Client: Art21


Joiri Minaya’s Pattern Making


DIRECTION
EDITING
DOCUMENTARY
VISUAL ARTS
Role: Director, Producer, Editor

Vimeo Staff Pick 2023, Aesthetica Film Fest 2024, Florida Film Fest 2024
I was commissioned by Art21 to create a short documentary about Dominican Multidisciplinary Artist Joiri Minaya for their “New York Close Up” series.
Shot in between DR and NY the histories, realities, and fantasies of the Dominican Republic and the wider Caribbean are explored, exposed, and subverted as Minaya seeks to control her own representation and visibility.
“Joiri’s work is very layered visually and conceptually and I always envisioned some parts of this film edited in a similarly graphic layered style, as a conceptual nod to her work.” Says Director Alina Rancier.

Credits:
Director Photography: Sophia Marcos (DR Unit) + Isabel Padilla (NY Unit)


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NYC         LONDON        SANTO DOMINGO