Cindy Gil

Cynthia Gil,born in Gilroy, CA August 20, 1981), known professionally as Cindy Gil, is an American Mexican writer/director/producer. Gil received the Emerson “Doc” Arends Award for directing for screen, in 2008. She is the second female to receive this award. She is known for her gritty, dark film look and always making the lead character in all her films female.

Early life

Cynthia Gil was born and raised in Gilroy, CA. She attended Las Animas Grammar School until 6th grade, South Valley Jr. High School, and then Gilroy High School graduating in 2000. She then attended Gavilan College where she studied art and photography and graduated with an AA degree in Studio Art. She then transferred to San José State University and graduated in 2008 with a BA in Film. Known as a “tomboy” of her neighborhood, she was heavily involved in sports, like street hockey, mountain biking, basketball, and baseball. Before she was introduced to the arts she wanted to be a physical therapist or a professional basketball player. However, she never grew tall enough to make it in professional basketball. She is often praised for her bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills, and overall other great skills.

She first realized her passion to become a film director while filming a home video with her cousin when she was 9 years old. From then on Cindy continued to direct and edit various home videos as a hobby. She was first introduced to art in high school when in her freshman year; her counselor felt it would be unfair to place her in beginning Spanish class because she spoke fluent Spanish. She was forced to make up those credits with art classes. She states that, "if it wasn't for not being able to place me in a Spanish class in high school, then I would have never discovered the world of art."

In college Cindy first studied photography before moving onto studio art and then finally making her way into film.

Career

Cindy's film "Parallels"^[1] was shown at the 2007 International Latino Film Festival located in the Bay Area. The film was "created to give voice to Latino cultural expression through the powerful medium of film", according to tvradiofilmtheatre.com.^[2] In 2008, her film,"Sold as Is",^[3] was a student film selection at the Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose, California.

Along with the two films previously mentioned, Cindy was the Director of Photography for the first episode of the webisode series titled "GUNN".^[4]

Cindy was also an intern for Peter Bogdanovich.

Personal life

Cindy has a younger sister and brother. She also has a Chihuahua. Photography and playing the guitar are a few of her favorite things to do in her spare time. Her favorite films are "The 400 Blows," Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho," “Shadow of a Doubt,” “Saving Face,” “Hard Candy,” and “The Goonies.”

Awards and nominations

• Emerson “Doc” Arends Award, 2008, San Jose State University

Filmography

GENERIC THRILLER, 2006: Art department First unit lead, props/ set

GUNN Episode 1 & 2, 2007-2009: Director of Photography

SOLD AS IS/ 2006: Producer/ Writer/ Director.

ROOMIES, 2006: 2nd Assistant Director

PARALLELS, 2007: Producer/Writer/ Director/ Actor/ Editor

RUNNING ON WATER, 2007: 2nd Assistant Director

4TH STREET POKER, 2007: Sound/ Boom Operator

STAKE THROUGH THE HEART, 2007: Director

GUYS & GIRLS, 2007: Director of Photography

TRIGGER, 2008: Co- Writer/ Director of Photography

FRAGILE STATE, 2008: Producer/ Writer/ Director

References

1. ^ "Latino Film Festival". Latino Film Festival. http://www.latinofilmfestival.org/2007/film.php?film_id=2808. Retrieved 2010-07-26. 
2. ^ "Newsletter Archive". Tvradiofilmtheatre.com. http://www.tvradiofilmtheatre.com/tour33.html. Retrieved 2010-07-26. 
3. ^ "Film Festival : Film Details". Cinequest. http://www.cinequest.org/event_view.php?eid=338. Retrieved 2010-07-26. 
4. ^ "GUNN - San Jose Police Crime Stories, Starring Johnny La, Carl Schreiber". Michaelgunn.tv. http://www.michaelgunn.tv/castcrew/cynthiag.html. Retrieved 2010-07-26. 

External links

• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2531575/

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