Documentary Films and Narrative Shorts
Haiku Films works in English and Spanish on documentary & narrative films, independent projects, and commissioned works for foundations, non-profits, and communities. As a filmmaker and film editor, Mabel Valdiviezo cherishes and thrives on supporting stories & experiences encompassing diverse multicultural perspectives that reimagine a better world.
Prodigal Daughter
Filmmaker and artist Mabel Valdiviezo reunites with her family in Peru after 16 years of silence, confronting haunting childhood memories and a troubled past as an undocumented immigrant in the United States. “Prodigal Daughter” is a cinematic exploration of family, belonging, and the transformative power of art.
Director, Producer & Editor: Mabel Valdiviezo. Feature-length documentary, 2024 World Premiere, LALIFF, May 30, 7pm, 2024
Sands of Silence
Sands of Silence: Waves of Courage is a personal documentary about a filmmaker who, inspired by the transformation of the sex-trafficking survivors whose lives she is documenting, finds the courage to break the silence about sexual abuse in her own life.
Director & Producer: Chelo Alvarez-Stehle Associate Producer: Mabel Valdiviezo Feature-length documentary, 2018 Screened on PBS’s WORLD Channel – Doc World Series
Carlos Baron, Poeta Pan
Carlos Baron, Poeta Pan follows Carlos Baron, Bay Area multicultural theatre evangelist, who takes us on a fascinating road trip to Chile to explore love and exile through the poetry of Pablo Neruda after the death of Pinochet.
Director & Producer: Mabel Valdiviezo Documentary short, 14 minutes, 2007 Screened on PBS at KQED and KQEH
River Webs
River Webs explores the life and legacy of Japanese scientist, Dr. Shigeru Nakano, and the understanding he brought to the world of river ecology.
Editor: Mabel Valdiviezo Feature-length, 2007 Screened on PBS
Soledad Is Gone Forever
Soledad Is Gone Forever is a drama that explores the long-term psychological impact of political persecution through the eyes of Soledad Gonzales, a young photographer who learns her father’s remains have been found in a mass grave in Chile.
Director, Producer & Editor: Mabel Valdiviezo. Executive Producer: Cesar Viana-Teague Narrative short, 14 minutes, 2006 Screened at Los Angeles International Films & New York International Latino Film Festival
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