
Andy Alvarez
Directing
Biography
Born in Cali, Colombia, Andy Alvarez is a director / producer based in Vancouver, BC. Graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2017 with a BFA in Film Production. Her directorial debut based on her personal story is the award winning short film La Mariposa. It was awarded the Leo Award for Best Student Production in June of 2018, and is now streaming on CBC Gem and Air Canada. In the fall of 2018 Andy was selected as one of 10 filmmakers to participate in Vancouver's International Film Festival's first Talent Lab program. Andy won the Lindalee Tracey Award at Hot Docs 2019 Film Festival for her latest short film, Our Home.
Known For

A couple fights to hold their relationship together as a memory loss virus spreads and threatens to erase the history of their love and courtship.
Little Fish

A gender non-conforming person struggling to assert their identity unexpectedly finds courage in an aging master tailor.
The Tailor

Bela, a first-generation Filipina immigrant, must face her parents' prejudice regarding her sexual orientation.
Come Around
Ten years ago, Anna’s father disappeared, a fugitive wanted for mass murder. Two days ago, her estranged mother mysteriously died. But when Anna inherits her childhood home, a malicious demonic presence forces her to confront the terrifying truth of her family legacy.
Remnant

Set in 2042, the world is ravaged by climate change. A mother races to teach her daughter the emergency preparedness that comes with each disaster after experiencing a tragic loss.
Sol

After an unexpected pregnancy The Patient is terrified at the prospect of fatherhood, and after being denied an orchiectomy by their doctor they seek to have the surgery performed illegally at a seedy motel.
S.I.D.S.

A young half-Indigenous woman consults with her lawyer about how to present her case. The experience leaves her questioning her identity and her place in society.
Laura

Third grade student Charles really needs to go to the bathroom. And when his evil teacher Miss Bird finally releases him to go and relieve himself, he arrives at the bathroom to find a full-grown tiger sitting outside of the stalls.
Here There Be Tygers

Carol's family tries to accept their new life as a refugees, while she struggles to pass a swimming test.
The Butterfly
A Latin American family in Canada is celebrating the birthday of their youngest child, until they get rudely interrupted by two immigration officers.
Our Home

An annoyed theatre goer takes revenge on the texting couple seated in front of him.