About
Mateo is an Ecuadorian-American screenwriter, director, and creative producer based in Los Angeles, California.
In 2020, Mateo founded Queer Films Now!, an online initiative to support aspiring filmmakers. And In 2023, Mateo launched Mindo Laboratories, a production company that celebrates stories about our shared human experience.
Most recently, Mateo directed his first commercial for Apple/Beats by Dre with NCAA basketball athlete Kiki Rice and secured over $20,000 in grants for his short "Home is with You".
His project "Pray Away" was chosen by UCLA Faculty for submission to the 2024 Student BAFTA Awards and the Student Academy Awards.
Directing Portfolio
QUEER DIARIES (IN DEVELOPMENT)
HOME IS WITH YOU (2025)
PRAY AWAY (2024)
IDK MUSIC VIDEO (2023)
shake it off (2022)
Writing Sample
The day before yesterday (2024)
An aspiring fashion designer challenges their mother's plan for them to move to her home country, threatening to severe their relationship before parting ways.
10 pages. Click image to read.