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Rafael A. López

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selected work

︎︎︎film/video

︎︎︎graphic design

︎︎︎storyboards


Rafael Alejandro López is a Swiss-Venezuelan filmmaker and graphic designer, based in Los Angeles.

Raised between countries in seemingly perfect opposition, López’s personal work explores flawed political systems and the duality of the human condition. Through the micro-lens of human experiences, López’s aesthetic osciliates  between absurdism, fiction and realism.

Heavily influenced by Nina Menkes’ teaching throughout their time at CalArts, López’s approach to filmmaking strives to combat the pre-established patriarchal norms of mainstream visual language by centering humanity over entertainment.

Aside from filmmaking, they hold an odd passion for sandwich making, and might just end up opening a bodega in Washington Heights.


©2024



dir. / cinematography / editing / color grading:
Rafael A. López

co-directed with:
Hanna Tzong-Han Wu
©2024




cinematography / editing / color grading:
Rafael A. López

White Panda Music Group
whitepandamusicgroup.com

©2024




cinematography / editing / color grading:
Rafael A. López

White Panda Music Group
whitepandamusicgroup.com

©2024



cinematography / editing / color grading:
Rafael A. López

White Panda Music Group
whitepandamusicgroup.com

©2023




cinematography / editing / color grading:
Rafael A. López

choreography:  
Josephine Anders

“angelica” composed and performed by:    
Wet Leg
©2023




dir. / cinematography / color grading:
Rafael A. López

choreography:  
Shylah Reign Bucher

“echo” composed and performed by:    
Bell Hernandez

©2023



cinematography / compositing / color grading:
Rafael A. López

written / dir. / animation:  
Christina Woo 

©2023




dir. / cinematography / editing:
Rafael A. López

choreography:  
Madison Moser

with:    
Josie Anders
Zhihan Yang
Bryn Bohannan
©2022




story / dir. / editing:
Rafael A. López

cinematography:
Aurel Ganz

with:    
Emanuelle Montaud
Beata Turchany
Mauricette Mathieu
Rene-Claude Gerini
©2019



story / dir. / editing:
Rafael A. López

cinematography:  
Nelson Iso

with:    
Nathan Topow

©2017