Press

The Mas LaRae Show | Interview with Set Hernandez and Pedro

Democracy Now! | Interview with Set Hernandez

Set Hernandez wins 2024 Truer Than Fiction Award | Film Independent Spirit Awards

IDA FallDocs | unseen | Q&A Panel with Set Hernandez and Pedro

Blackstar Film Festival panel: Disability Justice | Spotlight on unseen

Set Hernandez wins the Truer Than Fiction Award at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards

unseen | Message from director Set Hernandez | POV on PBS

CAAMFest Filmmaker Summit: A Story Only You Can Tell

NFMLA Stage 5 Filmmaker Interview | Set Hernandez Rongkilyo


Leading Courageously in Art: Poetry, Sensibility, and Aesthetics of Sharing Our Unseen Stories, speech by Set Hernandez at 2024 National Federation for the Blind Convention

Source: NFB.org, December 2024

Eyes on Success: Interview with Pedro and Set Hernandez

Source: Eyes on Success podcast, November 2024


Mexican films to be featured at Salt Lake Film Society's FILMéxico film festival

Source: KSL.com, November 2024

Dorian Gómez Pestaña: la cineasta queer mexicana que redefine el sur de Estados Unidos

Source: Enlace Latino NC, October 2024

'unseen' explores the intersections of immigration, disability and mental health

Source: WUWM - Milwaukee’s NPR, September 2024

The 2024 D-30 Disability Impact List: Pedro Emmanuel Navarro Aguilar

Source: Diversability, July 2024

The 2024 D-30 Disability Impact List

Source: Diversability, July 2024

Reimagining Accessibility As An Aesthetic: Interview with Set Hernandez

Source: Reframing Disability, June 2024

International Rhoda G. Sarnat Award: Pedro Navarro Aguilar, MSW

Source: National Association of Social Workers, June 2024

Bentonville Film Festival Announces 2024 Winners

Source: Variety, June 2024

‘Suze’ and ‘Daughters’ Win Top Prizes at 2024 Bentonville Film Festival

Source: Indiewire, June 2024

NewFilmmakers LA Announces Nominees and Jury for 12th Annual Awards

Source: Variety, May 2024

Best of NFMLA Awards Nominees

Source: New Filmmakers LA, May 2024

Bentonville Film Fest Sets ‘Out of My Mind’ as Opener, Unveils Competition Lineup

Source: The Hollywood Reporter, April 2024

Set Hernandez On Their Groundbreaking Film “unseen”

Source: 1202 Magazine, April 2024

Film update: unseen

Source: PBS Newsroom, April 2024

Healing Through Film: Undocumented Artist Julie Yeeun Kim on Friendship, Vulnerability, and the documentary unseen

Source: Womanly Magazine, April 2024

Review: unseen

Source: Film Threat, March 2024

“Unseen”: New Film Profiles a Blind, Undocumented Social Work Student, Humanizing Disabled Migrants

Source: Democracy Now!, March 2024

Set Hernandez on Taking the Long View of What It Means to Be Undocumented in “Unseen”

Source: The Moveable Fest, March 2024

A Blind Undocumented Social Worker's Journey in "Unseen"

Source: WYNC’s All of It, March 2024

A story of resilience and healing set in the Intersection of disability and migration

Source: WOUB, March 2024

Broadcast Premiere of the Independent Spirit Award Winner ‘UNSEEN’ on PBS’ POV Series on March 18

Source: Culture Elixir, March 2024

Cleveland International Film Festival Announces Program Highlights

Source: iIrish newsmagazine, March 2024

SAAFF 2024: Opening night film captures experience of being blind, undocumented

Source: International Examiner, February 2024

Cleveland International Film Festival to Feature Flicks About Devo, Scam Callers and More

Source: Cleveland Magazine, February 2024

CIFF ‘48 Program Highlights

Source: ClevelandFilm.org, February 2024

2024 SAAFF Awards

Source: Seattle Asian American Film Festival, February 2024

Alpha-Male Hyperbole, Gender Fluidity, and Confronting White Privilege Highlight NFMLA’s DocuSlate Program

Source: MovieMaker, February 2024

Addressing Immigrant and Disability Rights in the film UNSEEN with Set Hernandez & Pedro

Source: Woodstock Film Festival LET'S TALK FILM! Podcast, February 2024

Doc, unscripted winners at PGA Awards, Berlinale, Spirit Awards

Source: RealScreen, February 2024

Pro-Palestine Protest Disrupts Film Independent Spirit Awards

Source: Vulture, February 2024

Spirit Awards 2024: The full list of winners

Source: Far Out Magazine, February 2024

“Past Lives” Wins Big as Sundance Institute Projects Are Honored at the 2024 Spirit Awards

Source: The Sundance Institute, February 2024

Film Independent Spirit Awards 2024: See the full winners list

Source: Entertainment Weekly, February 2024

Loud Pro-Palestine Protest Causes Major Disruption at Indie Spirit Awards

Source: IndieWire, February 2024

Spirit Awards: ‘Past Lives’ Wins Best Feature, ‘Beef’ Named Best New Scripted Series — Full Winners List

Source: Variety, February 2024

Behind the Scenes at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards

Source: Film Independent, February 2024

Emerging Filmmaker Awards

Source: Film Independent, February 2024

‘Thelma’ and ‘Devo’ will be Cleveland International Film Festival’s opening and closing night films

Source: Cleveland.com, February 2024

Seattle Asian American Film Festival marks 12th anniversary

Source: AsAmNews, February 2024

Seattle Asian American Film Festival Returns With 12th Anniversary

Source: South Seattle Emerald, February 2024

Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Highlights

Source: KULR-TV, February 2024

“UNSEEN” Film Broadcast Release on PBS’ POV Series

Source: Industry.biz, February 2024

Undocumented but no longer Unseen: An Interview with Filmmaker Set Hernandez

Source: Good Docs, February 2024

Two Latinx Films Win Emerging Filmmaker Independent Spirit Awards

Source: Cinema Tropical, February 2024

What to Watch at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival

Source: International Rescue Committee, January 2024

Letter from the Editor, January 2024

Source: Documentary Magazine, January 2024

Embodying Accessibility: Six Tips for Incorporating Access Into Your Filmmaking

Source: Set Hernandez for Documentary Magazine, January 2024

Announcing the 2024 Impact Kickstart Awardees

Source: Working Films, January 2024

Distribution Advocates Presents: The Truth About Sales Agent (featuring Set Hernandez)

Source: Distribution Advocates, January 2024

Ford Foundation invests over $4.2 million to support new documentary films focused on social justice

Source: Ford Foundation, January 2024

Ford Foundation Announces $4.2M In Grants To Social Justice-Themed Docs, Including Sundance Premieres ‘Union’ And ‘The Battle for Laikipia’

Source: Deadline, January 2024

Monica Sorelle, Monique Walton, Set Hernandez Win Independent Spirit Emerging Filmmaker Awards

Source: The Hollywood Reporter, January 2024

Here are the 2024 Emerging Filmmaker Awards.

Source: Film Independent, January 2024

Monica Sorelle, Monique Walton, Set Hernandez Win Indie Spirit Emerging Filmmaker Awards

Source: The Wrap, January 2024

Monica Sorelle, Monique Walton, Set Hernandez Win Independent Spirit Emerging Filmmaker Awards

Source: Yahoo Entertainment, January 2024

Monica Sorelle, Monique Walton, and Set Hernandez clinch Independent Spirit's Emerging Filmmaker Awards.

Source: Reporter, January 2024

Sorelle, Hernandez, Walton named winners of Film Independent's Emerging Filmmaker honors

Source: Shoot Online, January 2024

Monica Sorelle, Monique Walton, Set Hernandez Win Independent Spirit Emerging Filmmaker Awards

Source: IMDB, January 2024

Emerging Filmmakers Honored with Grants at 2024 Spirit Awards Nominees Brunch

Source: BNN Breaking, January 2024

Film Independent Honors Artistic Achievement with the 2024 Spirit Awards Nominations

Source: Film Independent, December 2023

Film Independent Spirit Awards - Nominees for Truer Than Fiction Award

Source: Film Independent, December 2023

The 2024 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations

Source: Vulture, December 2023

Film Independent Spirit Awards: Full List of Nominees

Source: The Hollywood Report, December 2023

Spirit Awards nominations: Full list in all 23 movie and TV categories

Source: Gold Derby, December 2023

167 Documentaries Enter Oscars Doc Race – See the Full List

Source: The Wrap, December 2023

2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations: See the full list

Source: Entertainment Weekly, December 2023

DOC NYC 2023 Review: The Documentary ‘unseen’ Delves into the Intersections of Immigration, Disability, and Mental Health

Source: The Movie Buff, November 2023

DOC NYC to Screen Films from Latin America and Latino USA

Source: Cinema Tropical, November 2023

Set Hernandez's Debut Feature UNSEEN to Premiere In Theaters And POV

Source: Broadway World, November 2023

POV’s ‘unseen’, a Powerful Story of Resilience and Healing Set in the Intersection of Disability and Migration, Has Theatrical Release in Advance of its Broadcast Premiere

Source: American Documentary, November 2023

IDA Documentary Awards Unveils 2023 Shortlists for Best Features, Shorts

Source: The Hollywood Reporter, October 2023

New York Times Tops Shortlists for IDA Documentary Awards

Source: The Wrap, October 2023

IDA Documentary Association Announces Shortlists for 39th Award Ceremony

Source: IndieWire, October 2023

38th IDA Documentary Awards Shortlists for Best Features and Shorts

Source: International Documentary Association, October 2023

Watchlist: 7 Impactful DFP-Supported Documentaries by Artists with Disabilities

Source: Sundance Institute, October 2023

October 2023: Hot Docs Alumni Successes

Source: Hot Docs, October 2023


Documentary tells a story of migration

Source: University of Windsor DailyNews, October 2023

Understanding What Is Unseen with Set Hernandez and Pedro

Source: Down to the Struts, October 2023

IDA Announces FallDocs 2023 Film Lineup, Big Platform For Documentaries Seeking Awards Glory

Source: Deadline, August 2023

2023 Woodstock Film Festival: A Conversation with Filmmaker Set Hernandez

Source: Inside + Out Upstate New York, August 2023

The 2023 BlackStar Film Festival starts Wednesday. Here’s what we are watching

Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 2023

All the best things from BlackStar Film Festival, a community of radical care and place to ‘fall in love’ with Philadelphia

Source: Billy Penn at WHYY, August 2023

Journey into 'Unseen': Set Hernandez's Feature at BlackStar Film Festival

Source: The Truth In This Art, August 2023

Firelight Media x BlackStar Film Festival 2023

Source: Firelight Media, July 2023

The Network of Support behind POC Filmmakers

Source: Color Congress, June 2023

Flipping the Script on Audio Description: Describing What is Unseen

Source: ReadMyMindRadio, June 2023

Review: unseen

Source: FilmSnobReviews, June 2023

PBS Series ‘POV’ Reveals Film Lineup For 36th Season, Packed With Oscar Contenders, Award Winners

Source: Deadline, May 2023

39th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Announces Award Winners

Source: Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, May 2023

CAAMFest 2023 Celebrates 11 Joyful Days of Gathering in Community and Storytelling

Source: CAAMFest, May 2023

These 31 Sundance-Supported Films Are Screening at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival

Source: Sundance Institute, April 2023

35 Documentaries Tapped for Hot Docs Deal Maker

Source: Point of View Magazine, March 2023

Ford Foundation invests over $4M to support social justice documentary film projects in 2022

Source: Ford Foundation, December 2022

Open Society Foundations Announce 2022 Soros Equality Fellows

Source: Open Society Foundations, November 2022

The Gotham Doc Lab Welcomes 10 Projects Chosen For Prestigious Program – Deadline

Source: Deadline, November 2022

AXS Lab names inaugural film fund recipients

Source: RealScreen, May 2022

NBC announces recipients of 2022 Original Voices Fellowship (nbcnews.com)

Source: nbcnews.com, April 2022

Firelight Media Documentary Lab Names Its 2021 Fellows

Source: Deadline, December 2021

Doc Society has unveiled the recipients of its New Perspectives fellowship

Source: Variety, November 2021

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles and WarnerMedia OneFifty Announce Winners of New Artist Grant Program

Source: Moviemaker Magazine, November 2021

20 Nonfiction Projects Receive Grants from the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program

Source: sundance.org, November 2021

Emerging Filmmaker Set Hernandez Rongkilyo Strives for Poetry in the Political

Source: Center for Asian American Media, October 2021

White Feather Farm is incubator for Woodstock Film Festival’s first residency program

Source: Hudson Valley One, May 2021

Woodstock Film Festival's Inaugural Filmmaker Incubator

Source: WAMC Northeast Public Radio, May 2021

IDA Announces Emerging Filmmaker Mentorship Program

Source: International Documentary Association, January 2017