#IAMVANESSAGUILLEN / documentary film
Army soldier Karina Lopez survived a sexual assault at the Fort Hood military base in 2018. But two years later, Vanessa Guillen, another Latina soldier, disappeared and was murdered there. #IamVanessaGuillen chronicles Karina’s first time going public with her trauma, following other Latina military women who come forward demanding the end to abuse of active-duty soldiers and the right to justice. A documentary about the resilience of survivors of military sexual violence and their fight to change the system that silenced them. This film was produced for Univision News Digital.
roles: direction, DP, production, editing
AWARDS & SCREENINGS
Webby Awards, Best Video Documentary Longform and People’s Voice Winner
Gracie Awards, Best Original Online Programming Documentary, Winner
Livingston Awards Finalist, Excellence in National Reporting
Human Rights Watch Film Festival, GlobeDocs (Boston Globe Film Festival), Portland Film Festival
