Ana A. Alpizar is a Cuban director, screenwriter, producer, and editor based in New York. Her short film Norheimsund (2025) premiered in the Orizzonti section at La Biennale di Venezia, and her earlier short The Fisherman (2018) screened at Sundance, Miami, NALIP, Rooftop Films, and was awarded and shown at numerous festivals worldwide. Her film Hapi Berdey Yusimi in Yur Dey (2020) was presented at the New Orleans Film Festival, the Brooklyn Film Festival, among others.
Since 2019, she has worked as an editor in film, television, and advertising, completing the feature film Domestic Animals (dir. Juan P. Daranas), as well as several shorts, including Out the Window Through the Wall (dir. Asya Segalovich), which was an Official Selection at Cannes 2024.
Ana is currently an MFA candidate at the Tisch School of the Arts.
  • Writer (4 Credits)
    Norheimsund2025
    Short
    Hapi Berdey Yusimi in Yur Dey2020
    Short
    The Fisherman2017
    Short
    The Premiere2014
    Short, Television
  • Director (4 Credits)
    Norheimsund2025
    Short
    Hapi Berdey Yusimi in Yur Dey2020
    Short
    The Fisherman2017
    Short
    The Premiere2014
    Short, Television
  • Producer (2 Credits)
    Hapi Berdey Yusimi in Yur Dey2020
    Short
    The Fisherman2017
    Short
Official Selection
Norheimsund
Tampere Film Festival
Tampere
2026
Official Selection
Norheimsund
Festival International du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand
2026
Official Selection
Norheimsund
Sundance Film Festival
Park City
2026
Official Selection
Norheimsund
Venice International Film Festival
Venice
2025
Short Film Competition
The Fisherman
Miami Film Festival 2018
Miami
2018
Sundance Short Films
The Fisherman
Rooftop Films Summer Series
New York
2018
International Short Film Competition
The Fisherman
Sundance Film Festival 2018
Park City, Utah
2018
GO - Cuba Special Screening
The Fisherman
World Cinema Amsterdam
Amsterdam
2017
Short Competition
The Fisherman
Latino and Iberian Film Festival at Yale - LIFFY
New Heaven
2017
Grand Jury Price, Best Actor, Best Production, Best Cinematography
The Fisherman
Young Filmmaker Showcase 2017
La Habana
2017
Best Actress
The Premiere
Caricato Awards
Best Actress, SIGNIS Award
The Premiere
Muestra Joven Cuba
Best Short Film
The Premiere
China Women's Film Festival
Jury Mention Best Short
The Fisherman
LASA Film Festival 2019
College
NYU Tisch School of Arts
Grad Film Program
20232025
College
EICTV Escuela de Cine de San Antonio de los Baños
Screenwriting
20152017
Current City
New York
Hometown
Havana, Cuba
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