Gisselle Loera - Award Winning Film Director and Writer Phoenix, Arizona

Gisselle Loera is the Writer and Director of the award winning film: It’s not a Big Deal she is also a Digital Production Coordinator for TVGla. She is based in Phoenix, Arizona.

“ Representation in entertainment is something that we desperately need, I was told when I wanted to study Film that being a woman and being Mexican was my disadvantage - I disagree, it is my advantage because you will never see me coming […] Hollywood is very late in updating with the times. Being creative and having stories to tell has the potential to bridge the gap in bringing in new perspectives and voices to the table of change.”

Gisselle recounts how she discovered Directing as a career and how her experiences as a first-generation Mexican paved the way to produce films that would bring visibility and resonate on a personal level with first-generation immigrants.

Music for this episode is composed by Humans Win and podcast editing is by Bill Fires.