Rafael Flores

Rafael Flores is a bilingual documentary and narrative filmmaker of indigenous Tarascan and Chicano ancestry.

He is Phi Beta Kappa Scholar who holds a Masters of Fine Arts specializing in Directing, Social Justice Film Production, Chicano Cinema, and Third Cinema.

He also holds a BA in Comparative Literature and Cinema Studies from the University Washington.

He is currently a Assistant Professor at San Francisco State University where he teaches Latino Cinema & Narrative Film Production.

Rafael Flores is also the Executive Director of the Hidden GEM Creative Studios and Co-Founder of Green Eyed Media, organizations both based in Oakland, CA.

Flores' company, Green Eyed Media, produces and distributes original music, documentaries and narrative films.

It was founded in 2007 and has offices in Seattle, the Bay Area and Los Angeles.

The focus of much of his research and cinema centers on hybridity, border theory, and the post-modern identities of Hip-Hop culture and the Chicano community.

His work has been praised by various institutions that include: The California Arts Council, The Grammy Foundation, TED-X lecture series, the Cannes International Film Festival, the Writer’s Guild Theater of America, the London Guardian, and the Chicano International Film Festival.