America Maldonado graduated in Documentary Film Production in Venezuela where she won an award for the Best Documentary titled "Cosmic Race" at the XIII Vebron Festival in France 1998, also Cosmic Race was nominated in many Festival in Portugal, Venezuela and Brazil of the same year.
At the end of 1998 she comes to New York City, where she directs Documentaries: ( Emma Herrera’s Memories From Yaracuy to New York 2003 16mm,), (Chavez’s Impact –work in progress) and Music Videos for Distrito 14, 7 Kings, Joe Rock Star, Holla Back, Chacao and others. As a Director of Photography and Camera woman she has worked for Fine Living channel as (DP) : “The Wall Street Journal Weekend TV Series”, History Channel (Camera Operator) “Back to the Blue Print” TV Series, HBO (Camera Operator) “Wide Awake” for Alan Berliner’s Documentary 2006, HITN-TV (DP) Live Concerts, News, Documentaries, Live Shows and others. Also America has work in several independents films in New York City and Venezuela.
As an Editor America worked for 5 years in HITN-TV for the shows: “La Hora de las Bellas Artes” (Live Concert TV Series), “HITN Presenta” News, Press Conference and Politics events, “El Autor y su Obra” (In conversation with Writer and Authors), “Ecuentros Literarios” (Books presentation, Interviews with Writer and Authors), “Noticultura” Video capsule exploring art, music and culture. Currently She is Working as a Camera woman for BCAT : Brooklyn Community Access Television for the shows :Brooklyn Review, Health Beat, Caught in the Act, In the zone shows.
America is always in search of new projects and experiences that will continue to contribute and enrich her pursuit in filmmaking. Her enthusiasm for telling a story through images has always been a consistent challenge, and that is why she loves and lives for this job.
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