Naiti Gámez
Naiti Gamez is a filmmaker willing to call anywhere "with a flexible approach to language" home.
She has worked as a cinematographer, director and editor on award-winning films and television series. Her latest film, Love, Sadie, was awarded a Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund Grant (Austin Film Society) and was a semi-finalist at the 2008 Student Academy Awards.
As a cinematographer, her film credits have screened at dozens of festivals worldwide, including Clermont-Ferrand, Tribeca, SXSW, Festival du Cinema de Paris, Woodstock Film Festival, Hampton's International Film Festival, Festival de Cine Internacional de Barcelona and Taos Talking Pictures. Her film and TV credits have aired on television networks such as Showtime, MTV/MTV2, & tuTV.
Naiti has also worked at non-profit organizations in the U.S. and abroad. As a youth-media educator, she's collaborated with young people to produce videos about social issues that affect them. She holds a B.A. in Latin American Studies from Smith College, and an M.F.A. in Film Production (Cinematography concentration) from the University of Texas at Austin.