Isabel Castro

Isabel Castro

Historia

Isabel Castro is a four time Emmy-nominated, Mexican-American filmmaker. She was named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s “25 New Faces of Independent Film” and DOC NYC’s “40 Under 40.” She has fellowships with Concordia Studio, Firelight Media, NBC News Studios Original Voices, and Chicken & Egg Pictures. Mija is her first feature film.

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Isabel Castro

Películas

Yo soy Vanessa Guillén
Producer
La joven Vanessa Guillén fue asesinada en una base militar estadounidense. Lejos de someterse al silencio, su familia luchó por la justicia y el cambio.
Mija
Producer
Doris Muñoz is a young, ambitious music manager whose undocumented family depends on her ability to launch pop stars. When she loses her biggest client, Doris hustles to discover new talent and finds Jacks, another daughter of immigrants for whom "making it" isn't just a dream: it's a necessity.
Mija
Director
Doris Muñoz is a young, ambitious music manager whose undocumented family depends on her ability to launch pop stars. When she loses her biggest client, Doris hustles to discover new talent and finds Jacks, another daughter of immigrants for whom "making it" isn't just a dream: it's a necessity.
Real Talk
Thanks
A woman goes on a daytime show to confront a famous music producer of sexual harassment, only to find him armed with the “perfect apology.”
USA V SCOTT
Co-Producer
When an Arizona resident is charged with three felony counts and faces a 20-year prison sentence for helping migrants, his community grapples with moral questions posed by his arrest.
USA V SCOTT
Director
When an Arizona resident is charged with three felony counts and faces a 20-year prison sentence for helping migrants, his community grapples with moral questions posed by his arrest.
I Owe You a Letter About Brazil
Editor
César Benjamin was arrested in August 1971 during student protests against the Brazilian military dictatorship. Although he was a juvenile, he was tried as an adult and sentenced to 13 years in prison. Thanks to the ardent campaigning of his mother Iramaya, working closely together with the Swedish branch of Amnesty International, he was released five years later.
Darlin
Director
DARLIN follows a Honduran family in the months after their separation under the zero tolerance policy.