Cristina Ibarra

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Cristina Ibarra
Cristina Ibarra
EducationUniversity of Texas
Notable workLas Marthas; The Last Conquistado; Dirty Laundry
StyleMexican American History, Non-fiction and Fiction, Documentaries, Mexican Traditions
Spouse Alex Rivera [1]
AwardsLas Marthas: Best US Latino Film of the Year Dirty Laundry: A Homemade Telenovela: Best short fiction at CineFestival, San Antonio, TX; Jury Award; Latino Lens, WNET

Cristina Ibarra is an American documentary filmmaker who currently lives in Brooklyn, NY. She was a Rauschenberg Fellow, [2] Rockefeller Fellow, a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow, [3] and a MacArthur Fellow.

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Early life and education

Cristina Ibarra was the first born kid of a middle class immigrant family from Mexico. She grew up in El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. [4]

Ibarra was the first one in her family to go away to college at University of Texas in Austin. [5] Ibarra first decided to study law because of her immigrant background. Later she found out herself interested in media courses and Chicana history courses so that she finally decided to study filmmaking, and graduated in 1997 with Bachelor of Art degree in Radio-Television-Film [5]

During her college life, she was also in Chicano/Latino film Forum MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlan (M.E.Ch.A.). [6]

Ibarra is a Rockefeller Fellow, a New York Foundation for the Arts fellow, and a CPB/PBS Producers Academy Fellow. She is a member of the National Association of Latino Independent Producers, a founding member of fulana, a Latina multi-media collaborative and SubCine, the first Latino self-distribution collective.

Filmography

Ibarra's filmography includes: [7] [8] [9] [10]

Other projects

Other projects by Ibarra include: [10]

Style and themes

Ibarra's primarily styles and themes are descendent from the Latino culture. First and foremost representing the Mexican culture/traditions. The representation of US/Mexico border is one of the main influences that can be seen across her films. Ibarra's film styles and themes include: [20]

Throughout interviews and personal ideologies Ibarra has expressed the following as her main themes enclosed on her filmsExploration of Mexican-American Identity [21] [22]

Ibarra is focused also in representing and advocating for Women in the business of filmmaking. As director and producer she has had experienced as working with both men and women, while filming projects. She mentions that through her journey in the creative process that the only difference is that between men and women, that men are more focused on the ending results. Where women are more interested in the process and how the story is develop and explained. However; she highlights that both interests are equally important for the development of film. [23]

Awards, nomination, and honors

Ibarra was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 2021. [1]

FilmYearAward TitleRole
Las Marthas[ citation needed ]2014
Jury Award, CineFestival
Producer, Director
2014
Best US Latino Film of the Year, Cinema Tropical
2012
Heineken Voces Documentary Award Recipient
The Last Conquistado [24] 2008
National broadcast on POV
Producer, Director
Dirty Laundry: A Homemade Telenovela [25] 2001
Best Short Fiction at CineFestival, San Antonio, TX
Producer, Director
2001
IFP's Buzz Cuts
2001
Latino Lens, WNET
2001
Through the Lens, WYBE
2001
Jury Award, ImageNation, NYC
2001
Finalist, MOXIE! Film Festival in Santa Monica, CA
2001
Finalist, Arizona Film Festival
Grandma's Hip Hop [9] 2001
Award-winning satire
Producer
Lupe From the Block and Amnezac [9] 2001
Award-winning satire
Producer
To Be Heard [26] 2011
Nominated for the DOC U! Award in Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival
Assistant Editor
2010
Audience Award & Metropolis Grand Jury Prize, DOC NYC
2011
Audience Award, Nantucket Film Festival
2011
Audience Award – Honorable Mention, Philadelphia Film Festival
2011
Jury Award, San Diego Latino Film Festival
2011
Audience Award, Sarasota Film Festival
2011
Audience Award & Documentary Special Jury Award, Sarasota Film Festival
2012
Festival Prize, Victoria Film Festival, Canada

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