Alejandro Miranda Cruz, Documentary Director - Sacred Wisdom Sacred Earth

Alejandro Miranda Cruz is an accomplished American filmmaker and cinematographer from Los Angeles, CA, with Wixárika and Taíno roots. He is committed to the filmmaking methodology called Cinema Dignité, an homage to Cinema Verité with a focus on equity for gender and diversity throughout the film production process. He has worked with several Native tribes and is personally invested in creating films that holistically depict the humanity of all peoples and empower all communities. In 2018, alongside his wife, Noel Miranda, Alejandro co-founded Bravebird®, a production company through which they released Fantasy in D Minor (2018). The film debuted at the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival and was honored as Best International Short Film at the Oxford International Film Festival. His recent work, Decolonizing Dinner (2022), premiered at the Bentonville Film Festival and aired on PBS Wisconsin.