
Camille Morales-Zayas
Production
Biography
Camille Morales-Zayas is a writer, director and producer from San Juan, Puerto Rico currently based in Austin, Texas. She graduated from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez where she obtained a Bachelors Degree in English Literature with a minor in Film Studies. She also attended The University of Carlos III in Madrid where she studied Film Production and explored her love for International Cinema. Morales' work has been recognized and screened Internationally in festivals such as Docs Without Borders Film Festival, Cine Sol Film Festival, Berlin Indie Film Festival, Fayetteville Film Fest, Panorama International Indie Film Festival, FlickFair Film Festival, Deep in the Heart Film Festival and New York Indie Shorts Awards. She recently graduated with an MFA in Film and Media Production from The University of Texas at Austin as part of the Radio, Television and Film program.
Known For

When a little girl gets called a whore for the first time, she discovers her place in the world but also her power to define herself.
Julie Baby

Maria and Luis, two painters, are tormented by her nightmares that seemingly come to life.
As the Walls Closed In

A Vietnamese immigrant mother and daughter in the US argue over how to honor the late patriarch as they shop for his second death anniversary, and inadvertently involve a handsome stranger at the local Asian supermarket.
Supermarket Affairs

Resistance brews among the Indian immigrants who were stripped of their dignity when a reputed shipyard in Texas conscripted them as guest workers to repair the oil rigs and ships damaged after Hurricane Katrina.
Men in Blue

Black Magic is a traumedy that follows Alicia, a Black screenwriter, as she navigates her new staff writer position on a network drama. When she realizes that she’s nothing more than a fellowship diversity hire, Alicia tries to prove her worth to a room that must write in a "diverse" character to save their show. The character quickly devolves into little more than a trope, forcing Alicia to either compromise her hard-earned dream job or play nice with her colleagues and compromise herself. When she chooses the latter, she unwittingly embodies the character they’ve created.
Black Magic

After the death of their sister, two brothers reach a breaking point as they try to process their grief.
Nos vemos después

A teenager who dreams of being a dancer is forced to confront her own desires with real life.
Laura

A man and a woman work late into the night in their company's office to complete a job that could decide their future. Over the course of the night, the two will try different unconventional methods to keep their concentration constantly on the edge of human capabilities.
Alexander Horned Sphere

Marcy, Emmy and Carmen, three hispanic artists, take us through life in the south of Texas known as The Borderlands.