victoria rivera

“I’ve always believed the best work comes from curiosity, openness, and a deep love for the medium,”

Victoria's work seamlessly navigates both narrative and commercial realms, bringing a signature style marked by naturalistic performances and deeply intimate explorations of human relationships.

As a Colombian filmmaker based in New York City, Rivera directs in both English and Spanish. Her emotionally resonant work has earned multiple Vimeo Staff Picks and premieres at top-tier film festivals. With a cinematic eye that marries visual poetry with quiet emotional depth, she captures authentic moments, whether through real people or seasoned actors. Rivera’s storytelling is both personal and universal, drawing audiences into layered portraits that are raw, relatable, and profoundly human.

Her commercial work includes the AICP-nominated “Los Viejitos” for McDonald’s and the powerful Gold Telly Award-winning PSA “More Donors More Hope” for the HRSA, which encourages Hispanic communities to donate so that they can find life-saving genetic matches. Her adaptable skillset and emotive directorial sensibilities have been tapped by brands like Verizon, Google, NHTSA, Johnson & Johnson, Lysol, Neuriva, Blueprint Medicines, and The New Yorker to bring their commercial films to life. 

Masterfully telling empathetic and powerful stories that center on young people, Rivera’s short film Night Swim portrays a teen friend group’s night out, premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival. Lucia, the short film that tells the story of a seven-year-old girl in foster care, debuted at the Austin Film Festival and premiered on Short of the Week. Rivera’s other shorts include the narrative film Verde, the commissioned short for Hulu and Disney+’s Bite Size Halloween series The Longest Breath, the PSA film for Vital Voices Together We Rise, as well as documentaries such as Amma, Skull + Bone, and Mapelo: An Expedition.