Loira Limbal [she/her] is a multidisciplinary artist who works primarily in documentary film and video installation and as a DJ. Her acclaimed film Through the Night (2020), a feature documentary about a 24-hour daycare center, was a New York Times Critics’ Pick, garnered a dupont-Columbia award, was selected for a world premiere at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, and aired on PBS' POV series. Her previous documentary, Estilo Hip Hop, aired on PBS in 2009. 

Loira's recent accolades include a 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship, a Creative Capital Award, a USA Fellowship, a NAACP Image Award nomination, and a Sundance Institute Fellowship. She received a B.A. in History from Brown University and is a proud graduate of the Third World Newsreel's Film and Video Production Training Program. She is a member of the New Negress Film Society and serves on the boards of Movimiento Ananse and Ruta Crítica.

Loira has a long history at Firelight Media, having most recently served as its Senior Vice President of Programs until 2021. She originally joined the organization in 2009 and, throughout her tenure, led the expansion of Firelight’s flagship Documentary Lab as well as the launch of its Groundwork Regional Lab, William Greaves Research & Development Fund, Impact Campaign Fund, and the In the Making documentary short film series, produced in partnership with PBS’ American Masters.