Phillip Rodriguez is a documentary director whose films and educational programs have challenged ideas about race and diversity for PBS primetime audiences. Rodriguez’ films have focused on the complexities of Latino culture, history, and identity.

His films include The Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo, Ruben Salazar: Man in the Middle, RACE 2012, Latinos ’08, Brown is the New Green: George Lopez and the American Dream, Los Angeles Now, Mixed Feelings: San Diego/Tijuana, Manuel Ocampo: God is My Copilot, and Pancho Villa & Other Stories.

The Washington Post has referred to the work as “higher truth-telling.” The San Diego Tribune calls the work “masterful,” The New York Times, "thoughtful.”

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PROGRAM AFFILIATION

Spark Fund

COHORT YEAR

2022

WEBSITE

philliprodriguez.co

TWITTER

@PRrodLA