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Gerardo Maravilla

Writer · Director · he/him

Biography

Gerardo Maravilla is a Mexican-American writer-director and LALIFF Inclusion Fellow whose work blends magical realism, speculative drama, and intimate family storytelling. His short film ENSEÑAME COMO MORIR has screened internationally and won the Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival.

Artist Statement

"My stories live where ritual meets the supernatural — where the people we lose teach us how to remain. I make films for the families who already know the dead are still in the room."

Filmography

Selected works.

2023

Enséñame Como Morir

After her grandmother passes away, a grieving Mexican-American woman becomes fascinated with learning what it feels like to die, believing it will allow her to feel close to her grandma in death in a way she never felt in life.

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Recognition

Winner — Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival
LALIFF Inclusion Fellow