Rafa edits films.
My name is Rafael Luis Rodolfo Ignacio Julian Villareal Fernando (yes, seriously).
But just call me “Rafa”
My name is Rafael Luis Rodolfo Ignacio Julian Villareal Fernando (yes, seriously).
But just call me “Rafa”
I edited this doc about how an unjust housing system in Austin led to people losing their homes to catastrophe. This film premiered at Cine Las Americas.

I edited this documentary about the environmental impact of the SpaceX Starbase at Boca Chica beach. This doc premiered at the 2023 Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival and is part of the PBS Reel South documentary selection for 2023

I edited this documentary about a Guatemalan immigrant who is fighting for greater food access in Austin, Texas. This doc premiered at SXSW 2023 in the Texas Shorts Showcase.
It also aired on PBS Frame of Mind on October 2023.
https://filmlibrary.sxsw.com/film/la-cosecha/
https://www.pbs.org/video/la-cosecha-trailer-afuipr/
I edited this punky comedy-drama. Completed with the support of the National Film and Television School.
The film is premiering at the 2024 Lübeck Nordic Film Days festival

I edited a short doc for the UN Environment Programme to highlight the work done by Accion Andina in protecting watersheds in the high Andes through native flora restoration.

I edited this human interest documentary piece for the South China Morning Post. It has garnered more than 100k views (Youtube and Facebook).
I received a Best Editor award at the Tekka International Film Festival for this film.
This film has won Best Documentary Film at the Southeast Asia x Seattle (SEAxSEA) Film and Literature Festival.

I edited a short film for the UN Environment Programme to highlight the work they’ve done to make farming in El Salvador more resilient to climate change. Narrated by Edward Norton.
I edited a case study documentary showcasing the success story of a long-overdue redesign of a US Government process. This film is part of the Civilla Practica continuing education curriculum for government workers.
I produced and edited a short public-service advocacy film for Ateneo De Manila and Miriam College, top universities and research institutions in the Philippines.
This film received a Silver Telly Award in the Social Video category.

I edited four testimonial ad campaign videos for a Philippine political candidate. This video features Mr. Bembol Roco (Maynila: Sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag, 1975).

I cut the promotional trailers (60s) for the Little by Little financial literacy series commissioned by the National Bank of Cambodia. This is the trailer for episode 1 of the series.
I post-produced and edited a 4-episode fiction web series commissioned by the National Bank of Cambodia to teach financial literacy to a Cambodian audience. This is episode 1 of the series.

I edited a three-part biographical documentary series featuring the leaders of the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures. All three films were showcased at the National Latinx Summit in 2021. This video features Rosalba Rolón.

I edited four testimonial ad campaign videos for a Philippine political candidate. This video features Mr. Nonie Buencamino (Smaller and Smaller Circles, 2017).

I post-produced and edited a 4-episode fiction web series commissioned by the National Bank of Cambodia to teach financial literacy to a Cambodian audience. This is episode 3 of the series.

I edited a three-part biographical documentary series featuring the leaders of the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures. All three films were showcased at the National Latinx Summit in 2021. This video features Dr. Tomás Ybarra-Frausto.
SYNOPSIS: This video features a little bit of the story of Dr. Tomás Ybarra-Frausto, an independent scholar of Chicano art.
MY ROLES: Offline Edit
CLIENT: National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC)
AGENCY: School of Slow Media / TÁPI Story
I edited a three-part biographical documentary series featuring the leaders of the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures. All three films were showcased at the National Latinx Summit in 2021. This video features María López De León.

I shot and edited a short promotional piece for an online business that specializes in Argentinean import goods
I edited a crowdsourced promotional video to promote the NALAC National Latinx Summit.

I edited a three-part promotional video series to highlight the efforts of the ECLT Foundation (Eliminating Child Labour in Tobacco) in the countries of Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda.
I edited a four-part series of biographical case study films focusing on average Vietnamese professionals and their financial habits. The video series was created as part of a study by the research arm of VISA.
I edited a film to promote the activities of an educational advocacy for farmers in the Mississipi river basin known as the Watershed Leaders Network.

I produced and edited (overnight) a film to share the highlights of 2018 edition of the annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) App Challenge in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Under the deep throes of pandemic boredom, I shot and edited a short spec documentary in the style of BBC Earth. The star is our pet tortoise, Engelbert.