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Lorena Lourenço is a proud Latina immigrant and an award winning writer-director from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She's passionate about telling stories from marginalized perspectives that highlight cultural identity, the immigrant experience, queer joy, and women’s strength. She’s also USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni, a Film Independent Episodic Directing Fellow and a two time Orchard Project Writing Fellow. Lorena had her short film Muy Gay Too Mexicano licensed by HBOmax, which is often highlighted on their Queer and Latine collections. That same short was selected as best of fest at LALIFF, screening at Outfest, Inside Out, Out On Film, and others. Lorena was also selected for the Orchard Project's episodic lab, where she workshopped her series; Sula and I. That series has Diane Guerrero attached and received initial support from Mark Duplass, being produced by Mucho Más Media. Recently, she's directed an animated music video for MTV promoting the VMA's with Anitta's performance.

The internationally award-winning short she wrote, directed and edited, titled Joy, investigates her experiences as an immigrant woman in America. The short film Lorena has most recently directed, titled "Stitched," has been selected for competition at Hollyshorts, CAAMFest, Riverrun, Cascadia, Tasveer, AAIFF, IFFLA, JDIFF, and PHLAFF, gathering a best short award.