Marisol González (Director/Writer/Executive Producer) is a Dominican filmmaker and
producer. She lives in New York. Currently she works at HBO. González earned Siempre
Mujer Magazine’s ‘Always Inspiring’ honor for her hands-on commitment to important causes
in the Hispanic community. In 2011 she was presented the ‘Proclamation Award’ by New York
State Senator José Peralta for her “outstanding service to the Latino community.” In 2018, her
documentary Children Behind the Wall won an award for Best Produced Documentary
(International) and was nominated for Best Director Feature and Best Indie Film at the
Hudson River International Film Festival. The same year, González was invited to speak at
the United Nations in a roundtable with Nobel Peace Prize Winner Dr. Ernest Kahan and
prominent Latino designer Raul Peñaranda; they discussed how creative economy,
education, and independent film can be used for development. González is González is in
the final stages of capturing her story in her first book.