RespectAbility Entertainment Professionals Lab, Summer 2022
Charo Mato
Charo Mato is an Argentinean filmmaker who studied Image and Sound Design at the University of Buenos Aires (FADU-UBA). She has been a fellow of the Sundance Documentary Film Program, Talents Buenos Aires and RespectAbility Entertainment Lab. Nominated in the 38th IDA Documentary Awards for Best Writing with her first documentary, 8 Stories About My Hearing Loss, which is supported by Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (INCAA), Instituto Nacional del Cine y el Audiovisual del Uruguay (INCAU), and Sundance Institute. The film premiered at the 9° Buenos Aires International Documentary Film Festival (FIDBA), 41° Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF), 18° Santiago de Chile IFF (SANFIC) and won Best film at the 9° Construir Cine – Festival Internacional de Cine Sobre el Trabajo (International Labour Film Festival) and Best Film, Best Director and Best Editing at 19° Tandil Cine.
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After an extensive search and interview process, 18 individuals and one writing duo were invited to participate in the Virtual Cohort of RespectAbility’s 2022 Entertainment Lab taking place August 16 – September 22, 2022. This 6-week, 18-session Lab aims to further develop and elevate the talent pipeline of diverse professionals with disabilities working behind-the-scenes in television, film, and streaming. Participants include people with physical, cognitive, sensory, mental health, and other disabilities ranging in age from people in their 20’s through their 50’s. The Lab is a recipient of The Roddenberry Foundation Impact Award.
The Virtual Cohort of the 2022 Entertainment Lab is made possible with support by:
- Platinum Sponsors: Murray/Reese Foundation and Netflix
- Gold Sponsors: The Harnisch Foundation, Sony Pictures Entertainment, and The Walt Disney Company
- Silver Sponsors: Hollywood Foreign Press Association Charitable Trust, the National Endowment for the Arts, and NBCUniversal
