Isabel Alcántara Atalaya

Isabel Alcántara Atalaya is a Mexican producer and director with a background in journalism. Currently, she is the Production Manager at More Perfect Union, a progressive media organization and digital news platform focused on covering economic, labor, and social justice issues. Previously, she was a Creative Producer at Conde Nast Entertainment where she created a variety of digital shows for the renowned food brands, Bon Appétit and Epicurious. She has produced non-fiction shorts and podcasts for BRIC Arts Media, Autostraddle, and Paper Magazine. Isabel was part of Chicken & Egg Pictures’ inaugural Accelerator Lab, was a 2017 BAVC MediaMaker Fellow, a 2018-2019 Firelight Doc Lab Fellow, and an International Women in Media grantee. Her first feature documentary, The Age of Water, had its world premiere at the Morelia Film Festival in Morelia, Mexico and has been selected by PBS to showcase on POV, in the summer of 2025. She is an avid birder.