Cast and Crew
Founder / Executive Director
Calixto Chinchilla
Festival Operations Manager
Elizabeth Almonte
Event Producer
Eric K. Thomas
Associate Producer
Christopher Holmes
U.S. Narrative Feature Programmer and Festival Management
Maria Akay
Programming
Lead Short Film Programmer
Natallie Chavesta
Documentary Programmer
Barbara Vasconez
International Feature Programmer
Mariana Parma
Futuro Webseries Programmers
Bobby Ashley
Glenn Robert Ford
Screeners
Angela Hammer
Debbie Perez
Jessica Sroczynski
Josie Melendez
Lorena R Valencia
Manuela Vásquez Guayasamín
Mariana Mendez
Mariana Trevino
Michael Gutierrez
Rafael Morales
Sam Switzer
Victor Rodriguez Urosa
Filmmaker Liaison Lead
Nuh Omar
Futuro Digital Conference
Produced by: The Quinessential Gentleman
Dane Young
Justin Jenkins
Programming Administrator / Lead Editor
Samantha Choos
Projection
Mike Lown
Miguel Ortiz
Corporate Partnerships
Talento Unlimited
Cristy Clavijo-Kish
Michelle Rodriguez-Tapanes
Financial Advisory services
Nelson Moran
Victor Luciano
Fiscal and Community Partner: Third World Newsreel
JT Takagi, Executive Director
Production Assistants
David Bell
Anthony Rojas
House Manager
Melvin Lindor
Box Office Manager
Steven Lopolito
Video and Photo Production
New Visual Collective
Mario Ruben Carrion
Creative Direction, Branding, and Corporate Identity
Sociedad
Federico Mejer
Jorge Moya
Lorena Vazquez
Karen Garza
Giselle Rafful
Samuel Malave
Paula Cuervo
Agency NYLFF Creative
Key Art Creative and Photography: Arun Ari for Grindstine Media
Layout Design: Agustin Torres
Post-production support provided by: Light Iron, a Panavision company
Website Design + Digital Services
FilmBot
Max Friend
Jessica Yazbek
Digital + Social Production
Social Media Manager
Led Black
Social Marketing and Strategy
Simple Growth Inc.
Siegfried Prieto
Erik Todman
Publicity
Cortes MG
Rosemary Cortes
Christy Yanis – PR Assistant
Legal
Jon Hood Esq.
Printing
Lino Press
Hector Taveras
NYLFF Council
Karen Torres
Gary Santana
Security
GLS Executive Security Inc.
Directors of Security
Nelson Graulau
Haleem Livingston
Insurance
Risk Strategies
Communications
Hello World Communications
NYLFF Trailer: Experience Life Like Us
Production Company: The Telly, LLC & Cutaway, LLC
Directed by: Miguel Ortiz
Crew:
Produced by: Juan L. Espinal
Casting by: Miguel Ortiz, Katherine Vargas & donSMITH
Production Coordinator: Veraluica Quispe Chirinos
Assistant Director: Juan L. Espinal
Director of Photography: Somnang Vann
Assistant Camera: Anthony Fioto
2nd Unit Director of Photography: Jamal Solomon
Production Designer: Nick Kaufmann
Sound Recordist: Rachel Colina Villegas
Gaffer: Esteban T. Veras H.
Production Assistant: Oshton M.M Cox
Writer Assistant: Elizabeth Alvarez
Editor: Juan L. Espinal
Colorist: Alexia Salingaros
Sound Designer: Homer Mora
Graphic Designer: Rachel Rappeport
Set Photographer: Anthony Rojas
Picture Car: The NYC Picture Cars
Cast:
Logan Caba
Lauren Elise Gil
Jacqueline Nizza
Isabella Manzo Franco
Mateo Manzo Franco
Carolina Franco
“Mendoza” Pinelli
Raul Bonilla
Kira Natalia Bonilla
Elaina Rappeport
AgentDMZ
Alex “The Free Mind” Batres
Katherine Vargas
Raydeo
Chrisel Ahime Martínez
donSMITH
Brittany L. Amaro
Quirico Ferreras Diaz
Kvardio
Brianda Abad
Sunny Cheeba
Ramel Murphy
Mariam Robledo
Maria Martinez
Marko Leo
Julissa Rodriguez
Natasha Gudiño
MariD
6Line
Tiffany Carvalho
Adiana Rivera
The Bronxer
Damarilee A
Ashanti Muñiz
Glesaidys Eve
Alexsa Tolentino
Felipe Garcia
Crystal Stacey
Mel Lindor
Special Thanks To:
Calixto Chinchilla
The Villegas Family
The Vargas Family
Leon Ramdeholl
