Tomás
Orrego

Tomás Orrego is a Peruvian filmmaker with a background in architecture, currently based in Brooklyn. His work spans film, music videos, digital animation, graphic design and visual art. His films have been screened internationally as part of various festivals including the Film-Makers' Cooperative in New York, the Wicked Queer Film Festival in Boston, DIAMETRALE Film Festival in Belgrade, Exploding Cinema in London, amongst others. His latest film, Fever, was selected as a semi finalist in the 2024 Student Academy Awards and his 16mm film Hotwire My Heart won the won the Kostanski Award at the BizarroLand Film Festival. As a visual artist he has participated in exhibitions such as Verbo 15a mostra de performance arte in Galeria Vermelho in Sao Paulo, Brazil, #2: Generación Y in Y Gallery Lima and Unfinished Hase in Alte Handelsschule in Leipzig, Germany.

He has a Bachelor's degree in Architecture from Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas and recently received his MFA in Film and Media Arts from Emerson College. He tries to be healthy by drinking lots of water and going on a daily jog.