Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio

Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio is a Colombian-American filmmaker.^[1] Her feature directorial debut, In the Summers was awarded the grand jury prize and the directing award in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.^[2]

Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio
Born	Alessandra Lacorazza
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter, film editor

Career

Lacorazza's short film Mami debuted at the 2019 Palm Springs ShortFest. The following year she was one of seven screenwriters selected for the New York Screenwriters Workshop hosted by Writers Guild of America, East and FilmNation.^[1]

In 2024, Lacorazza became the first Latina filmmaker to win the directing award in Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Competition for her feature directorial debut, In the Summers. The film was also awarded the competition's grand jury prize.^[3]

She is a member of Meerkat Media, a New York-based filmmaking collective and cooperative.

Personal life

Lacorazza identifies as queer.^[1]

Filmography

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2019	Mami	Short film	[1]
2024	In the Summers	—	[2]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2024	Sundance Film Festival	Grand Jury Prize, U.S. Dramatic Competition	In the Summers	Won	[3]
		Director's Award, U.S. Dramatic Competition		Won	[3]