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Edwin Pagan - IMDb Bio

Edwin Pagan is a New York-based filmmaker, cinematographer, screenwriter and cultural activist with a rare blend of creative and administrative experience, including over 16-years in the documentary and narrative film sectors.

As a filmmaker he has produced such dramatic films as Angel David's Scar Tissue, Derek Velez-Partridge's Sangre/Blood, Andres Nicolini's Rendezous, and line-produced Franc Reyes' Beauty. As a Director of Photography (DP) he has lensed Lost Love, The Reckoning, Brother (RIPFest #6), For The Record: Guam and World War II (for PBS), Our Woman, Our Struggle (currently in production), and the reality TV pilot, Latina Confessions, among others.

In 2005 he worked as conference programmer for 27th IFP Market & Conference and was responsible for curating conference panels and speakers. He has also worked at the Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA) as an artist grants coordinator and marketing manager at the Association of Hispanic Arts (AHA).

He currently serves as a Board member of the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) and is president of its New York chapter. He has served on numerous juries, selection and curatorial committees for such arts entities as the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), NYC Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA), New York International Latino Film Festival and prestigious Tribeca Institutes' Tribeca All Access Connects initiative, and frequently speaks on panels related to filmmaking, particularly the expansion and integration of Latino filmmakers into the industry. In addition, he has also curated the NewLatino Filmmakers series at the renowned cinematheque, Anthology Film Archives, for the past four years. He is a representative member of the Media Coalition for Artist of Color.

His latest signature project, Bronx Burning (as writer/producer/director), is a long-form documentary that chronicles the rise, fall and resurrection of the South Bronx. His production company, Pagan-Images, will produce the film.