ISABELLA PROTACIO
Isabella Protacio is a Filipino-American filmmaker and content creator with a passion for the beauty of cinematography and diversity in the industry. She has worked on a range of projects from short films to feature films to music videos. She takes a special interest in applying colored lighting and camera movements in creative and evocative ways.
She is originally from and is now based in Dallas, Texas, and she studied Film and Media Production with a concentration in Cinematography at Arizona State University.
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WORK/STUDENT EXPERIENCE
FEATURE FILMS
1st Assistant Camera
Smile | dir. Kelsey Hodge. DP. Gabriella Mykal | May-June 2021
Production Assistant
The Book of Job | dir. Andrew Oh. DP. Al Bouchillon | May-June 2018
SHORT FILMS
Director, Director of Photography, Choreographer
Interlinked | prod. Samara Dapp | Oct 2024
Director of Photography
Mask On | dir. Kaylie Outram | April 2025
Why Me? | dir. Lance Silva | Nov 2024
Noir Absolu | dir. Sterling Silver | Oct 2023
He Loves Me | dir. Leo Tavera-Montiel | Nov 2022
Pathways | dir. Simon Suminski | April 2022
1st Assistant Camera
Mother | dir. Eden Noelle. DP. Simon Suminski | Feb 2023
And They Were Roommates | dir. Julia Wasson. DP. Ghassan Albalushi | April 2022
1st Assistant Director
Is This What You Wanted? | dir. Miguel Thompson | March 2025
Colorist
Memory Cartridge | dir. Collin Thomas. editor. Aahir Ghosh | Sep-Nov 2024
Into the Desert | dir. and editor. Kiyoshi Inoue | Sep-Nov 2024
Gaffer
Speechless | dir. Alec Merrill | Nov 2024
Co-Producer
Particle Divide | dir. Andrew Baker. DP. Marcus Ferguson | Oct-Nov 2022
Digital Imaging Technician
Honey | dir. Emma Evans. DP. Noel Mathew | Dec 2020-Jan 2021
Writer, Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Cherry | Nov 2019
MUSIC VIDEOS
Director of Photography
CAN YOU FEEL THE LIGHT | dir. Samara Dapp | April 2025
Actress/Dancer
"Dance Floor" | dir. Cameron Mayo. artist Mursa | June 2024
"Adderall" | dir. Jordan Cordero. artist West Ego | Nov 2023
"Just the Two of Us" | dir. Daniel Auston, Mengen Dang, Cynthia Graciano. DP. Bryce Altenbernd, Jakob Farwell | Feb 2023
Co-Director of Photography
"Royal Palms" | dir. Lulu Ruiz, Cristian Torres, Max Bennett. co-DP. Dot Ridenour | Feb 2023
Grip
"Hours Make Ours" | dir. Ian Baker. DP. Ian Grau. artist Emmitt Dupree | Oct 2021
COMMERCIAL
Producer
Raw Sunscreen | Spec Ad | dir. Keren Escobar | Dec 2025
Director of Photography / Gaffer / Actress
Amazon Spec Ad | prod. Red Creative Films | Sep 2025
DOCUMENTARY / REALITY
Director of Photography / 2nd Assistant Camera
New Culture: A Home Beyond Foster Care | Documentary | dir. Chantel Apodaca. prod. Charlise Mason | Feb-March 2025
Camera Operator
Zero Sum | Reality | prod. Ella McMaster, Ian Winter | March 2025