Gisele Orellana

Screenwriter and Translator

Guatemala City, Guatemala

Member Since:
July 2024

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About Gisele

I am a Guatemalan screenwriter and English-Spanish translator. I started writing scripts initially as a hobby and more seriously since 2016. In recent years, I've written several scripts for a fun, fresh, 30-minute satirical anthology series in Spanish. They are universal, relatable stories with one thing in common: characters who lie, cheat, and show little regard for others.

Finding industry professionals willing to read my work, especially in countries with limited film production like Guatemala, has been challenging. Tired of waiting, I produced one of the shortest scripts I've written.

Tontatiempo is a four-minute short film about a habitually tardy mom who fabricates an excuse to avoid paying a late pickup fee at her daughter's daycare. This short reflects the same themes, tone, and essence of the 30-minute scripts I have written for the potential series.

I am submitting this short film to a few short film festivals. See how that goes. Check out the trailer here: https://youtu.be/6lCTu17CZwg

I can't wait to learn more about writing, directing, producing, editing, and filmmaking, in general.

Gender:
Female

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Tontatiempo (2024)
Film (short) (Comedy) Director, Writer, Editor A habitually tardy mom fabricates an excuse to avoid paying a late pickup fee at her daughter's daycare. See trailer here: https://youtu.be/SAaQ1dtcP6Q
!Fuera! (Student film) (2022)
Film (short) (Comedy) Director, Writer, Editor Pablo, a young man who believes household chores are women's work, seeks refuge at his mom's house after his wife kicks him out, but even mothers have limits. (Student film)

Education

Gotham Writers
(2006-2008)
Universidad del Valle de Guatemala
(1994-1996)