Lauren is a Cuban-American cinematographer devoted to world, repertory, and independent cinema. Since graduating from the American Film Institute Conservatory, she has worked throughout the US and internationally. She is a member of IATSE Local 600.

Her credits include MA BELLE, MY BEAUTY, Marion Hill’s debut feature (Sundance, SXSW 2021), ZIWE (Showtime, A24), and NOTED: ALICIA KEYS THE UNTOLD STORIES (YouTube Originals).

She shot IFC Films’ DANDELION on Super 16mm, directed by Nicole Riegel and starring Kiki Layne & Thomas Doherty. The film premiered at SXSW 2024.

Still photography is an essential complementary artistic practice to Lauren’s motion picture work. In 2024, she was one of twelve photographers admitted into FotoFilmic’s travel workshop led by Greg Girard. She is currently editing a series of portraits made under Girard’s guidance in Okinawa, Japan.

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press

ROGEREBERT.COM   ·   BRIAN TALLERICO ON “DANDELION”: “Riegel’s approach is organic and grounded, focusing with cinematographer Lauren Guiteras on Dandelion and Casey’s hands, arms, and expressive faces as they create… It’s a raw, sweaty, human film with a stronger visual language than nearly anything else I saw at SXSW.”

VARIETY   ·   MA BELLE, MY BEAUTY REVIEW: “Ma Belle, My Beauty” is lovely… Hill and cinematographer Lauren Guiteras seize the light in ways that suggest the unfolding dramas — while ouchy — are part and parcel of a life worth grabbing hold of… the movie hints at Luca Guadagnino’s vexed idylls.

FILMMAKER MAGAZINE   ·   DP LAUREN GUITERAS ON “MA BELLE, MY BEAUTY”

INDIEWIRE   ·   THE CAMERAS AND CINEMATOGRAPHY BEHIND SUNDANCE’S FEATURE FILMS

SHORT OF THE WEEK   ·   CHILD RUNAWAYS: “It’s this focus on the unremarkable that makes the film remarkable… what’s even more special is the way the characters, helped by the kaleidoscopic magic of the cinematography, teleport us back to our own childhood years, where every single object and place has secret powers and unlimited potential to deliver pure joy.”