Inspira Studios

10/07/2025

The Long Labor is heading to San Francisco! 🎬

We’re proud to be part of this year’s San Francisco Latino Film Festival lineup.

Join us on Sunday, October 26 at 1PM at the Roxie Theatre. 🍿

09/30/2025

We’re thrilled to share that our film, The Long Labor, will have its World Premiere at the 48th Annual Mill Valley Film Festival!

We are deeply grateful for the opportunity to bring this story to the big screen and share it with audiences for the first time. 🎬

📅 Screenings:
🍿 Saturday, October 4, 2025 | 5:00 PM
🍿 Monday, October 6, 2025 | 3:00 PM

More festival screenings will be announced soon!

09/26/2025

Almost four years in the making, our film, The Long Labor, follows the life-affirming journey of birthworkers and indigenous farmworkers coming together through ceremony, tragedy, and joy.

After losing her mother in childbirth, , grows up to become a nurse practitioner and certified midwife. Tired of a system that limits care, she leads a movement to restore indigenous wellness practices in farmworker communities —support that extends far beyond birth, especially during a historical flood and pandemic.

This film is a celebration of community, dignity and ancestral healing. In times when immigrants, women’s rights, and healthcare access are increasingly at risk, The Long Labor offers a glimpse of hope and possibility for care grounded in mutual aid, resilience and love.

Director/Producer:
Cinematographer/Producer: 
Editor: Elisa Leiva
Sound Recording:
Additional Sound: .martinez.goltz
Additional camera: Elisa Leiva, .films .martinez.goltz
Motion Graphics:
Music Composer:
Sound Design & Mix:
Colorist:
Poster & Title Design: 
With support from: 

Special thanks to our community and to the many individuals who supported this film—especially , , , Watsonville Oaxacan Community, Jardineros Santa Cruz Beach Flats, , , Sandina Robbins, Athena Gam, and Irene O’Connell.

09/24/2025

The NYLFF 2025 Best Futuro Webseries Award returns to the Central Coast! 🍓🎬

A huge thank you to for recognizing our episode Fake It ’Till You Make It.

Endless gratitude to our incredible cast and crew, your talent, dedication, and heart made this possible. 🎥

This award gives us even more fuel to keep creating stories that reflect our immigrant experience, así en Spanglish, pa’ que tenga más sabor. 🥳

Director/Producer/Editor:  
Writers:  
DPs: .films  
Prod. Designer: .91 
Music Composer:  
Co-Producer:
1st AD:
1st AC:
Cam. Operators:
Grips:  
Gaffer:
Audio Recordist: .mov 
Graphic Design:  
Art PA: Monday Raynolds
Assistant Editor: .resendiz.mov 
Sound Mix:  
VFX:  
Colorist:  
Song Credits:  
Angelica:  
Emi:  
Junior: .91 
Gabino:  
Antonia:  
Jefferson: .cali 
Background actors:

09/15/2025

Behind the lens for PBS Digital Studios, documenting the legacy of Chicano Theatre.

A movement born from struggle, resilience, and community. ✊🎭

¡Próximamente! 🎬

09/02/2025

For the past 5 months, we’ve been on an incredible journey following a volleyball superstar for a documentary by . 🎥🏐

From Colorado to the Bay Area, Anaheim, Los Angeles, and Orlando—we’ve captured it all.

Today we officially wrap production back where it all started, in Colorado. Next stop: post-production!

08/24/2025

So much energy, teamwork, and community spirit at ’s Rally in the Pajaro Valley! Already counting down the days until next year. 🥎🥎🥎

Thank you so much for the photos, . 📸

08/14/2025

Capturing the voices and stories that uplift the Central Valley. 🎥

Honored to work with for the to highlight their impact in Hanford. 🎬

08/08/2025

We’re going to New York! 🎬 Fake It ‘Til You Make It is an official selection of the New York Latino Film Festival!

So proud of this film, this team, and this moment.

🗽 See you in September, NYC! 

Director/Producer/Editor:  
Writers:  
DPs: .films  
Prod. Designer: .91 
Music Composer:  
Co-Producer:  
1st AD:  
1st AC:  
Cam. Operators: .rico.films 
Grips:  
Gaffer:  
Audio Recordist: .mov 
Graphic Design:  
Art PA: Monday Raynolds
Assistant Editor: .resendiz.mov 
Sound Mix:  
VFX:  
Colorist:  
Song Credits:  
Angelica:  
Emi:  
Junior: .91 
Gabino:  
Antonia:  
Jefferson: .cali 
Background actors:

Special Thanks: .zavala.1990

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07/14/2025

Scenes from the Inspira Studios Retreat 🎬

Couple of days in Mariposa filled with creativity, storytelling, and community. From late-night trivia to speed film challenges, we laughed, pitched, cooked, and dreamed together. 🎥💜

07/09/2025

07/04/2025

Hi from Orlando, FL 🏐🎥

Production for “TS”, directed by , continues. This time, we’re in sunny Orlando! 🏝️