Born in LA & raised in Singapore, Ana Chavez is a filmmaker & video artist. She holds a BA in Film from UC Santa Barbara, where she first explored storytelling through documentary editing.

In 2021, her writing debut Her and I won Best Screenplay at the Santa Barbara Film Festival’s 10-10-10 Program. Ana was also awarded the Wavelength Grant in 2025.

Ana enjoys filming her friends & parties on Super 8, & has documented for Living Earth, Leaving Records, A Club Called Rhonda, & dublab. She’s also a mentor at Las Fotos Project in Boyle Heights.

She loves rock climbing, collaging, playing basketball in Montecito Heights & this scene from Bewitched (2005).

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