Director/Editor Carla Gutiérrez ACE is an Emmy and Eddie nominated documentary filmmaker making her directorial debut with FRIDA. Gutiérrez is best known for editing the Oscar-nominated films RBG and La Corona. Other editing credits include Pray Away (Netflix Original, Tribeca) and Julia, about renowned chef and iconic television personality Julia Child (Telluride, Toronto Film Festival). Carla’s work has received awards at Sundance, Tribeca, Berlinale, Outfest, the Critic’s Choice Awards, the National Board of Review Awards, and the DuPont Columbia Awards.
Born in Peru, Gutiérrez received a Master’s in Documentary Film from Stanford University. She has been a creative advisor for the Sundance Edit Lab and a mentor for the Firelight Producers' Lab, The Karen Schmeer Diversity Program, and the Tribeca Film Fellows program. Gutiérrez is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures and the American Cinema Editors.