Maria Abraham

About

Maria Abraham is a filmmaker from Las Vegas, Nevada. She has an MFA in Film & Video Writing and Directing from Columbia College Chicago and a BA in European Studies from UCLA. In 2010-2011, Maria received a Fulbright Grant to live in Ecuador and complete research for a feature script, GIRL WITH CHILD, about a teenage girl searching for a new home with her toddler. Maria’s short film of the same name won Best Short Short at Aspen Shortsfest and the Chicago Award at the Chicago International Film Festival. Maria was a 2016 Film Independent Screenwriting Lab fellow with GIRL WITH CHILD and is a 2018 Film Independent Directing Lab fellow with the project. Maria has worked as a director and producer on documentaries, commercials, music and fashion videos, and digital series.