Streaming on Netflix
2. Becoming
Director: Nadia Hallgren
Streaming on Netflix
3. Blow the Man Down
Directors: Bridget Savage Cole & Danielle Krudy
Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
4. CRSHD
Director: Emily Cohn
Streaming on
Laemmle Virtual Cinema
5. Emma.
Director: Autumn de Wilde
Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
6. I Will Make You Mine
Director: Lynn Chen
Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
7. Jezebel
Director: Numa Perrier
Streaming on Netflix
8. Lucky Grandma
Director: Sasie Sealy
Streaming on Virtual Cinemas
9. Selah And The Spades
Director: Tayarisha Poe
Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
10. Stray Dolls
Director: Sonejuhi Sinha
Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
11. Tigertail
Director: Alan Yang
Streaming on Netflix
12. Uncorked
Director: Prentice Penny
Streaming on Netflix
María Alvarez
María Alvarez is a 22-year-old internationally recognized Cuban-Dutch filmmaker. She recently graduated from the University of Southern California with a BFA in Film & Television Production in May 2019. Her passions are centered on raising awareness for diverse female stories about sexuality, identity, and coming of age. Her films have screened at dozens of festivals such as the Los Angeles Film Festival and Cleveland International Film Festival, won awards from institutions such as Google, and screened in museums like MoMA. Her short film, ‘Backpedals’, screened at the 2018 Festival de Cannes in the Court Métrage and was a finalist in the 2018 Horizon Awards, an all-female Sundance sponsored fellowship. She is a YoungArts alumna and is featured on the 2018 YBCA 100 List. She worked as a Director’s Assistant to Benedict Andrews on Seberg, starring Kristen Stewart and shot by Rachel Morrison. She is in the festival circuit with her senior thesis film, ‘Party of Two’, which premiered at Outfest Fusion. She is currently working at FREE THE WORK, the global talent discovery platform for underrepresented creators formed by director, Alma Har’el.
Instagram: @shotbymaria
Twitter: @mvafilms
Website: www.mvafilms.com
