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Los Angeles based Chicana filmmaker
Lesley Elizondo is a Mexican American director of photography and cinematography educator born and raised in Los Angeles.
In 2019, Lesley’s DP work with the activist group “Ya Basta” was featured in a week-long video installation on Sacramento and Washington DC’s capitol buildings. Her cinematography has also been featured in the Senorita Cinema Film Festival in Houston, the Pride Arts Center Film Festival in Chicago, the Stella Adler Academy Hollywood Short and Sweet Film Festival in LA, and the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase in St. Louis. On Youtube, “Pa Delante” has over 96 thousand views and “MacBeth” has over 3.6 thousand views.
Lesley’s awards include the Women In Film Loreen Arbus Cinematography Fellowship, the Antonio David Blanco Cinematography Fellowship, the NHFA Fellowship, the Dorothy Arzner Memorial Fund, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Grant. Because of her work, Lesley has been invited to attend the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts annual Gala and Pitch Session in Washington DC for the last three consecutive years.
As a cinematographer, she has lensed narrative, serial, documentary, theatrical, protests, live events, music and commercial projects. Lesley completed a Master of Fine Arts in Cinematography from UCLA and two Bachelor of Arts Degrees from the California State University of Long Beach; one in Narrative Film Directing and the other in Spanish Literature.
Most recently, she completed the cinematography on the action short TAPS, the documentary “Basta,” the HBO pilot “Harvest,” and is currently doing research for “Intern Reaper,” a Taiwanese film.
Lesley teaches cinematography, production, and directing as an adjunct professor in UCLA, UCI, Loyola Marymount University, and Cal State University, Fullerton
In 2019, Lesley’s DP work with the activist group “Ya Basta” was featured in a week-long video installation on Sacramento and Washington DC’s capitol buildings. Her cinematography has also been featured in the Senorita Cinema Film Festival in Houston, the Pride Arts Center Film Festival in Chicago, the Stella Adler Academy Hollywood Short and Sweet Film Festival in LA, and the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase in St. Louis. On Youtube, “Pa Delante” has over 96 thousand views and “MacBeth” has over 3.6 thousand views.
Lesley’s awards include the Women In Film Loreen Arbus Cinematography Fellowship, the Antonio David Blanco Cinematography Fellowship, the NHFA Fellowship, the Dorothy Arzner Memorial Fund, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Grant. Because of her work, Lesley has been invited to attend the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts annual Gala and Pitch Session in Washington DC for the last three consecutive years.
As a cinematographer, she has lensed narrative, serial, documentary, theatrical, protests, live events, music and commercial projects. Lesley completed a Master of Fine Arts in Cinematography from UCLA and two Bachelor of Arts Degrees from the California State University of Long Beach; one in Narrative Film Directing and the other in Spanish Literature.
Most recently, she completed the cinematography on the action short TAPS, the documentary “Basta,” the HBO pilot “Harvest,” and is currently doing research for “Intern Reaper,” a Taiwanese film.
Lesley teaches cinematography, production, and directing as an adjunct professor in UCLA, UCI, Loyola Marymount University, and Cal State University, Fullerton
Director | Writer
Lesley Elizondo is a Mexican American director, cinematographer and educator born and raised in Los Angeles.
As a first generation art scholar and filmmaker, Lesley writes, directs, and shoots stories based within the Mexican, the Latino and the American experience. She looks to bridge the duality of her heritage through translating the intricacies of life through image making that explore themes of injustice, loss, and love.
As a director, she has lensed eight narrative shorts, an experimental piece, and multiple documentaries, live and commercial projects. In 2020, Lesley’s latest documentary "Basta" won the Best Documentary Award at the Official Latino Film and Arts Festival.
Lesley completed a Master of Fine Arts in Cinematography from UCLA and two Bachelor of Arts Degrees from the California State University of Long Beach; one in Narrative Film Directing and the other in Spanish Literature.
As a first generation art scholar and filmmaker, Lesley writes, directs, and shoots stories based within the Mexican, the Latino and the American experience. She looks to bridge the duality of her heritage through translating the intricacies of life through image making that explore themes of injustice, loss, and love.
As a director, she has lensed eight narrative shorts, an experimental piece, and multiple documentaries, live and commercial projects. In 2020, Lesley’s latest documentary "Basta" won the Best Documentary Award at the Official Latino Film and Arts Festival.
Lesley completed a Master of Fine Arts in Cinematography from UCLA and two Bachelor of Arts Degrees from the California State University of Long Beach; one in Narrative Film Directing and the other in Spanish Literature.
Projects
TAPS
Directed by: Kayden Phoenix
Pa Delante
Musical Artist: Ivan Ortega
Directed by: Kayden Phoenix
Directed by: Kayden Phoenix
MacBeth and Lady MacBeth
Directed by Cowen Angus Bailey
Memories: Jose de Jesus
Romeo and Julio
Illusions of Love
Illusion of Love - WIP cut from Kara Reddy on Vimeo.
Written and Directed by Kara Reddy
LA 143
Directed by Sergio Monserrate
Helen by Euripides
An Uber Tale
Retrograde
The Beach Trip
The Glass Menagerie
Secret Sauce
SwagLife Productions
Feed
Written and Directed by Kara Reddy
