Camilo S.
Houston, TX, USA
$150 - $900
Camilo Hannibal Smith is a filmmaker, journalist and documentary photographer based in Houston, Texas. He's worked as a copy editor at the Los Angeles Times, and later started covering local news and culture for Houston Press, Houston Chronicle and various online publications including Rolling Stone. He's a graduate of Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism's digital media program. He created the documentary film “Raza Rap Project” in the fall of 2018. His past work has involved field producing news videos in New Jersey, New York, Mexico and Venezuela. He got his start behind the camera working on the independent film "Moe". Camilo’s work is focused on storytelling that lies at the intersections of history, identity, culture, and justice. He’s created video content and written about hip-hop in Venezuela and Mexico, where he presented a multimedia project at Postopolis! (2010) about Mexico City’s underground rap scene. He directed and produced the short news doc “Petare: a little hope for the most dangerous slum in the world,” about a Christian rapper in Caracas in 2014.
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
- Non-Fiction Film Director
- Field Producer
- Production Assistant
- Reporter / Journalist
- Transcriber
- Copy Editor
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Audio Storyteller
- On-Air Reporter / Host
- Social Media Producer
- Digital Content Creator
- Content Strategist
- Event Photographer
- TV News Producer
- Fixer
- Copywriter