Documentary Work
The Price of Influence
Documentary Short Film Produced, Directed, and Edited by Laine Betanzos and Amanda Acosta
Jillian, a young, up-and-coming influencer navigates the dissonance between a desire to maintain authenticity with her audience and pressure from brands to curate herself and her life differently.
Four Meals, Four Minutes
Short Documentary Film, Directed and Shot by Amanda Acosta, Giovanni Zerbini, Judy Ouyang, and Laine Betanzos. Section 4, “Giovanni,” Shot, Edited, and Directed by Laine Betanzos.
Four classmates connect over their disparate relationships with food and cooking.
Exercise shot for NYU’s Sight and Sound: Documentary course.
Grassroots
Short Documentary Film Directed and Shot by Laine Betanzos
A protest by the New York chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America advocates for publicly-owned renewable energy resources in Williamsburg.
Exercise shot for NYU’s Sight and Sound: Documentary course.