Documentary Films and Narrative Shorts

Haiku Films works in English and Spanish on documentary & narrative films, independent projects, and commissioned works for foundations, non-profits, and communities. As a filmmaker and film editor, Mabel Valdiviezo cherishes and thrives on supporting stories & experiences encompassing diverse multicultural perspectives that reimagine a better world.

Prodigal Daughter

Filmmaker and artist Mabel Valdiviezo reunites with her family in Peru after 16 years of silence, confronting haunting childhood memories and a troubled past as an undocumented immigrant in the United States. “Prodigal Daughter” is a cinematic exploration of family, belonging, and the transformative power of art.

Director, Producer & Editor: Mabel Valdiviezo        Feature-length documentary, 2024                            World Premiere, LALIFF

 

Sansa of Silence

Following Pal

Following Pal tells the story of Pal Hermann, a talented cellist and composer whose promising career was cut short by the Nazis. His unfinished cello concerto was lost to time—until his family discovers the sheet music and teams up with the Liszt Franz Academy and the Colburn School to complete the concerto and revive Hermann’s music. 

Director & Producer: Hanh Nguyen                            Editor: Mabel Valdiviezo                                              Feature-length documentary in progress                      

Sansa of Silence

Sands of Silence

Sands of Silence: Waves of Courage is a personal documentary about a filmmaker who, inspired by the transformation of the sex-trafficking survivors whose lives she is documenting, finds the courage to break the silence about sexual abuse in her own life.

Director & Producer: Chelo Alvarez-Stehle          Associate Producer: Mabel Valdiviezo                    Feature-length documentary, 2018                        Screened on PBS’s WORLD Channel – Doc World Series

Sansa of Silence

Women with Altitude

Seven women, survivors of domestic abuse, embark on a life-changing journey to the Bolivian Andes. As they battle extreme weather, altitude sickness, and personal tensions, their climb becomes a powerful metaphor for confronting and overcoming life’s most colossal ordeals.

Director & Producer: Sarah Vaill                                  Editor: Mabel Valdiviezo                                            Feature-length documentary, 2011                        Screened at LALIFF, distributed by Journeyman TV

River Webs

River Webs explores the life and legacy of Japanese scientist, Dr. Shigeru Nakano, and the understanding he brought to the world of river ecology.

Director & Producer: Jeremy Moore                           Editor: Mabel Valdiviezo                                            Feature-length documentary, 2007                            Screened on PBS

 

Carlos Baron Poeta Pan

Carlos Baron, Poeta Pan

Carlos Baron, Poeta Pan follows Carlos Baron, Bay Area multicultural theatre evangelist, who takes us on a fascinating road trip to Chile to explore love and exile through the poetry of Pablo Neruda after the death of Pinochet.

Director & Producer: Mabel Valdiviezo            Documentary short, 14 minutes, 2007                    Screened on PBS at KQED and KQEH

Soledad is Gone Forever by Mabel Valdiviezo

Soledad Is Gone Forever

Soledad Is Gone Forever is a drama that explores the long-term psychological impact of political persecution through the eyes of Soledad Gonzales, a young photographer who learns her father’s remains have been found in a mass grave in Chile.

Director, Producer & Editor: Mabel Valdiviezo.    Executive Producer: Cesar Viana-Teague            Narrative short, 14 minutes, 2006                          Screened at Los Angeles International Films &          New York International Latino Film Festival

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