SILVIA LASERNA
Helping solve society's most pressing needs with rigor, creativity, and passion.
BBC Storyville
By Leftwood Films and Amber Entertainment
Pablo's Hippos
Pablo's Hippos tells the absurd and paradoxical story of Colombia's thirty-year struggle with the drug trade, at once a farce and a tragedy, as seen through the eyes of the extravagant pet of the most powerful drug baron in history: a hippo named Pepe.
My role
Associate Producer: produced shoots and shot still photography in Colombia, did extensive archive research in 10+ sources internationally, assisted film editor in the UK, coordinated subtitles and film translation, applied to festivals and managed film launch in 2011.
UNFPA
By Citurna TV and Comminit
Revela2
Revela2 is a multimedia platform for adolescents that aims to facilitate dialogue and critical reflection about sexual and reproductive rights and contribute to transforming behaviors, socio-cultural norms and practices. There are three main components to the series: a fiction narrative, documentary shorts and interactive hangouts with popular performers.
My role
Director Non-Fiction: Trained by edutainment expert Martine Bouman, contributed to design of series and media platform, reviewed scripts for fiction narrative and directed documentaries for non-fiction component.
Sierra Films
For Semana, CatacolTV, Alcaldía de Cali and Silla Vacía
4 Docs
Margarita Martínez is a renowned filmmaker who has directed documentaries about sociopolitical struggles in Colombia from a variety of perspectives including that of urban paramilitaries, indigenous groups struggling for land, Afro-colombian musicians, war journalists, youth political movements and most recently the peace agreement negotiators.
My role
Associate Producer and Director of Photography for Semana25, Second Unit Director and Camera for Piano of the Jungle, Festival Applications for Antanas' Way and Production Assistant for Stolen Land.