Lorena R. Valencia
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Lorena R. Valencia is a Mexican writer-director based in New York. Her MFA thesis film, "Cuanacaquilitl (Dandelion)" (2022), received the Best Short Film Award at the 16Days16Films Film Festival, an Honorable Mention at the Highland Park Independent Film Festival, and the National Board of Review Student Award 2022. Her work has been screened in several international film festivals, including the Morelia International Film Festival, the Atlanta Film Festival, the Human Rights Arts & Film Festival, the New York Latino Film Festival, and the NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Film Festival. Lorena addresses issues such as reproductive rights, identity, and belonging, using both documentary and fiction storytelling.