
Abram Cerda
Directing
Biography
Abram Cerda is a filmmaker whose audiovisual work centers strong & authentic LGBTQ+ and BIPOC characters, often living at the intersections of migration and/or addiction. He holds his BA in film, television and digital media production from the UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television as well as his MA in audiovisual arts from the LUCA School of Arts in Brussels, Belgium. He teaches courses within the Radio-Television-Film department at Austin Community College as an Associate Professor.
Known For

Cute, 20-something Nate isn’t hurting for dates. Even his best friend Jeff confesses his feelings in a moment of drunken vulnerability. Nate, though, is still hopelessly obsessed with his ex-boyfriend Joey. Poignant and funny, this brand-new Dekkoo-original series follows Nate as he tries to find closure and break himself out of romantic purgatory.
I'm Fine

After being rejected by her favorite customer, a cashier must reconcile her feelings when the customer continues to visit the ramen shop.
Maneki

Abel and Pacheco have the deepest chemistry for each other, until what one fantasizes to be an intimate love affair turns out to be just a closeted situation-ship.
Somebody Else

Who should show up to Tim's apartment to fix the toilet but the same man, Javier, he's just sent a dirty message to on a dating app?
The Plumber

The coming of age story of Shéár Avory, a 17 year old trans* aspiring social justice advocate in Los Angeles who navigates housing instability and familial dependency on their journey to adulthood. Shéár depends closely on their mother for continued access to their medical transition, though struggling in her recovery from addiction, she is unable to always offer Shéár the support they need. An observational piece, the film aims to ask, what does coming into adulthood actually look like, for a young Black trans* femme in today’s America?
Shéár Avory: To Be Continued

In Brussels, a Chilean man looks for connection, though fear of intimacy may lead him astray.
I Should Feed My Cat

Two gay-straight best friends find their close relationship upended when one gets a new girlfriend.
Us

An affluent Indian American family implodes under the pressures of a family member's untreated mental illness.