WALTER DIAZ IS A MEXICAN-AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER AND WRITER WHOSE WORK EXPLORES DARK REALITIES INFUSED WITH OPTIMISTIC SURREALITY. BORN IN MEXICO CITY AND RAISED IN LOS ANGELES, WALTER BRINGS AN AUTHENTIC PERSPECTIVE TO HIS ART, DEEPLY INSPIRED BY HIS HERITAGE. INFLUENCED BY ROCK AND METAL OF THE LATE 90S AND EARLY 2000S, HE INCORPORATES A STRONG SENSE OF RHYTHM AND DEPTH IN HIS VISUAL NARRATIVES.

WITH A BFA FROM THE ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN, WALTER HAS CRAFTED A CAREER IN SHORT FILMS, DOCUMENTARIES, AND COMMERCIALS. KNOWN FOR PUSHING THE CREATIVE BOUNDARIES, HE CREATES THOUGHTFUL, FORWARD-THINKING STORIES THAT DRAW VIEWERS INTO IMMERSIVE WORLDS OF DARKNESS AND HOPE.


NOMINATIONS & AWARDS
2023 BERLIN COMMERCIAL FILM FESTIVAL - BEST MUSIC VIDEO - SHORTLIST
NOMINATED - LA UNDER THE STARS FESTIVAL 2022 - BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 
ASC 2020 VISION MENTORSHIP PROGRAM RECIPIENT
WINNER - FARMOSA FESTIVAL OF INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKER AWARDS - CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD OF SPECIAL MENTION
WINNER - LA UNDER THE STARS: FILM FESTIVAL - M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN AWARD
NOMINATED - LA JOLLA INTERNATIONAL FASHION FILM FESTIVAL - BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY


NARRATIVE
LOST ANGEL (Short) | Alex Orea
NANA (Short) | Alfredo Vidal
TIME DILATION (Short) | Alex Orea
A UNIQUE TUNE (Short) | Devin Rojas
CHOSEN (documentary) | Joseph Hoo Juhn
BLOOD (Short) | Alex Orea | Kite Rock Pictures
Roadside Fling (Short) | Norman Bertolino
TIAN AND MIMI'S SUMMER (Short) | Yung Ching "Eva" Chen 
SOMEWHERE (Short) | Kiu Kayee
ALCHEMIST (Short) | Calvin Khurniawan
HE AND ROCK AND ROLL (Short) | Yilei Sherry Zhou
RWB MEDUSA | Walter Diaz | Highsnobiety


COMMERCIAL / MUSIC VIDEO
GABRIEL HE | Laufey Life - Vogue +
ALEX GILBERT | Future Self - E1 José Tapia | Revery
ALFREDO VIDAL | VENOM | Ghost Gun
ALFREDO VIDAL | Build | Eureka Ergonomic
ALFREDO VICAL | The Gamer
ALFREDO VIDAL | Farewell | Volvo.  
ALEX OREA | Say It With Your Heart (Campaign) | BH Cosmetics
YUN KIM |  Circle | OurR
SHEVY SHOVLIN | Shinola Bookshelf Speakers | Shinola X B
FELICIA MANNING | Price Schools: Here to Stay | Fe Brand Films
YILEI SHERRY ZHOU | Don't Start A Rock Band Kids | QIAN
ALEX OREA | Cultura
NUESCH SISTERS | Woven Into You | Wolven Threads
YUNG CHING EVA CHEN | Craft | Brew Attire
HAE HOON YOO | ICELAND AURORA CAMPAIGN | LG




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