KARLA DUARTE
BIOGRAPHY
Karla Duarte, M.A. CPE is a San Diego-based Expressive Arts Therapist with roots in the US/Mexican border of Tijuana. Karla's passion is film and she uses her lens to focus on issues affecting women. She holds a deep appreciation for film analysis, poetic narratives and the symbolic use of sound in films.
Karla's career in Expressive Arts, Mental Health, and Spiritual Care has granted her the opportunity to witness the power of contemplative practices such as deep listening, sound awareness, feeling-body awareness, film as therapy, and poetry.
Karla's academic background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Art History, Analysis and Criticism, a Master of Arts in Expressive Arts Therapy with a specialization in film as therapy. Currently, she is pursuing a Theological Master's degree to become a Board Certified Clinical Chaplain and integrate Spiritual Care methodologies in her practice.

AWARDS
2019
LATINO PUBLIC BROADCASTING
2018
LATINO FILM FESTIVAL
JURY COMPETITOR
2015
YAB STATE FARMS GRANT
EXHIBITIONS
2023
LATINO FILM FESTIVAL
AFRO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL
SF DOC FEST DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL
L.I.F.E. LOS ANGELES
XICANINDIE
SHORT TO THE POINT ROMANIA
2019
GREAT LAKES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
LATINO FILM FESTIVAL
2012
LATINO FILM FESTIVAL
ARTICLES
Girls! Camera! Action! Paving A Way For Women and Girls
by: Vanguard Culture
The 26th Annual San Diego Latino Film Festival (SDLFF)
by: San Diego Participant Observer
Girls Gain Dating Violence Awareness, Filmmaking Skills
by: KPBS
LOCAL TEEN GIRLS JOIN FILM PROGRAM TO COMBAT DATING VIOLENCE by: Giving Back Magazine
RESEARCH
FEELING BODY: THE ROLE OF INTUITION IN EMBODIED SPIRITUALITY IN THE PROCESS OF RECOVERY FROM EXISTENTIAL DEPRESSION.
M.A. Expressive Arts Therapy (2019)
International University of Professional Studies