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. We cherish and thrive 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: 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
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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