- Address
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849 St. Nicholas Avenu, 6A,
New York, NY, 10031, United States of America
- Web Links
- http://www.vivianrivas.com
- Resume
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Vivian Rivas
Full Bio
pstrongGuatemalan born, graduated as an Architect in 1990. /strong/ppstrongIn 1993 she works as a prop-master for the award winning first Guatemalan feature film √¢¨SThe Silence of Neto√¢¨˝ and moves to NYC to pursue her passion of filmmaking. She works as a casting director at Morningside Movies until 2001. Then she becomes a Union Script Supervisor for commercials and fiction films working all over the US, Mexico, Guatemala, Puerto Rico and Canada./strongbr/ppstrongAt 52 years old, decides to go back to school to get a Masters degree in documentary filmmaking. Her goal is to shoot and direct documentaries about regular people that go through unexpected journeys.   Her thesis documentary project  Ebb Tide has won several awards in festivals in the US. /strong/pbr˝
- Professional Credits
- Documentary Director/Writer/Cinematographer
Union Script Supervisor
- Industry Awards
- Winner Best Documentary Short at The Americas Film Festival 2018
Winner Best Documentary Film at Cityvisions CCNY 2018
Finalist NYWIFT Scholarship Award MFA Program at CCNY 2018
HP Scholarship Award from NYWIFT 2018
Award of Recognition at the Impact Docs Awards, California 2018