olivia graciela roque is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, researcher, archivist, and photographer with a passion to elevate underrepresented voices and communities through nonfiction storytelling.
as a recent graduate of temple university’s film & media arts program, she has supported a number of productions through research and development, as well as creating her own documentary short films including daughter of two tailors, a personal archival documentary discussing her own experiences as a young biracial girl growing up in texas and urban reigns, a short verité documentary that investigated fletcher street urban riding club and explored the deep history of black horsemanship in north philadelphia.
hailing from north texas, olivia was exposed to a variety of culturally rich communities causing her to develop curiosities and drove her to explore the vibrancy of the world. through her work, she is committed to using the documentary genre as a tool to preserve histories and connect across communities.
contact
olivgroque@gmail.com
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education
temple university, philadelphia (bfa film & media arts; directing - documentary, minor in latin american studies)
awards
best documentary; urban reigns - bfa/ba masterclass (2025)
best documentary; daughter of two tailors - diamond screen film festival (2024)
scribe student mediamaker fund recipient (2024)
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