Bell Soto and Gabriel Peña are award-winning Peruvian-American Visual Artists creating and directing narrative-experimental-documentary films. Their narrative, documentary, fashion and lifestyle work primarily focuses on representing minorities and LGTBQ+ folks. They are deeply committed to inclusion and representation, especially in the fashion industry.
Their films have been officially selected in more than 30 festivals worldwide, including BAIFFF 2020 (winners), IMAGE + NATION QUEER SHORT FILM FESTIVAL CANADA 2021 (best cinematography), WICKED QUEER - Boston LGTBQ+ FF 2021, KASHISH MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL QUEER FF 2021, LA JOLLA FASHION FF 2021, ATLANTA BLACK PRIDE 2022, CINEMA DIVERSE: PALM SPRINGS LGTBQ FILM FESTIVAL 2021. Q-FEST THE HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL LGTBQ FILM FESTIVAL 2021, BANGKOK THAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2021, SAN DIEGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL 2021, ROSE FILMDAGEN; AMSTERDAM LGTBQ+ FILM FESTIVAL 2022, LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, PARIS SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2022, MONTERREY INTERNATIONAL FF 2022, among others.
Bell is a renowned fashion photographer, and Gabriel is an international creative director; they have worked together on narrative, documentary, and editorial projects for the past 15 years.
Their editorial work has been published in magazines such as Vogue Italia, Vogue Germany, Vogue Japan, V magazine, V man, L'Officiel Hommes, Horst, Hunger Magazine, Flaunt, and Surface, among others.
Bell & Gabriel are based in New York City but often travel on personal and client assignments.
Bell Soto y Gabriel Peña son artistas visuales peruano-estadounidenses que crean y dirigen películas narrativas, experimentales y documentales. Su trabajo narrativo, documental y de moda se centra principalmente en la representación de minorías y personas LGTBQ+. Están profundamente comprometidos con la inclusión y la representación especialmente en el mundo de la moda.
Su trabajo de narrativa y moda ha participado y ganadoo en múltiples festivales internacionales como : BAIFFF 2020 (ganadores), IMAGE + NATION QUEER SHORT FILM FESTIVAL CANADA 2021 (mejor cinematografía), WICKED QUEER - Boston LGTBQ+ FF 2021, KASHISH MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL QUEER FF 2021, LA JOLLA FASHION FF 2021, ATLANTA BLACK PRIDE 2022, CINEMA DIVERSE: PALM SPRINGS LGTBQ FILM FESTIVAL 2021. Q-FEST THE HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL LGTBQ FILM FESTIVAL 2021, BANGKOK THAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2021, SAN DIEGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL 2021, ROSE FILMDAGEN; AMSTERDAM LGTBQ+ FILM FESTIVAL 2022, LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, PARIS SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2022, MONTERREY INTERNATIONAL FF 2022, entre otros.
Bell es un reconocido fotógrafo de moda y Gabriel un director creativo internacional, que desde hace 15 años vienen colaborando en proyectos de narrativa, documental y editorial.
Su trabajo ha sido publicado en revistas y plataformas digitales de: Vogue Italia, Vogue Japón, Vogue Alemania, V Magazine, V Man, L'Officiel Hommes, Horst, Hunger Magazine, Flaunt y Surface, entre otras.
Bell & Gabriel viven y trabajan en Nueva York, viajan con frecuencia por proyectos personales y de trabajo.