María Alvarez is a Cuban-Dutch filmmaker and a USC Film Production graduate. A Rising Voices fellow (Hillman Grad/Indeed/271 Films), she co-directed and co-wrote the short film “Last Days of the Lab,” which premiered at Tribeca, screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, and was Oscar-qualified for Best Live Action Short at the 2024 Academy Awards. María works as a freelance director and photographer in narrative, music videos, and commercials for clients like Nike and Netflix. As a Sundance Institute Latine Collab Scholar, she is developing “Guava Tree,” her feature film exploring themes of cultural identity, family, and belonging.

KNOWN FOR

Assassination Tango
2003
Facade
Last Days of the Lab
2023
Novembers & Embers in Amber
2019
From the Top
2020
Split Ends
2020
Party of Two
2019
did i look cuban then?
2022

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Directing
5
Writing
3
Producing
1
Camera
4
Editing
2
2023
Last Days of the Lab
Director
2022
did i look cuban then?
Director
2020
Split Ends
Director
2019
Party of Two
Director
2003
Assassination Tango
Second Second Assistant Director