From acting to sculpting to philosophy, paths seemingly diverged until coming back together again under one art form: film. With a penchant for deep character studies and an attraction to the fine line between comedy and tragedy, as well as the fluidity of values given the uniqueness of situations, there is a common thread in Kolya-Alvaro’s work regardless of story, genre, or format.

DIRECTOR

Short Films

• -PAINT THE WALL RED 2021

• Nominated for best student short at Short to the Point Film Festival2021

• -ONE GOOD HORSE 2023

  Best narrative film at Short to the Point Film Festival

  Best International Short at Luces Cameros Accion

  Official Selection Hamilton Film Festival

  Semi-Finalist Serbest Film Festival

  Official Selection at Brain Film Festival

• -CON LOS LABIOS MANCHADOS DE VINO 2024 (Post-Prod)

Documentary

• -VEUS (feature Doc in Preproduction) 2024

• -The Karaoke King of Prague

• -Shelter City NL (Louisa Eikhomun)

Commercial

• -Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association COP28 Dubai

• -Homeless Entrepreneur

• -Dam de Nogales Sculptors

CASTING SESSION DIRECTOR

• -FILA Advertisement 2024

• -SEPHORA Advertisement Dir. Taika Waititi 2024

• -PFIZER Advertisement 2024

• -HUAWEI advertisement 2024

• -STOIXMAN advertisement 2024

• -OLD SPICE advertisement 2024

• ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

• -Spring Left Us Alone (short) by Gustavo Robinson

• -Tension expressed (Andres Botero)

• -Following (Short) Gustavo Robinson

• -Jiu Jitsu Prague (commercial) Emma Kappeyne

• -Sjetsa (Short) Emma Kappeyne

THEATRE

• -Stage Manager Ultra (Nov 2024) dir. Daniel Rived

PRODUCTION

• -PRODUCER Destellos Experimental Short 16mm by Emiliano Reyes 2024

• -PA Videoclip dirigido por Alex Garcia Mallarini post-prod (2024)

• -PA El Robote Short Directed by Lucas Lane Starring Jim O’heir 2024

• -PA Sephora Dir. Taika Waititi

ART DIRECTOR AND SET DESIGN

• -Victoria Funkl Stop motion teaser (feature in prod)

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