Rafael Flores

Rafael Flores is a bilingual documentary and narrative filmmaker of Chicano ancestry. He is Phi Beta Kappa Scholar who holds a Masters of Fine Arts specializing in Directing, Social Justice Film Production, Chicano Cinema, and Third Cinema. He also holds a BA in Comparative Literature and Cinema Studies from the University Washington. Flores is the Producer for the Hidden Gem Creative Studios, and is Co-Founder & Director at production company Green Eyed Media. Mr. Flores' company, Green Eyed Media, produces and distributes original music, documentaries and fictional narratives. It was founded in 2007 and has expanded to the Bay Area and Los Angeles. The focus of much of his personal research and cinema centers on issues concerning hybridity, border theory, and the post-modern identities of Hip-Hop culture and the Chicano community. His work has been praised by various institutions that include: The White House, The Grammy Foundation, TED-X lecture series, the Cannes International Film Festival, the Writer's Guild Theater of America, the London Guardian, and the Chicano International Film Festival. Flores is currently a lecturer at San Francisco State University & The College of San Mateo who teaches Latin-American Cinema, Digital Film Production, Screenwriting and Documentary film theory.