MOVIES DIRECTED BY

Andrés Madrigal Alvarado

Andrés Madrigal is a Costa Rican filmmaker exploring queer narratives and the intersection of the personal and political through documentary storytelling. His short film Pray For Us (2017) was nominated for Best Short Film at the Ícaro International Film Festival. He also co-directed the short documentary I Was Born There (2016), which was selected for the Havana International Film Festival. Andrés was recognized in 2023 by the Prince Claus Fund’s Seed Awards as one of 100 emerging cultural practitioners. He has refined his work through top industry labs, including the Sundance Documentary Storytelling Lab, Guadalajara Film Festival WIP, Conecta Chile WIP, SANFIC, Bolivia Lab, and Proyectos de Atitlán. His debut feature-length documentary, Lost Men, is now completed and will celebrate its world premiere at the 14th Costa Rica International Film Festival (CRFIC 14). The project was previously selected as one of the Spotlighted Projects at Cannes Docs 2025.