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Edgardo Luis Gonzalez is a New Jersey-based filmmaker, cinematographer, writer, and photographer. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of New Mexico in 2021 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Film and Digital Media. In 2023, he started working professionally for Florentine Films, shooting speculative 16mm B-roll. Since then, he has served as a production assistant and behind-the-scenes photographer for the six-part PBS series The American Revolution, directed by acclaimed documentarian Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt, which premiered on November 16, 2025. Edgardo is also contributing to two upcoming Florentine-adjacent documentary projects scheduled for release in 2026 and 2027.
In his personal practice, he has completed four short films: From the Shadows of Desert Rocks (2022), The Plight and Desertion of Arthur Leigh Hazelwood (2022), Some Hard Bop (2019), and his most recent work, Upon the Railroad Earth (2025). Employing a minimalist aesthetic, he shoots all of his films on 16mm film using a Bolex H-16. Upon the Railroad Earth entered the 2025 festival circuit following the acquisition of music rights and was featured by Kodak Motion Picture on their official Instagram account.
Awards & Recognitions
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Throughout the Fall of 2025 my BTS photography for The American Revolution, Directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt, was published in GQ Magazine, Variety, Newsweek, New York / Curbed Magazine, and The Boston Globe.
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In December of 2024 I co-wrote the screenplay, Saving PA Ryan, with Mohammad, “Mango,” Shaikh.
This story was chosen as one of the 10 winners for the 2024 Kodak x Anora film contest, sponsored by Neon Entertainment, Arriflex, Kodak, and 2024 Palme d’Or winning director Sean Baker.
This film is screened at the 2025 Santa Barbara International Film Festival, presented by Sean Baker, Kodak, and Neon.
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In 2023 my film, The Plight and Desertion of Arthur Leigh Hazelwood, was selected to screen at the Nassau Film Festival in Princeton, N.J.
This film won the judges award for best short film.
Aside from that festival, this film also screened at the 31st Arizona International Film Festival.
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In 2022 my University of New Mexico thesis film, the 16mm B-Movie, From the Shadows of Desert Rocks, was selected for the Santa Fe International Film Festival, kicking off the short films for the festival on the first day.
This film was also selected for the 30th Arizona international Film Festival, the Golden Door Film Festival, and given an honorable mention at the New Haven International Film Festival.