Kaela Waldstein is a Santa Fe-based, Emmy Award-winning videographer who creates films of high production value with emotional resonance. She specializes in short documentaries and promotional films, with a special focus on the arts. Her background in the fine visual arts, writing, sociological studies, along with proficiency with software and digital technology all feed into her craft. Central to her work is the human element and her genuine curiosity in others and the ability to make them comfortable allows for authentic and relatable portrayals of people and what’s most important to them.  Past and current clients include New Mexico Arts, Santa Fe Indian Market, Meow Wolf,  Ben Ray Lujan, and Firefly Strategies.

A recent Santa Fe transplant and the daughter of an artist/woodworker, Kaela grew up around fine craftsmanship in the diverse city of San Francisco. Creativity is in her blood. She applies the talents she has developed over the course of her life to the craft of filmmaking. An early fascination with the art of storytelling inspired her to teach herself how to write (once upon a time = oassaponatim). At San Francisco School of the Arts High School, she studied visual arts and gained a refined sense of color, balance, space. However, it was a social documentation class that Kaela took while studying Sociology at UC Santa Cruz that triggered an interest in human-centered filmmaking. She brings her exceptional communication skills, keen visual sense, and sensitivity to global issues to the art of video production. Kaela specializes in documentary films, corporate storytelling, and tourism-related pieces.

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