Photo by Marianne Williams
THE WOMAN BEHIND THE CAMERA
DANIELA RUIZ FILMMAKER
THOUGH DANIELA started her storytelling journey in theatre, film theory and writing for television, she has made a sharp turn into producing films in Hollywood, CA. Daniela Ruiz is a millennial, bilingual and bicultural filmmaker – with many stories to tell. Daniela fell in love with film as a kid when she spent endless hours watching films with her father. She followed her passion by earning a Bachelor of Science in TV, Film, and New Media Production from San Diego State University. After graduating she wrote, developed and produced multiple seasons of Spanish language shows for MTV Networks in Miami and later in New York City. Earlier this year Daniela earned a Master of Fine Arts in Producing from
the prestigious American Film Institute Conservatory in Los Angeles, CA. While at the AFI she produced seven narrative short films and is currently in development with two feature films set to begin production in 2016. One is a Spanish language comedy entitled He Matado a mi Marido that she is developing with other Latino filmmakers. Daniela is an active member of Women in Film and is passionate about her participation in the Latino Donor Collaborative (a national organization dedicated to reshaping the perception of Latinos as part of the American social mainstream).