Laura Leal was born in the beautiful Sun City of El Paso, Texas. She was captivated by the wonders of film scoring at a young age which ignited her to pursue film and develop her own visual story language. As a millennial Mexican American Latina, Laura’s visual journey is to talk about the past, the present, and the future using film as a device to communicate, and showcase ideas and bring opportunities to her community using film as a mean to bring everyone together.
Filmography
Producer (7 Credits)
After Party
Joust
Short, Student
Mania
Short
Moretónes (Bruises)
One Way
Short
Pink Jacket
Short
Thrown by the Night
Short
Co-Producer (1 Credit)
Paperless2018
Short, Student
Writer (1 Credit)
Moretónes (Bruises)
Director (1 Credit)
Moretónes (Bruises)
10 Awards & Selections
Semi-Finalist Paperless
CCH Film Fest Los Angeles, CA
2019
NM Shorts Paperless
Santa Fe Film Festival Santa Fe, New Mexico
2019
Award Winner One Way
CCH Film Fest Los Angeles
2019
Gold Award Winner One Way
Spotlight Short Film Awards Atlanta, Georgia
2019
Finalist One Way
IndieX FIlm Fest Los Angles, CA
2019
May 2019 Award Winner One Way
Indie Shorts Fest - Los Angeles International film festival Los Angeles
2019
Platinum Award for Best MicroFilm, Platinum Award for Best Dark Comedy Short One Way
Independent Shorts Awards Los Angeles
2019
Official Selection Pink Jacket
CCH Film Film Fest Los Angeles
2019
Official Selection Thrown by the Night
CCH Film Film Fest Los Angeles
2018
Best Actor Mania
The 48 Hour Film Project - Albuquerque Albuquerque