Directing
Andy Alvarez
Place of birth
Cali, Colombia
Known for
Directing
Credits
12 titles
Born in Cali, Colombia, Andy Alvarez is a director / producer based in Vancouver, BC. Graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2017 with a BFA in Film Production. Her directorial debut based on her personal story is the award winning short film La Mariposa. It was awarded the Leo Award for Best Student Production in June of 2018, and is now streaming on CBC Gem and Air Canada. In the fall of 2018 Andy was selected as one of 10 filmmakers to participate in Vancouver's International Film Festival's first Talent Lab program. Andy won the Lindalee Tracey Award at Hot Docs 2019 Film Festival for her latest short film, Our Home.
Known for
A Latin American family in Canada is celebrating the birthday of their youngest child, until they get rudely interrupted by two immigration officers.
Our Home
2019
NRBela, a first-generation Filipina immigrant, must face her parents' prejudice regarding her sexual orientation.
Come Around
2019
8.0Set in 2042, the world is ravaged by climate change. A mother races to teach her daughter the emergency preparedness that comes with each disaster after experiencing a tragic loss.
Sol
2020
NRA young half-Indigenous woman consults with her lawyer about how to present her case. The experience leaves her questioning her identity and her place in society.
Laura
2020
NRCarol's family tries to accept their new life as a refugees, while she struggles to pass a swimming test.
The Butterfly
2017
2.0A gender non-conforming person struggling to assert their identity unexpectedly finds courage in an aging master tailor.
The Tailor
2020
Film credits
2020s · 2 titles
NRA young half-Indigenous woman consults with her lawyer about how to present her case. The experience leaves her questioning her identity and her place in society.
Laura
2020
2.0A gender non-conforming person struggling to assert their identity unexpectedly finds courage in an aging master tailor.
The Tailor
2020
Behind the camera
A Latin American family in Canada is celebrating the birthday of their youngest child, until they get rudely interrupted by two immigration officers.
Our Home
2019
A Latin American family in Canada is celebrating the birthday of their youngest child, until they get rudely interrupted by two immigration officers.
Our Home
2019
A Latin American family in Canada is celebrating the birthday of their youngest child, until they get rudely interrupted by two immigration officers.
Our Home
2019
NRBela, a first-generation Filipina immigrant, must face her parents' prejudice regarding her sexual orientation.
Come Around
2019
8.0Set in 2042, the world is ravaged by climate change. A mother races to teach her daughter the emergency preparedness that comes with each disaster after experiencing a tragic loss.
Sol
2020
8.0Set in 2042, the world is ravaged by climate change. A mother races to teach her daughter the emergency preparedness that comes with each disaster after experiencing a tragic loss.
Sol
2020
NRCarol's family tries to accept their new life as a refugees, while she struggles to pass a swimming test.
The Butterfly
2017
NRCarol's family tries to accept their new life as a refugees, while she struggles to pass a swimming test.
The Butterfly
2017
2.0A gender non-conforming person struggling to assert their identity unexpectedly finds courage in an aging master tailor.
The Tailor
2020