DOCUMENTARY & ANIMATION

Álvaro Baquero-Pecino

Professor & Film Specialist (Spain)

Álvaro Baquero-Pecino is an Assistant Professor at the College of Staten Island, CUNY. He obtained a double degree in Hispanic Philology, and Literary Theory and Comparative Literature from the University of Granada (Spain). He also earned a M.A. in Spanish from New Mexico State University, and received his Ph.D. in Literature and Cultural Studies from Georgetown University. His main research interests include Contemporary Peninsular and Latin American Literature and Culture, Film Studies, Immigration, Violence, Crime Fiction, and Trauma Narratives. 

Catalina Santamaria

Filmmaker & Photographer (Colombia)

Catalina Santamaría has been a producer at ITALICS– CUNY TV since 2015. She has worked with award-winning directors, including Alan Berliner in New York and Caridad Sorondo in Puerto Rico. She has directed, produced, photographed and edited the following short films: UMBRELLA HOUSE, LUMINESCENCE, EXCEPT MY SOUL…, and DERAIL. SQUATTERS, 2021,  is her first feature documentary, and has been selected in MIDBO (International Documentary Encounters), FICCALI  (Cali International Film Festival), Chicago Latino Film Festival and The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival.

Wilson Reyes

Producer & Editor (Colombia)

Wilson Reyes is a NY Emmy Award-winning director, producer and editor. He has produced and directed films and documentaries in the U.S. and overseas, and also has several years of experience in commercial as well as not-for-profit television. He is the executive producer of CUNY TV’s Twilight Talks  and segment producer for Nueva York.