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Laia Cabrera is a independent filmmaker, editor, composer, writer and multimedia artist born in Spain. She is co-founder of the multi media group Vertiginosas Theater and Film Company Vertiginosas (islands) established in Barcelona and New York.

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She graduated from the Conservatoire of Barcelona, Spain, has a MFA in Audiovisual Communication and an BFA in Media Studies from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain, and a Certificate in Film Production at the New School University in New York. Ms. Cabrera is the recipient of several awards including the KrTU to Young Creators by the Department of Culture of the Generalitat de Catalunya and the Kodak and Color Lab award for Best Cinematic Film for Under Influence. Her work as a filmmaker includes Singularity, Invisible, Under Influence, Lines and Dropped (mix-media) among others Her latest film-video piece “Singularity” inaugurated the International video animation festival “Animac” in Spain. Her visual work for multimedia shows include “For Feather” two video streams projected live in conjunction with live musicians performed at BAM, November 2008, “LA JAULA BAJO EL TRAPO” multimedia theater play, Festival Teatro Vivo @ King Juan Carlos Center, NYC, “Touching Gravity”dance video in collaboration with Dancer/Multimedia Artist Caryn Heilman, “New York” video-installation @ Institut d’Estudis Ilerdencs, Lleida, Spain, “Life is a dream”, multimedia theater play @ Festival de Teatro Clásico de Almagro 2008. She is also and award winning visual effects artist, director, editor, writer, playwright and composer. She has done camera work for films like Mi Visa de Modelo, Faking It, Getting There, It is the Cause, The One Who Thought Wanted to Leave but Never Left and her own films. As a writer, she has published her books Caducidad del Sentido and Arpegio del Desamor, as well as various articles in magazines and the press. She has written two plays produced and staged in Barcelona: L’Estança and De la Tierra a las Estrellas. She has also directed two research projects in film and theory: Any Lumiere (granted by the University of Barcelona) and Neutral Identities (winner of the grants KrTU, Culture Department of the Catalan Government). As a composer she has written music for theatre plays: El Retorn d’Ulises (Sala Artenbrut, Barcelona), Borderline (Loewe Theater, NY), Pelleas and Melisande (French Institute NY), and Obsessions (Recipient of the John Golden Award.). She has also composed music for several films: Trapped, Julia Vs. Julia, Under Influence and Invisible, in addition to documentaries, videos and performance events. As a film-video artist she has collaborated with Arts International, New Stage Theatre Company, World Music of Nana, Liquid Body Media, Movement and Dance, Cinema Tropical, among others. She recently edited the Docu-Concert “Cachao” with Andy Garcia and Cachao, the Feature Film “Shut Up and Do It” and post-production supervisor of the documentary The World of Vija Vetra. Her art work in film, video, and performance have been covered in newspapers in Spain, the USA and Latin America.

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