Directing
Maria Mealla
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Directing
Credits
7 titles
Maria Mealla was raised in La Paz, Bolivia,on a healthy balance of cultural folklore and Catholic superstition. She later moved to Austin, Texas, where she studied Theater Arts before landing in the Bay Area, where she taught herself filmmaking through work-trade. Maria is a 2022 Sidewalk Narrative Lab Fellow. Her short film, LA MACANA, won HBO's 2023 Pa'lante Filmmaker Competition. BODY SHOP, her latest project in development, was selected to participate in the 2023 Tribeca Untold Stories competition and the 2024 NALIP Latino Media Market Accelerator. She is a Latino Public Broadcasting grantee for her short JUANA PELOS, which is currently screening at festivals. Most recently, Maria was …
Known for
Recently divorced Carmen and Franco work through their fervent relationship to support their daughter Sol when she gets her period for the first time.
La Macana
2022
NRA young Latina girl, getting bullied at school for her prominent leg hair, begs her mother to let her shave her legs. When her mom adamantly refuses, the girl turns to her older sister for help.
Juana Pelos
2025
5.0When a violent encounter leaves Robin in a coma, her family struggles to maintain a life while managing their grief.
Bring Me an Avocado
2019
NRThrough a series of dreamlike vignettes, two sisters navigate their formative years, discovering the magic of their bond and the enduring legacy of their mother's love.
Las Hijas de Rosalía
2025
Behind the camera
Recently divorced Carmen and Franco work through their fervent relationship to support their daughter Sol when she gets her period for the first time.
La Macana
2022
NRA young Latina girl, getting bullied at school for her prominent leg hair, begs her mother to let her shave her legs. When her mom adamantly refuses, the girl turns to her older sister for help.
Juana Pelos
2025
NRA young Latina girl, getting bullied at school for her prominent leg hair, begs her mother to let her shave her legs. When her mom adamantly refuses, the girl turns to her older sister for help.
Juana Pelos
2025
5.0When a violent encounter leaves Robin in a coma, her family struggles to maintain a life while managing their grief.
Bring Me an Avocado
2019
5.0When a violent encounter leaves Robin in a coma, her family struggles to maintain a life while managing their grief.
Bring Me an Avocado
2019
NRThrough a series of dreamlike vignettes, two sisters navigate their formative years, discovering the magic of their bond and the enduring legacy of their mother's love.
Las Hijas de Rosalía
2025
NRThrough a series of dreamlike vignettes, two sisters navigate their formative years, discovering the magic of their bond and the enduring legacy of their mother's love.
Las Hijas de Rosalía
2025