Talent Agent
CAA
Bryant Barile‭
(424) 288-2000 phone

Marcella Ochoa is a rising filmmaker who recently wrote and directed a Western horror short film, HOUR OF BLOOD, where she was nominated for both an Imagen Award and Humanitas Prize for Best Short Film. She also wrote and directed a short film on Americanization, MY NAME IS MARIA DE JESUS, based on her childhood growing up in Texas. The short premiered on HBO Latino and she did a national university speaking tour where she screened her film and spoke to the students on campus. She wrote and directed the award-winning psychological thriller short film, WORRY DOLLS. It premiered on Crypt TV and was nominated for an IMAGEN Foundation Award for Best Short Film. She was the 2nd unit director and co-wrote the thriller, Discarnate. A social justice horror film she co-wrote, MADRES, was produced by Blumhouse and premiered on Amazon. She received an NAACP Image Award Nomination for Outstanding Writing in a TV Movie for the film. She recently wrote a horror film for Universal. She has previously written horror films for New Line and Paramount. She started off her career in the International Publicity department for Sony Pictures Entertainment. She eventually left to be the Head of Development for producer Harald Kloser's production company. She also worked closely with his producing partner, director Roland Emmerich, on several projects.