Maria de Jesus Mayo is a documentary filmmaker, she holds an MFA from the University of California Santa Cruz and is an alumnus of the New School Graduate Documentary Program in New York City. Her short film, La Lupita premiered at the 2019 Doc NYC Festival. She champions the visibility of BIPOC communities through a social justice lens. She is currently exploring themes around maternal mental health, Afro-Indegenous intersections, and bruja feminism. As a Chicana filmmaker, she defines her artistry as exploring and illuminating the contradictions and tensions she experiences as a woman of color through art.
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