Jewells Santos is a Chicago-based Puerto Rican filmmaker and creative producer. Her narrative work often starts from a ripped out page of her diary and embraces the cringe of young adulthood. With a too close for comfort lens, she explores themes of womanhood, female relationships, sexuality and body image. Her first feature, Waiting for the Light to Change, which she wrote and produced, won the Grand Jury Narrative Prize at 29th Slamdance Film Festival. She is the founder of Fatfish Films, a production company focused on femme and queer representation both on and behind the camera. Jewells Santos began her film career directing music videos. Her work has been featured at Nylon Magazine, Chicago International Film Festival, Midwest Film Festival and GLAFF. She is currently an OTV Fellow and pursuing her MFA in Film & Directing at Depaul University.