ISABELLA PROTACIO
Isabella Protacio is a Filipino-American director of photography with a passion for the beauty of cinematography and diversity in the filmmaking 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.
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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
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