Gemma Cubero  

Gemma Cubero del Barrio, a Spanish-American award winning and Emmys® Silver Circle inductee, is a documentary director, producer, and writer. For the last 25 years she has gained a breadth of experience producing non-fiction documentary films and original programming. In 2006, she founded Talcual Films (which means, “as it is” in Spanish). and has made films in the United States, Europe, Latin America, and Oceania. Her directing credits include: Ella Es El Matador (She Is The Matador), Ottomaticake, Our Atoll Speaks, and The Island In Me. Her films have been supported by institutions such as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS, Latino Public Broadcasting, Point of View (P.O.V.), Pacific Islanders in Communications, Women Make Movies, Kickstarter, The San Francisco Foundation, Tribeca Film Institute, the United Nations Global Environment Fund and The Redford Center. Her films have screened and received awards at international and national film festivals. Her film The Island in Me, screened in three cities with sold out venues at DocEdge in New Zealand, won the Special Jury Prize in Tahiti at the 2022 Festival International du Film Documentaire Océanien (FIFO) in Tahiti, has been broadcasted on French Television, and screened in German as part of the 2025 World Day of Prayer International Program. In the U.S., the film premiered at the 41st Hawaiʻi International Film Festival, at Cinequest Film Festival, and at the 2023 Green Film Festival of San Francisco. Gemma’s film and TV career started when iconic Mexican-American Lourdes Portillo. For more information visit gemmacuberofilms.com or talcualfilms.com. (06/11)