Biography
Diego Barraza Dominguez (El Salvador 1973) Producer, Director and Film-maker. Diego is the first El Salvador born director to be admitted to full membership to the professional association of screen directors of the United Kingdom, DirectorsUK. He is the founder of SaGuarda Studios Ltd., a premier production company and facility specializing in arts, culture and heritage films named the best bespoke film production company in Sussex three years in a row by the UK Enterprise Awards and SME Business News.As a filmmaker, Diego Barraza has a keen interest in themes relating to identity in the periphery, diaspora, the global south, social justice, spirit and environment. He has produced, shot and directed fiction films, documentary long form, performance films, music promos, live events and promotional content and his work has taken him to many countries around the world.Diego has participated in a plethora of international film festivals and competitions, to name a few, he won the 2019 Arri-DirectorsUK Trinity Challenge and was chosen in the yearly show-reel showcase of Arri media; 2018 won Best Short Film Audience Award at the Tallahassee Film Festival and in the year 2000, he won the Mole & Richardson's Hollywood “Molennium Film Contest”. He has had film projects selected for support by the British Film Institute and his work has been aired and distributed internationally. His debut feature length documentary Part & Parcel: A Yoga Documentary Satsang was picked up for distribution in all major streaming platforms.
