Gabriella is a Colombian-American non-fiction filmmaker drawn to our relationship to land, place and the non-human; her films primarily take place between the US and Colombia.

Gabriella produced and co-wrote La Bonga (True/False, 2023) from directors Sebastían Pinzón Silva and Canela Reyes and Backside (Tribeca, 2025) with director Raúl Paz Pastrana. La Bonga is a co-production with the community featured and follows their return to the home from which they were displaced 20 years before due to Colombia’s civil conflict. Backside is an observational exaltation for the workers behind the Kentucky Derby. Gabriella directed the short The Bardia (Mountainfilm, 2022) and is currently directing her first feature, FENCED, a darkly funny exploration of the boundaries that define U.S. land, identity, and belonging. Her projects have been supported by Sundance, Catapult, Creative Capital, ITVS, Nia Tero, and Firelight Media, among others, and have screened at festivals worldwide.

Previously, Gabriella created short docs at National Geographic as a one-woman-band, filmed musicians at NPR’s Tiny Desk, designed a summer film program for high school students at Yale, and led horse treks through Chile. Gabriella is a graduate of SCAD and believes deeply in community building. She’s a proud member of BGDM and DPA and founded the Washington, DC chapter of the Video Consortium, where she spent four years curating monthly events and facilitating mentorship for filmmakers and journalists.