LUCILA MOCTEZUMA, Program Director, Chicken & Egg Pictures, USA

Lucila Moctezuma is Program Director at Chicken & Egg Pictures where she oversees the development and implementation of the organization’s programs in support of women and gender nonconforming nonfiction filmmakers.

Previously she was Executive Producing Director at UnionDocs, center for documentary art in Brooklyn; managed the Production Assistance Program at Women Make Movies, providing support to women filmmakers in the development of their projects; was Director of the Media Arts Fellowships for The Rockefeller Foundation, a highly prestigious program that supported media artists in the US and Latin America; and was founding Director of TFI Latin America Fund.

She was Vice-President of the Board of Trustees of The Flaherty. Originally from Mexico City, Lucila is in the documentary selection committee of the Morelia International Film Festival.

INSTITUTE PROFILE

Chicken & Egg Pictures supports women nonfiction filmmakers whose artful and innovative storytelling catalyzes social change. We envision an inclusive media industry in which women and gender nonconforming filmmakers, representing a range of experiences and backgrounds, are fully supported to realize their artistic goals, and build fulfilling careers in the documentary film industry.

Since 2005, Chicken & Egg Pictures has awarded $8 million in grants and thousands of hours of creative mentorship to over 340 filmmakers. Films supported by Chicken & Egg Pictures have won numerous awards, including Academy and Emmy Awards, but more importantly, they have resulted in change for the issues they address.