Hola, Mariana here!
Mariana Acosta Burns is a Mexican-born visual artist and filmmaker committed to cultural representation and storytelling. With over four years of experience as an independent multimedia creator, she aims to bring diverse perspectives, narratives, and characters to life through film and animation.
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☼ Photoshop ☼ Illustrator ☼ Premiere Pro ☼ Adobe Animate
☼ Procreate • After Effects ☼ Canva ☼ CapCut • Microsoft Office Suite
• Google Suite ☼ MacOS • Windows
Mariana has spent the past four years in the U.S. blending formal education with self-directed learning to hone her artistic and technical skills. Her work spans multiple creative disciplines, from visual development and cultural research to graphic design and social media content creation. Her versatile skill set allows her to adapt to various roles, including styling, branding, and video production. She thrives on collaboration and crafting unique, impactful visual experiences.
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☼ Art Direction ☼ Visual Development ☼ Cultural Research ☼ Illustration
☼ Screenwriting ☼ Styling ☼ Branding ☼ Graphic Design
☼ Social Media Content Creation ☼ Video Production and Editing
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An experimental short film showing a contemporary version of the Five Suns is a Mexica creation myth. There were four suns before our own and different deities served the Sun at different times.
"In the Beginning" uses different film and animation techniques to represent the cultural and ethnical diversity amongst Mexicans, gathering a team of Mexicans and Mexican descendants to tell the story that started everything.
Produced at the De Anza College Film Department in collaboration with Kukul Estudio's creative team.
