Jahaira Daga Acevedo is a Peruvian filmmaker based in Austin, Texas, whose work often centers themes of sexuality, coming of age, and Latinx culture. She received her B.A. in Audiovisual Communication from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and is a graduate candidate for the M.F.A. in Film & Media Production at the University of Texas at Austin.
She has worked in post production sound, editing and directed both fiction and documentary short films. The projects she made include autobiographical documentaries that explore personal, poetic, and familiar stories, and fiction short films about sexuality and immigration.
Her non-fiction short film Camino a casa (2024) was part of the Cine Festival San Antonio 2024 as one of the Mesquite Award Documentary nominees. Latente (2018) was part of the Muestra Itinerante at Festival de Cine de Lima 2019, Festival de Cine Universitario Render 2019, Festival de Cine Peruano en Madrid 2024, and Sala Violeta 2022. Her fiction short film Niñas (2024) participated in Festival de Cine Incontrastable 2024, Hispanic Heritage Film Festival 2024, Amarillo International Film Festival 2024 and Cine Festival San Antonio 2024 as one of the Mesquite Award Narrative nominees.
Area of Focus: documentary, performance, social justice, feminism, sexuality, Latinx culture, autobiography