Paola Mendoza is a Colombian born film director, author and cultural organizer whose storytelling drives her audiences toward a relentless demand for change.

Paola uses art to disrupt and disarm, to change our thinking and to advance movements for immigrants, women and reproductive justice. Paola is a Pop Culture Collborative Gender Justice Fellow, a Race Forward Fellow, an Opportunity Agenda Fellow and a Pop Culture; Becoming America Fellow. She was named Glamour’s Woman of the Year in 2017 and one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film.

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Solis

From the authors of Sanctuary comes a haunting near-future companion tale about undocumented immigrants subjected to deadly experiments in a government labor camp and the four courageous rebels who set into place a daring plan to liberate them.

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Romina

Romina, a short film, tells the true story of a 14-year-old girl facing an unplanned pregnancy in a state where abortion is banned. Despite the legal barriers, a community rallies around her, ensuring she can access the abortion she desires.

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Trans Prom

Trans and Non-Binary youth came together in Washington DC to celebrate themselves and the freedom, imagination and magic they bring to the world.

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Act for Abortion

January 22th, 2022 marked the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade . Paola organized a celebration on the steps of the Supreme Court in an act of joyful declaration to honor people who have abortions and abortion providers.

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