Laura Varela
Director
Laura Varela is a San Antonio-based documentary filmmaker and media artist who has received awards from the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture, Humanities Texas and Latino Public Broadcasting's Public Media Content Fund. In 2015 she won the San Antonio Film Festival's City on the Rise Best Director Award.
She received her B.S. in radio, TV and film from the University of Texas. Her documentary, As Long as I Remember: American Veteranos examined the steep personal toll of the Vietnam War on three artists from south Texas: visual artist Juan Farias, author Michael Rodriguez and actor/poet Eduardo Garza.
She received her B.S. in radio, TV and film from the University of Texas. Her documentary, As Long as I Remember: American Veteranos examined the steep personal toll of the Vietnam War on three artists from south Texas: visual artist Juan Farias, author Michael Rodriguez and actor/poet Eduardo Garza.