Elsa Solorio

Portfolio

Documentary Video 







2022





2018


-Short Description: 
Oil paintings of plastic mannequins in a garden take life through the light of a projector.  The video registered a live visual performance during the exhibition. In the audio, she talks about the creative process of the project.

-Role: Camera and Video Editor.
-Location: City’s Gallery. Ensenada, Mexico.




  • Art Residency:  Carlos Pez and Sergio Valero. 

-Short Description:
Two artists transform an old abandoned ship into an art piece. The video consists of a visual tour through the project and interviews discussing the role of art and public spaces.
Produced by Centro de Investigación y Residencias Artísticas de Ensenada (CRIA) and Haz Tierra

-Role: Director, Video Editor and Additional Camera.
-Location: Ensenada, Mexico.




  • Open Call Promotion: Urban Gallery. 

-Short Description:
The video promotes an open call for an exhibition at an urban gallery focused on sculpture. It talks about the concept, vision, and relevance of the project.
Produced by Centro de Investigación y Residencias Artísticas de Ensenada (CRIA)

-Role: Director, Video Editor and Additional Camera.
-Location: Ensenada, Mexico.






2017

  • Business Advertising: XV Anniversary of  El Vigía.

-Short Description: 
Interviews with the staff about the work process of the city's only (and maybe last) local newspaper.
Produced by  El Vigía.

-Role: Director and Video Editor.
-Location: Ensenada, Mexico. 





2016


-Short Description:
Visual recording of the students of the workshop developing a photobook. The project consists of the story of the last porn cinema in the city and its relation to contemporary perceptions of pornography.  
Produced by Colectivo Tropo

-Role: Camera and Video Editor.
-Location: Regional Museum of History, Ensenada Mexico. 





-Short Description: 
Documentation of a special dinner and a intimate concert celebrating the anniversary of the restaurant.
Produced by the musician David Martínez and the Restaurant Tre Galline.

-Role: Camera and Video Editor.
-Location: Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico. 




  • Institutional Video: El Vigía Editorial.

-Short Description: 
Vision, mission, and description of services. 
Produced by Editorial El Vigía.

Role: Director, Screenwriting, Video Editor and Additional Camera.
Location: Ensenada, Mexico. 




  • Event: Code Party

-Short Description:
Documentation of a course where women teach girls to code. This educative program is part of an international initiative to improve diversity and equality in computer science. 
Produced by the Software Engineer, Stephanie Morineau.

Role: Director, Camera and Video Editor.
Location: Ensenada, Mexico. 





-Short Description:
Interview with the artist about the creative process of the project.

-Role: Director, Camera and Video Editor.
-Location: Ensenada, Mexico. 





-Short Description: 
Visual journey through the exhibition. 

-Role: Video Editor & Additional Camera.
-Location: Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico.





2015
   
  • Street Art Installation: Emiliano Zapata by Collective 646. 

-Short Description:
Sculptures of the Mexican revolutionary historical figure of Emiliano Zapata started to come up in the city's center to protest the street 's poor maintenance.  
Produced by Colectivo 646. 

-Role: Director, Video Editor and Additional Camera. 
-Location: Ensenada, Mexico. 

Article about the project: 
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  • Promotion of a Communication Campaign: Por una mejor pesca. 

-Short Description: 
Introduction of a communication campaign that promotes sustainable fishing at Bahía de los Ángeles, a small fisher town at the south of Baja California.  
Produced by Christian Portillo, researcher at Pronatura Noroeste. 

-Role: Camera and Video Editor. 
-Location: Bahía de los Ángeles, Mexico. 





2014

  • Event:  Noche de las Estrellas. 

-Short Description: 
Visual documentation through a science fair organized by the Institute of Astronomy. 
Produced by María Eugenia García, Institute of Astronomy, UNAM. 

-Role: Camera and Video Editor.
-Location: Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico. 




  • Event: Music Festival  Buenas Olas. 

-Short Description: 
A visual journey at the music festival. 
Produced by Fernando de la Rosa. 

-Role: Camera and Video Editor.
-Location: Ensenada, Mexico





2013 

  • Short Film: “It’s not about the furrow... we want to fly so much further” 

-Short Description: 
Description of an academic research that explores the life of indigeneous migrant female farmworkers in San Quintin, Mexico. 
Produced by Universidad Autónoma de Baja California. Duration: 35 minutes.
Research by Lourdes Camarena, Christine Von Glascoe, Evarista Arellano and Concepción Martinez.

-Role: Camera and Video Editor. 
-Location: San Quintin, Mexico.

Local News Article: 
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