Rebecca Blandon

Born and raised in the Bronx to Nicaraguan parents, Rebecca Blandón graduated from Brown University in 2016 with a Bachelor's in Neuroscience. In 2019, Blandón graduated from the News & Documentary program at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. A 2019-2020 Bronx Documentary Center Film Fellow and a 2021-2022 Jacob Burns Film Fellow, Rebecca is a freelance editor and director. As a jack of all trades, she has worked as an investigative reporter, editor, and associate producer on docs for PBS Frontline, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, the Financial Times, PBS Newshour, Axios, Firelight Media & Films, and CNN. In her lifetime, Blandón hopes to make what is invisible visible through the practice of compassionate storytelling, accountability journalism, and documentary filmmaking. Her career goal for 2024 is to edit more indie and news documentaries! She is also a proud member of Brown Girls Doc Mafia, The Video Consortium, BIPOC Doc Editors, an Alliance of Documentary Editors initiative! She's a huge ramen head and a musician with a passion for Brazilian classical piano.