2025 Tri­-Co Film Festival Directors

Festival Director: Kristal Sotomayor

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Bryn Mawr College, Class of 2017

Kristal Sotomayor is a Latinx director/producer, journalist and curator based in Philadelphia. They are a 2023 DOC NYC Documentary New Leader honoree and received the prestigious Rockwood Documentary Leadership Fellowship. They have served as a curator for acclaimed programming across the country including True/False Film Fest, SFFILM, Frameline, Philadelphia Latino Film Festival and the PBS documentary film series POV|American Documentary. They are the Editor in Chief of the cinéSPEAK Journal.  

Assistant Director: Gabriella Trevino

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Swarthmore College, Class of 2023

Gabriella Trevino graduated from Swarthmore College with a degree in Film & Media Studies in 2023. She currently works at Scribe Video Center in Philadelphia as their Social Media and Promotions Coordinator, and has most recently screened features and documentaries for the Telluride Film Festival.