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Ani Mercedes (she/her), C.E.O., Founder & Impact Producer, Looky Looky Pictures
Ani Mercedes leads Looky Looky Pictures, a company that connects the power of films with the power of people.
Ani Mercedes is C.E.O., Founder and Impact Producer of Looky Looky Pictures, an impact production company that connects the power of films with the power of people. They work with stories that go beyond empathy; that aim to participate in the transformational work of building solidarity with (rather than for) the communities they aim to serve. Ani and her team have implemented and advised on impact production for over 1,000 filmmakers including the films Through the Night, Councilwoman, Building the American Dream, and LIYANA. You can learn more at LookyLookyPictures.com.
Ani Mercedes is an Impact Producer and Founder of Looky Looky Pictures. She works with stories that go beyond empathy; that aim to participate in the transformational work of building solidarity with (rather than for) the communities they aim to serve. Ani and her team have implemented and advised on impact production for over 1,000 filmmakers including the films Councilwoman, Through the Night, Building the American Dream, and LIYANA. You can learn more at LookyLookyPictures.com
She began her film career as a Kartemquin Films intern, studying hours of raw footage from Academy-Award nominated director Steve James and doing research for The Homestretch. She directed two short documentaries: The Hall, Hand Built Boat. Her current short, Fearless, was selected for a Sundance Short Film Intensive.
She earned a Bachelor’s in Anthropology from the University of Chicago, a Master’s in Public Administration from Syracuse University, was a White House intern during the Obama administration, an elementary school teacher via Teach for America, and lives in her hometown of Miami, Florida where she enjoys the beach, boxing, and oil painting.
Ani Mercedes es productora de impacto y fundadora de Looky Looky Pictures. Ha diseñado, implementado y liderado campañas de impacto para numerosos largometrajes, cortometrajes e iniciativas sociales. Los puntos destacados incluyen Liyana, selecciones de Good Pitch Councilwoman y Unaccompanied Children, Building the American Dream, y apoyando el impacto en la serie de cortometrajes Our 100 Days por Field of Vision mientras que es Socio de Firelight Media Impact Producer.
Ani Mercedes es productora de impacto y fundadora de Looky Looky Pictures. Ha diseñado, implementado y liderado campañas de impacto para numerosos largometrajes, cortometrajes e iniciativas sociales. Los puntos destacados incluyen Liyana, selecciones de Good Pitch Councilwoman y Unaccompanied Children, Building the American Dream, y apoyando el impacto en la serie de cortometrajes Our 100 Days por Field of Vision mientras que es Socio de Firelight Media Impact Producer.
Dirigió dos cortometrajes documentales, The Hall (PBS) Hand Built Boat (Festival Internacional de Cine de Miami). Su tercer cortometraje, Fearless, fue seleccionado para un Sundance Short Film Intensive. Comenzó su carrera cinematográfica como pasante de Kartemquin Films, estudiando horas de metraje sin editar del director nominado al Premio del Oscar, Steve James. Ella ayuda a los cineastas a construir la sostenibilidad financiera en Thriving Filmmaker, un curso y podcast. Antes de hacer cine, fue pasante de la Casa Blanca bajo el Presidente Obama, maestra de escuela primaria (Teach for America), y ayudó a los distritos escolares a mejorar su tecnología. Obtuvo una Licenciatura en Antropología de la Universidad de Chicago y una Maestría en Administración Pública de la Universidad de Syracuse. Ella tiene su base en Miami, Florida.
Ani Mercedes tem planejado, implementado, e liderado campanhas de impacto para vários filmes de longa e curta-metragens, e também para iniciativas sociais.
Foi produtora de impacto fellow da Firelight Media, e iniciou sua carreira como estagiária na Kartemquin Films, tendo estudado horas ao lado do diretor nominado da Academy- Award, Steve James. Ela também dirigiu dois curtas documentais e seu terceiro foi selecionado para o Sundance Short Film Intensive. Ani é apaixonada por sustentabilidade e iniciou o Thriving Filmmaker, um recurso online com podcast e vídeos ao vivo, para ajudar realizadores a aprenderem sobre habilidades financeiras. Antes de fazer filmes, ela foi uma das organizadoras na campanha presidencial do Presidente Obama, foi estagiária na Casa Branca durante a presidência de Obama, foi professora do ensino fundamental, e desenhou tecnologias para ajudar a melhorar escolas. Ela tem bacharelado em Antropologia pela Universidade de Chicago e, Mestrado em Administração Pública pela Universidade de Syracuse, e mora em Miami, Flórida.
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