Kristy Guevara-Flanagan is a renowned Associate Professor at the prestigious UCLA's School of Theatre, Film and Television, where she spearheads the esteemed MFA Directing Documentary concentration. With a career spanning nearly two decades, Guevara-Flanagan has dedicated herself to creating documentary films that boldly explore themes of gender and representation. Her journey in filmmaking began with an experimental documentary in 1999, which poignantly focused on a blow-up doll and garnered significant attention, screening at the esteemed Los Angeles County Museum of Art, among other prominent venues.
Throughout her illustrious career, Guevara-Flanagan's documentary and experimental films have garnered widespread recognition, screening at some of the most respected film festivals globally, including the Sundance, Tribeca, SXSW, and HotDocs film festivals, as well as the esteemed Getty Museum. Her work has been broadcast on PBS and the Sundance Channel, earning numerous accolades and receiving funding from esteemed organizations such as ITVS, the Sundance Institute, the Tribeca Institute, Latino Public Broadcasting, and California Humanities.
