Arisleyda Dilone makes personal work about her body, her life and her family. Born in Santiago de Los de Caballeros, in Dominican Republic, she spent her formative years in a remote village outside of the city of Santiago. Raised in Long Island, New York she pursued a life that would make her immigrant parents proud while also being true to her. She is the first in her family to attend and graduate college. Before film she worked in New York politics and in international affairs.

In 2011, she was awarded a NALIP mentorship and in 2012 a Travel and Study Grant from the Jerome Foundation. She was a UnionDocs 2014 Collaborative Fellow as well as a 2015 Queer/Art/Mentorship Program Fellow, wherein she completed her short film, Mami y Yo y Mi Gallito /Mom (Me and My Little Rooster).

Arisleyda is a member of Diverse Filmmakers Alliance and Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective.