Filmmaker, editor and communications coordinator
Jahaira Daga Acevedo is a Peruvian filmmaker based in Austin, Texas, whose work often centers themes of sexuality, coming of age, and Latinx culture. She is a graduate candidate for the M.F.A. in Film & Media Production at the University of Texas at Austin and received her B.A. in Audiovisual Communication from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.
Her work as a director
Her work as an editor
We Are on Native Lands: Stories of Elder Marika Alvarado in Austin, Texas (2025)
USA, 2025 / DIGITAL. 12 MIN
A short documentary video on the Native history of what has become central Austin––where the University of Texas at Austin is currently located. Through the narrative of elder Marika Alvarado (Lipan Mescalero), this documentary particularly focuses on the history of the lands now occupied by Pease Park and the surroundings of West Campus.
The immortal Mrs. Ericson
USA, 2025 / DIGITAL. 15 MIN
Mrs. Ericson hires a legacy-making agent to become unforgettable to her writer son, but a turn of events twists her legacy into his worst nightmare.
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