Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio

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Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio is a Colombian-American filmmaker.{{cite news |last1=Robb |first1=David |title=Seven Diverse Scribes Selected For WGA East & FilmNation's Inaugural New York Screenwriters Workshop |url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/seven-diverse-scribes-selected-for-wga-east-filmnations-inaugural-new-york-screenwriters-workshop-1202950336/ |access-date=21 June 2024 |agency=Deadline}} Her feature directorial debut, In the Summers was awarded the grand jury prize and the directing award in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.{{cite news |last1=Keslassy |first1=Elsa |title=Sundance Prizewinner 'In the Summers' Finds U.S. Distribution With Music Box Films (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/sundance-prizewinner-in-the-summers-finds-u-s-distribution-music-box-films-1236027339/ |access-date=21 June 2024 |agency=Variety}}

Career

Lacorazza's short film Mami debuted at the 2019 Palm Springs ShortFest. The following year she was one of seven screenwriters selected for the New York Screenwriters Workshop hosted by Writers Guild of America, East and FilmNation.

In 2024, Lacorazza became the first Latina filmmaker to win the directing award in Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Competition for her feature directorial debut, In the Summers. The film was also awarded the competition's grand jury prize.{{cite news |last1=Martinez |first1=Fidel |title=Their first movie won Sundance. For Luz Films, it's only the beginning |url=https://www.latimes.com/delos/newsletter/2024-02-29/latinx-files-in-the-summers-residente-sundance-luz-films-latinx-files |access-date=21 June 2024 |agency=Los Angeles Times}}

Personal life

Lacorazza identifies as queer.

Filmography

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scope="row" \| 2019 \| Mami \| Short film \| align="center" \|
scope="row" \| 2024 \| In the Summers \| {{N/a}} \| align="center" \|

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scope="row" | 2019

| Mami

| Short film

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scope="row" | 2024

| In the Summers

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Awards and nominations

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scope="row" rowspan="2" \| 2024 \| rowspan="2" \|Sundance Film Festival \| Grand Jury Prize, U.S. Dramatic Competition \| rowspan="2" \| In the Summers \| {{Won}} \| align="center" \|
Director's Award, U.S. Dramatic Competition \| {{Won}} \| align="center" \|

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scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2024

| rowspan="2" |Sundance Film Festival

| Grand Jury Prize, U.S. Dramatic Competition

| rowspan="2" | In the Summers

| {{Won}}