Jazmin Aguilar

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Satellite Fellows 2025

A WRITER-DIRECTOR ALWAYS READY FOR A CHALLENGE

Passionate Filmmaker Explores Genre Fusion with a Touch of Eccentricity

Jazmin Aguilar is a Mexican-American director/writer from Los Angeles. Her debut short film, “The Letter,” received recognition at numerous Academy Award and BAFTA-qualifying festivals and was licensed by HBO in 2020. Jazmin made her directorial theater debut with “The Fruit Flies,” which premiered at the NBC Short + Sweet Hollywood competition. Furthermore, Jazmin received the prestigious title of Best Director at the Young Entertainer Awards at Warner Bros Studios. She is an alumni of the HBO Tomorrow’s Filmmakers Today Fellowship.

Currently, Jazmin creates ads for eCommerce brands, music videos and is touring the festival circuit with her film “Kid Ugly,” funded by McDonald’s. The film has been showcased at Academy Award and BAFTA-qualifying festivals and was awarded Best Action/Adventure Short Film at San Diego Comic-Con. She is also diligently working on her debut feature film Hija De Tu Madre which placed second round in the 2023 Sundance Development Track.

HIJA DE TU MADRE (Feature Film)

Written and directed by Jazmin Aguilar

Val, a misfit adolescent, finds herself robbed of her summer when her mother, who doesn’t follow any religion, abruptly enrolls her in a Catholic summer camp. This impulsive decision comes after Val’s traditional Mexican-American family pokes fun at her mother’s parenting style, leaving Val caught in the crossfire.

DEVIL HOURS

Short Film, Written and Directed by Jazmin Aguilar

“Devil Hours” is a dark comedy that follows two ambitious funeral directors in a rivalry to create the most unnervingly realistic cadavers, challenging ethical boundaries and dabbling in the supernatural.

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