Cynthia Biret is a professional filmmaker, writer, producer, director, videographer, editor and journalist.
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Her documentary “A Lion In The City" challenges us to restore our connectivity with wildlife. As a producer, writer and director, she interviews activists and scientists to create a bridge beyond cultural and political borders and restore an environmental balance starting in our own backyard.
She mentored Teen Challenge Winner C. Nguyen for Tedx Orange Coast, (Ted Talks) and interviewed Rachel Thomas, Most Phenomenal Woman Of The Year for a documentary she produced, filmed and directed. The film’s premiere launched a local to global campaign against human trafficking.
She produced and edited the documentary "On Our Land" about a First Nations Indigenous tribe’s history and their struggle to overcome the impact of boarding schools while preserving their traditions. She documented their fight for justice to keep the title of their ancestral lands.
A fearless adventurer, she hitched a ride on a freighter on her way to Australia, and travelled to the Amazon to witness the impact of deforestation and the global environmental campaign to protect Indigenous lands with the chief of the Kayapo people, Chief Raoni Metuktire .
As a preditor (producer/writer/editor), with over twenty years of experience in the film and television industry, she excels at creating and shaping story and characters arcs from hundreds of hours of footage, and her credits include non-scripted series for network and cable television such as NBC, ABC, Discovery, A&E, WE, Bravo, Fox, Lifetime, New Line Cinema,MTV, VH1, and The Sundance Channel, teaming up with producers and hosts Tracy Gallagher, Peter Greenberg, Michelle Garforth, and John Feist, .
Music is an integral part of her work, from collaborating with music composers, to editing music and supervising sound mixes. She helped craft story and rhythm for the reality show "Bands On The Run" which received an Emmy nomination.
Her training in dance proved invaluable when working closely with choreographers and dancers to create music videos and sizzles, and while editing the New York City episode of "Red Bull BC One". She wrote creative episodes for the world of costume design, directed short narratives, and filmed a Behind-The-Scenes for performer Meow Meow.
From working with the innovative teams at Chiat/Day, and Red Car's director/editor Lawrence Bridges, she acquired invaluable skills in stylistic storytelling and creative marketing strategies, and implemented successful blueprints to help sell independent films.
Passionate about education, she produced, filmed, directed and edited presentations/sizzles for Enrich L.A., to promote edible gardens in schools, and produced/directed a film with two inspirational educators who touched the lives of countless students: Principal Nancy Cohen from Frances Blend School For The Blind and UCLA science project teacher Tammy Bird.
Growing up in a family of musicians and artists, and learned visual composition through her paintings. She also has a keen interest in the scientific world, and started exploring the relationship between Alzheimer and art for an upcoming film.
Biret has experience accessing hard to get stories, as well as covering Hollywood Red Carpet events and interviewing Award Winning directors and artists. For the television series "Chroniques de Californie" she teamed up with multi-award winning journalist François Mazure, to write episodes and coach host and supermodel Dayle Haddon in French.
She worked with TF1 Grand Reporter Isabelle Marque at the time of the Los Angeles riots, and met with Pulitzer prize winning photographer Nick Ut, as well as numerous filmmakers for a series on visual arts.
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