Iliana Sosa is an Austin-based filmmaker whose work has been showcased at numerous festivals, including SXSW, Full Frame, Camden, Morelia, and the Museum of the Moving Image in New York City. She has received fellowships and residencies from Firelight Media, the Sundance Institute, Berlinale Talents, the True/False–Catapult Rough Cut Retreat, the Logan Nonfiction Program, and the Jacob Burns Film Center.
Her films have been supported by organizations such as the Sundance Institute, the Ford Foundation, Warner Media OneFifty, the SFFILM Rainin Grant, the Austin Film Society, and Field of Vision. Her debut feature, What We Leave Behind (distributed by ARRAY Releasing), won two jury awards at SXSW 2022, was nominated for a Gotham Award for Best Documentary, was named a New York Times Critic's Pick, and streamed on Netflix.
Recognized by Filmmaker Magazine as one of the "25 New Faces of Independent Film" in 2020 and by DOC NYC as one of the "40 Under 40" in 2021, Sosa continues to make an impact in the field. Her most recent film, La Frontera, part of the HBO Original Documentary Trilogy God Save Texas, premiered at Sundance 2024 and is now streaming on HBO Max. She holds an MFA in Film Production and Directing from UCLA and is a member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA).
