Hansel Porras Garcia
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- July 20, 1994, Cuba
- Movies
- 11
Hansel Porras Garcia (they/them) is a queer Cuban-born award-winning filmmaker and actor based in Miami. Named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Film in 2026, their multidisciplinary practice explores diaspora, identity, and belonging across film and other media. Their films have screened at True/False, LALIFF, New Orleans, and Miami Film Festival, among others. Hansel is a recipient of the Knight Made in MIA Award at the Miami Film Festival. They are also a recipient of an Miami Individual Artist Grant and an alumnus of the New Orleans Film Festival South Pitch program. Their recent work includes Tropical Park, which received Best US Narrative Feature at the New York Latino Film Festival. Hansel serves as Associate Director of Cinematic Programs at Oolite Arts, where they support emerging filmmakers and curate public film programs.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2024 | Ana and the Distance | Leandro Voice (uncredited) |
| 2023 | El Reggaetonero | Phone Operator |
| 2022 | 00:08:46 | Alex |
| 2019 | mundo cruel |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2025 | Tropical Park | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 2024 | Ana and the Distance | Director, Writer |
| 2023 | Febrero | Director, Writer |
| 2023 | 23 Semanas | Director, Writer |
| 2020 | The Absences | Director |
| 2019 | mundo cruel | Writer, Director |
| 2017 | Casting | Director |
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