Rate My Professor Daniel Garcia

Garcia's research interests encompass digital storytelling, community memory, and socially relevant filmmaking, exploring themes like the struggles of gay and minority inmates in Peruvian prisons, children abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda, and women in Pacific coast fishing villages of South America. His notable films include Tempestad, which received Best Drama at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards in 2018 and a Platinum Award from the International Independent Film Awards. More recently, El Abismo y la Orilla (The Abyss and the Shore) was presented in competition at the Hollywood International Diversity Film Festival and Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival. Throughout his career, he has garnered prestigious honors, including the Best Short Film Award from the HBO New York International Festival, Special Jury Award for Individual Performance from the Las Americas International Film Festival, Best of the Fest from the Boston International Latino Film Festival, and four Telly Awards for cinematography, editing, and HD use. At UTA, Garcia organizes student showcases like the Cinematic Arts End of Semester Drive-In Film Festival and participates in faculty biennials, fostering creative expression and community engagement within the department.