Eli Vazquez

Eli Vazquez is a LA based writer, director hailing originally from Chicago. A proud Afro-Mexi-Rican, he found his sense of humor growing up as one of 10 siblings fighting over hamburger helper and convincing his mother that he didn't want to be a priests when he grew up. Eli is a former writer/producer for BuzzFeed's Latinx digital brand Pero Like, where he generated over a billion views online through his directing work. In 2018 he became a fellow in the HOLA Mexico Film Festivals, Tomorrow's Filmmakers Today program, In 2021 he became a National Hispanic Media Coalition Screenwriting Fellow and recently became a 2022 Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival/Netflix Afro-Latinx Film Fellow. Eli's projects have been seen at such festivals as the Los Angeles International Film Festival, Chicago International Latino Film Festival, Philadelphia Latino Film Festival, and most recently nominated for multiple awards at the Official Latino Film and Arts Festival.