Director
Hansel Porras Garcia
32 years · Cuba · 9 films
Hansel Porras Garcia (they/them) is a queer Cuban-born award-winning filmmaker and actor based in Miami. Named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Film in 2026, their multidisciplinary practice explores diaspora, identity, and belonging across film and other media. Their films have screened at True/False, LALIFF, New Orleans, and Miami Film Festival, among others. Hansel is a recipient of the Knight Made in MIA Award at the Miami Film Festival. They are also a recipient of an Miami Individual Artist Grant and an alumnus of the New Orleans Film Festival South Pitch program. Their recent work includes Tropical Park, which received Best US Narrative Feature at the New York Latino Film Festival. Hansel serves as Associate Director of Cinematic Programs at Oolite Arts, where they support emerging filmmakers and curate public film programs.
Best known for
Filmography 9
Tropical Park
2025 · Director, Screenplay
Ana and the Distance
2024 · Leandro Voice (uncredited), Director
El Reggaetonero
2023 · Phone Operator
Febrero
2023 · Director, Writer
23 Semanas
2023 · Director, Writer
00:08:46
2022 · Alex
The Absences
2020 · Director
mundo cruel
2019 · Actor, Writer
Casting
2017 · Director