Derek Shane Garcia
- Producer
- Editor
- Director
Derek Shane Garcia is a filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. Derek got his start as a Tribeca Film Fellow at the Tribeca Film Festival 2009. He was accepted to SUNY Purchase's Film Conservatory, where he graduated with a BFA in Film in 2013.
Derek has been nominated and won several awards at various film festivals. His films were selected into such film festivals as Chelsea Film Festival (where he was awarded Best Director in 2018) as well as the Tribeca Film Festival, Brooklyn International, Taormina Film Festival, Cork International Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, HBO International Latino NY Film Festival, Williamsburg International Film Festival, Art of Brooklyn Film Festival and Soho International Film Festival. Derek is well-rounded in documentary film, having made two films for CBS Sunday Morning News and Channel Thirteen for Ken Burns Projects that have aired nationally.
Derek has been nominated and won several awards at various film festivals. His films were selected into such film festivals as Chelsea Film Festival (where he was awarded Best Director in 2018) as well as the Tribeca Film Festival, Brooklyn International, Taormina Film Festival, Cork International Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, HBO International Latino NY Film Festival, Williamsburg International Film Festival, Art of Brooklyn Film Festival and Soho International Film Festival. Derek is well-rounded in documentary film, having made two films for CBS Sunday Morning News and Channel Thirteen for Ken Burns Projects that have aired nationally.