ANDREA PATIÑO CONTRERAS
visual journalist

about

b. 1986, HK.

 

I am a bilingual video journalist and editor from Bogotá, Colombia, currently based in Boston. I love all aspects of filmmaking: from the early stages of research, to the most intricate details of post-production. Most of my work revolves around questions of migration and mobility, and the Latino community in the U.S. and across Latin America. I also have extensive experience covering gender and sexual violence. My latest film #IamVanessaGuillen, explores the mental health impact of survivors of military sexual violence.

My work as a journalist is heavily informed by my love for cultural anthropology, which trained me to look at the world through a human-centered lens and to stay curious.

My work has been recognized by the Hillman Foundation, the National Murrow Awards, the Gracie Awards and Picture of the Year International among others.

I am also the co-founder of the visual production studio Rabbit Raccoon and an aspiring ceramics artist.

I love to collaborate and I’m open to work, so get in touch! patino.andrea [at] gmail [dot] com

 

I’m currently on leave until May of 2024, completing a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University, where I’m studying ways in which journalists and documentary filmmakers can create trauma-informed practices when reporting on vulnerable populations, particularly survivors of sexual violence.

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