Originally from Cali, Colombia, Loren Escandón is a Los Angeles–based filmmaker and Film Independent Project Involve Fellow whose work explores the resilience of women of color in contexts of social and cultural disadvantage. Escandón’s short Los Patines won Best Short at the San Pedro International Film Festival and Best Director at NYC Downtown Shorts. Her film The Last Store received the Best Director Award at FilmQuest. Her latest short, Gris, produced with support from Netflix through the Latino Film Institute Inclusion Fellowship, had a special screening at LALIFF and celebrated its world premiere at Bogoshorts 2025.