
Directing
Kristal Sotomayor
EN cinema · 4 credits
Kristal Sotomayor is an award-winning nonbinary Peruvian American director, producer, journalist and curator based in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Named one of “10 Latinx Filmmakers You Should Know About” by HipLatina, they are a 2023 DOC NYC Documentary New Leader Honoree and Rockwood Documentary Leadership Fellow. They are in development on a number of short and feature-length directorial projects through their company Sotomayor Productions. Kristal’s work has also been supported by the Sundance Film Institute, Ford Foundation, Outfest, If/Then, Points North Institute, MDOCS, DCTV, and NeXtDoc.
Known for
Filmography

Las Cosas Que Brillan
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Don't Cry for Me All You Drag Queens
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Expanding Sanctuary
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To My Motherland
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