Laura Perez

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About Laura Perez

Laura is a dynamic filmmaker & producer that specializes in creating content targeting underrepresented and under-developed cultures, demographics, and markets. She has written, produced, and directed films under her flagship production company Alma Libre Films, LLC, as well as created content for worldwide and non-profit corporations and municipalities in the tech, telecommunications, legal, and entertainment/film sectors.Laura’s feature film “Harvest of Redemption” which she co-wrote and co-produced won the “Best Foreign Feature” award at the International Family Film Festival in Hollywood, and was distributed nationwide by Blockbuster, Target, and Wal-Mart and televised in Mexico. Laura is currently producing and directing the feature "A Place in Between," which follows the impactful journey of a teen who gets to know her estranged mother on a crusade road trip to scatter her father's ashes. She is also producing and directing documentary entitled “American Orange,” which explores the “mysterious” decline and demise of an impoverished Latino border community that housed an Agent Orange producing plant during the Vietnam War.Laura co-wrote and co-directed “No More Empty Chairs,” a stage play that was recognized by The National Coalition of Hispanic Health for outstanding advocacy. She has been a screenplay judge for Final Draft’s Big Break Script Competition, The American Screenwriter’s Association International Screenplay Competition, and Scenario USA’s What’s The Real Deal Script Contest. She has also been a consultant and panelist for The CineSol Latin Film Festival, and honored for her contributions as a motivational speaker for youth by The Migrant Students College Assistance Program.Laura has a Juris Doctor from Saint Mary’s University School of Law, a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology with a minor in Communications, and an Associate’s Degree in Theatre. She has been awarded grants from the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture and The National Endowment for the Arts.Specialties: In the field of entertainment - Law, Producing, Consulting, Contracts, Business Plans, Marketing Plans, Writing, Script Notes, Final Draft, Movie Maker Scheduling and Budgeting, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Photoshop Design, Flash and HTML encoding.