Joel Alfonso Vargas was born and raised in The Bronx, New York. A recent graduate of the National Film and Television School, he is also a former Fulbright Scholar and holds an MA in documentary filmmaking from the University of the Arts, London. His work aims to collaborate with diasporic communities of color, centering on themes of social, racial, and economic justice. Principal photography on his first feature-length film, tentatively titled Mad Bills to Pay, was completed in 2023.
Joel Alfonso Vargas è nato e cresciuto nel Bronx, a New York. Diplomato di recente alla National Film and Television School, è anche stato borsista Fulbright e ha conseguito un master in documentaristica presso la University of the Arts di Londra. Con il suo lavoro vuole collaborare con comunità diasporiche di colore, concentrandosi su temi di giustizia sociale, razziale ed economica. Le riprese del suo primo lungometraggio, dal titolo provvisorio Mad Bills to Pay, sono state completate nel 2023.
Filmography
2024 Que te vaya bonito, Rico
2024 Sohail, Are You Eating and Sleeping Well?
2024 Shadow
2022 Daddy's Girl
2020 Target is Hiring
2017 Nube
2015 Swarm: An Anti-Odyssey
2014 The Ninth Girl
2013 Glass, Sand and Steel