DOCUMENTARY & ESSAY FILMS

FABIOLA FABRICADA

Una experiencia diferente en inglés, español, o entre idiomas, este cine-ensayo persigue los límites de la conexión, el trabajo y el lenguaje en la búsqueda de una trabajadora de limpieza nocturna en una universidad norteamericana.

A different experience in English, Spanish, or between languages, this essay film traces the boundaries of connection, labor, and language through the search for a night custodial worker at a North American university.

Director/Editor/Writer: Julia Mendoza Friedman
Shot by: Carlo Nasisse
Language: English & Spanish
RT: 13:00


Watch on Vimeo here.

EARTHLING

An independent aerospace engineer and a crew of dreamers tinker with the airship they hope one day will carry them to the edge of space.

Co-Directors and Editors: Julia Mendoza Friedman and Claire Haughey
Language: English
RT: 11:00 

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PARKLUNCHGOD

Shot on a Bolex, this film follows an extraterrestrial life force as they explore San Francisco’s Privately Owned Public Spaces and the hidden power structures that exist within them.

Director/Editor: Julia Mendoza Friedman
Language: English
RT: 6:00
San Francisco Documentary Festival, Official Selection 2023
Watch on Vimeo here.

A NICE LITTLE FILM ABOUT A NICE LITTLE DEATH

"A Nice Little Film About A Nice Little Death" follows my relationship with my grandmother for one month before she dies, and for several months after.

Subtly integrated with another familial death that happens around the same period, this film is an intimate and innocent glimpse into history, inheritance, and the clumsiness of grieving.

Director/Editor: Julia Mendoza Friedman
Language: English/Spanish
RT: 18:00 


Watch on Short of the Week here.

Rooftop Films, Official Selection 2022
Canal 180, Official Selection 2022

       

MI FANGO, MI CERRO 
My Mud, My Hillside

This film follows Chemi Rosado-Seijo, one of Puerto Rico’s leading social engagement artists, and a rural town that he painted green as a commentary on American colonialism.