Luciana Kaplan is an Argentine/Mexico-born, Spain-based documentary filmmaker, producer, and educator whose work has become a key reference in socially engaged documentary cinema. Through films such as La Revolución de los Alcatraces, Rush Hour, La Vocera, and Tratado de Invisibilidad, she explores themes of social justice, labor rights, gender equality, and Indigenous activism with a deeply human perspective.

Beyond her filmmaking, Kaplan has played a pivotal role in documentary education and professional development. She has served as coordinator of the Documentary Film Program at Mexico’s Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC), mentored emerging filmmakers, led training initiatives, and worked extensively as a project advisor and jury member across Mexico, Spain, and Latin America.

Her career is distinguished by both artistic excellence and international recognition. Kaplan has received the Sundance Documentary Fund (Rumiante Grant) for La Vocera, the Ariel Award for Best Feature Documentary (2025) for Tratado de Invisibilidad, the Amnesty International Award at the San Sebastián Human Rights Film Festival, the Al Jazeera Documentary Award for La Revolución de los Alcatraces, the FIPRESCI Award, as well as numerous jury prizes and festival honors in Seattle, Dublin, Vancouver, and Guadalajara.