Elena Fortes

October 23, 2024

Carving spaces for creative disruption and experimentation in documentary film production and audience development, in order to nurture curiosity and inspire new forms of artistic expression and engagement.

Creative producer and cultural strategist with 15+ years venturing across the documentary spectrum. Co-founder and director of the Ambulante Film Festival from 2005-2016, co-conspirator and producer at No Ficción (A Cop Movie, Midnight Family), and most recently, sparker of Fiasco, a studio devoted to developing projects that uphold the free, serendipitous, and collaborative nature of filmmaking.