MARIPOSA is owned by filmmaker
Ali Alvarez. Born in Mexico, raised in LA, 20 years of creative life in London, and now full circle back living in Los Angeles.
Ali directs and produces documentaries with strong themes in Nature and Humanity. Her feature documentary, Muerte Es Vida, premiered at the Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival, won 'Best Human Wildlife Interaction' at the International Wildlife Film Festival, and has been distributed on iTunes, Amazon and WaterBear Network.
Ali has written and directed content for brands such as BAFTA, WaterBear, and HP. And whose work can be found on Nowness, and as part of art programming at venues such as the British Museum in London, UK, and Cinema Galleggiante in Venice, Italy.
SELECTED WORKS
2009, I Voted Today (documentary short)
2015, Here Come The Dead (documentary short)
2015, Butterflies at Ground Zero (documentary short)
2015, Muerte Es Vida (Death Is Life) (feature documentary)
2015, Muerte Es Vida (Death Is Life) (feature documentary)
2017, BAFTA GURU: When Two Worlds Meet (branded content series)
2019, HP: Latino Jobs (branded content)
2021, Missing Memories of the Universe (documentary short)
2022, Intersections featuring Betty Reid Soskin (WaterBear original)
2023, Under The Same Stars (feature documentary in development)
FEATURING AT
PORTOBELLO FILM FESTIVAL, UK
THESSALONIKI DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL, GREECE
INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE FILM FESTIVAL, USA
ASOLO FILM FESTIVAL, ITALY
LA FEMME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, USA
WARSAW FILM FESTIVAL, POLAND
PORTLAND ECO FILM FESTIVAL, USA
PORTLAND WOMAN’S FILM FESTIVAL, USA
SAN DIEGO SHORTS FEST, USA
SCI-ON!, USA
CINEGLOBE, USA SKYLINE INDIE FILM FESTIVAL, USA
PARISCIENCE, FRANCE
RENCONTRES MONTAGNES ET SCIENCES, FRANCE
THE BRITISH MUSEUM, UK
CINEMA GALLEGGIANTE, ITALY
Feature documentary distributed
on iTunes, Amazon, and WaterBear Network