About the Filmmaker

Asori Soto

Born in Havana, Cuba, Asori Soto is an award-winning director and producer who studied art history at the University of Havana and documentary filmmaking through NYU Tisch at the Ludwig Foundation in Cuba. His many accolades include being named Best Narrative Director at the Havana New Directors Film Festival. Asori is the founder of Easy Mondays, a production company based in New York that oversees management and production of audiovisual content featuring historically underrepresented directors in the US. Asori believes in developing programs that will contribute to a contemporary vision of the world and sharing compelling stories that resonate with global audiences.

Asori’s feature documentary Cuban Food Stories premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and has received critical and audience acclaim.