November • 2020
Monica pitched a great story for our series and executed it brilliantly. I look forward to working with her again in the future.
Monica W.
Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico
6 reviews$700 - $1500 / Day
About
Mónica Wise Robles is a Colombian-American documentary filmmaker based in Mexico City. Her work focuses on intimate stories of resistance highlighting feminist, LGBTQ+, and indigenous narratives. She has produced work with The Guardian, NYT and the BBC among other outlets. Her first short documentary Lupita, about a Maya massacre survivor, premiered at the Ambulante festival in Mexico, Sheffield Doc/Fest and Doc NYC in 2020, receiving awards from several others. Mónica was a cinematographer on Netflix’s Trials of Gabriel Fernández (2018), Iliana Sosa’s feature What We Leave Behind (2022 SXSW award winner, NYT Critic Pick, and Gotham Awards Nominee for Best Documentary feature), After the Flood (Vice, 2022 Emmy Winner), Niñas // Somos el Fuego (2022, Premio Gabo Winner). She is also the DP of Vena Aquatica, a documentary in production about ecofeminists in El Salvador. She is an IWMF fellow, a Ford Foundation and Sundance Institute grantee, a UC Berkeley Investigative Reporting Program Associate.
Top Services
- Documentary DP
- 5 reviews
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- 3 reviews
- Field Producer
- 1 review
Clients
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September • 2017
Monica asked pertinent follow up questions and kept the our vision for the project in mind while filming. She has great storytelling instincts and is very resourceful. I would definitely hire her again!
Top Projects
Produced for BBC
Colombia’s indomitable ‘horse whisperer’
Multimedia Project. Video by me: Colombia has long been home to one of the most rugged and machista cowboy cultures on Earth. Today, Natalia Salazar is breaking barriers from the backs of horses.
- Documentary DP
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Field Producer
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Non-Fiction Film Director
Produced for BBC
In Guatemala, the Maya World untouched for centuries
I shot, field produced and co-edited a three part series on archeologists in Guatemala using Lidar technology to better understand excavation and preserve the rainforest. This is the 6 minute lift for BBCTRAVEL.
- Documentary DP
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Field Producer
- Video Editor - Documentary
Produced for BBC Reel
BBC Reel: The Maya world untouched for centuries
3 Part docuseries Shot and field produced summer ’19 and edited by me. Released: 18 NOVEMBER 2020 Archaeologists have suspected there was more to the Maya sites - Tikal, El Zotz and Holmul. But it wasn’t until recently that proof came – in the form of Lidar, a type of remote sensing technology.
- Documentary DP
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Field Producer
- Fixer
Produced for teleSUR
TeleSUR -- Oceti Sakowin Camp Transition
I co-produced this video for TeleSUR with Intercultural Productions in January 2017 on the day the tribal councilman of the Oceti Sakowin Camp held a ceremony to let the sacred fire go out and begin the process of transitioning the camp. There are Spanish versions for all 4 videos we produced while at camp.
- Documentary DP
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Field Producer
- Production Company
- Fixer
- TV News Producer
Produced for teleSUR
TeleSUR -- The Water Protectors Who Stayed at Standing Rock
Water protectors at Standing Rock fighting the Dakota Access Pipeline are showing resilience as hundreds continue to stay at the camps braving harsh storms and sub-zero temperatures. I co-produced this video with Intercultural Productions for TeleSUR English while at Standing Rock, ND in early January 2017.
- Documentary DP
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Field Producer
- Production Company
- Fixer
Produced for teleSUR
TeleSUR -- Trump & DAPL
Indigenous people and environmental activists scored a huge victory last December, when they pressured former President Barack Obama’s administration to bring construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (#DAPL) to a temporary halt. But now with Donald Trump as President, many say the fight is just beginning. This is another one of the videos I co-produced for TeleSUR English.
- Documentary DP
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Field Producer
- Production Company
- Fixer
Equipment
Video
- Multiple cameras
- Drone
- 4K video camera
Video
Audio
- External recorder
- Wireless lavalier mic
- Shotgun mic
Audio
Miscellaneous
- Shoulder rig
Miscellaneous
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Production Support
- Documentary DP
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Commercial DP
- Field Producer
- TV News Producer
- Production Assistant
- Drone Operator
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- Non-Fiction Film Director
- Corporate Videographer
Production Support
Post Production
- Video Editor - News
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Video Editor - Commercial
Post Production
Miscellaneous
- Production Company
- Fixer
- Creative Director
- Translator
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