Chantha Bracero

He began his journey in film in 2016 at Reel Works, a New York City nonprofit that empowers emerging storytellers. There, he created his debut documentary Live with It, which examines the impact of incarceration on his family and his experience growing up in a single-parent household in New York City. The film received recognition at local festivals and earned him a nomination for the John F. Outcalt Award for outstanding filmmaking in 2018.

Since then, he has continued to expand his creative practice across a wide range of mediums. From physical mediums such oil painting and charcoal to digital storytelling through social media and content creation. His interests also extend into children's book writing and illustration, where he blends narrative warmth with visual imagination. He later earned an Associate's degree in Video Arts and Technology from BMCC, followed by a Bachelor's in Film and Television from NYU.

His work is rooted in personal history and emotional truth, using visual storytelling to illuminate overlooked experiences and create space for honesty, memory, and human complexity. Much of his art is meant to be felt before it's understood- immersive, gritty, and emotionally raw. He gravitates toward work that hums beneath the surface, the kind that reminds you that beauty can be messy, vulnerable, ugly, and unmistakably alive.