Elaine Del Valle

FILMMAKER - TELLER OF STORIES

GABRIELLE GLORE | Creative Producer | Urbanworld Festival Director

"Elaine is a case study in perseverance."

Bio

Elaine Del Valle is a native New York, Puerto Rican Director, and multi-hyphenate Storyteller.

Her awards include the HBO Latinx Director award and from festivals including SXSW, Urbanworld, Catalyst Stories, Seriesfest and more.

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Born To Tell Stories

G-L-OWING UP

Backstory

I grew up as the youngest of four, enveloped in the love of an altruistic, righteous mother and her ten siblings who used humor and Vicks Vapor Rub as cure-alls. Family get-togethers meant forming an assembly line to make Puerto Rican pasteles and laughing through tears at their endless joke-filled recollections, seemingly in competition for the best childhood trauma. Their disarming way of sharing wisdom through their wounds and using laughter to develop shame resilience continues to inform my artistic approach. It has ingrained in me the healing power of storytelling.

We lived in Brownsville, Brooklyn--the murder capital of New York--a community more populated than 98.5% of the nation's neighborhoods.

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REEL & TRAILERS

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I love working with children and shining a light on emerging actors. I want to actively support their growth and experience and help them become the next generation of sought-after talent.

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DIRECTING ACTORS

Testimonials

I speak English, Spanish and Actor Lingo

I spent three years in professional actor scene studies at Carnegie Hall under Wynn Handman. Having been an actor, I justify my directorial choices through the lens of character within story.

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