Paula Leonvendagar

About Paula Leonvendagar

I am a Filmmaker and Media Artist with extensive experience in scripts, research, and documentaries. I wrote and directed the TV documentary series CREO and the feature documentary Portales: La Última Carta, among other projects. In 2016 I moved to New York to study new media technologies, and I graduated with a master´s degree at ITP, Interactive Telecommunications Program, Tisch School of Arts, New York University. Since 2019 I have been working in films and education, teaching film to kids, youth, and teachers, in Film at Lincoln Center Visual Literacy Program, Film & Storytelling, and faculty of Psychology of Adolfo Ibáñez University. Portfolio: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GS4G2cz1-_J4Z7PYwHC-hEF7tyy7DM2C/view?usp=sharing

Experience

1. Filmmaker Teaching Artist

   Melissa Gillis Care

   Mar 2001 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Filmography (Links in Portfolio)2018 Documentary “OYSI, the school of listening”.(27 min), Cecilia Vicuña & Oysi Foundation.2014 Co-director / editor Video \"Transforming Minds\". Neuroscience Institute, University of Chile. 2013 – 2014 Co-writer and editor feature documentary “Crosswords, Friends of Matta Clark”.2009 – 2012 Director and co-writer of the documentary series CREO (8 chapters, 52 minutes each).20••••08 Writer and director of the documentary “Portales, La Última Carta”,(66 minutes). Writer and director of the short film “Episodio”, based on a tale of Roberto Bolaño (24 min). 19••••02 Writer and director of the short films “Primer Acto”, “Metamorphosis” and “Plaza” (16mm).

Education

• Escuela de Cine de Chile

  Bachelor's degree

  1996 — 2000

• New York University

  Master's degree

  2016 — 2018