Hansel Porras Garcia

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 recen…