Biography

Jahaira Daga Acevedo is a Peruvian filmmaker based in Austin. She received her B.A. in Audiovisual Communication from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP) 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 four autobiographical documentaries that explore personal, poetic, and familiar stories. Her short film Latente (2018) was part of Muestra Itinerante at Festival de Cine de Lima 2019 and an official selection at Festival de Cine Universitario Render 2019. She has also completed a specialization in Corporate Communication at the University of Lima and has worked as a communication assistant at companies such as the Central Reserve Bank of Peru and PUCP.