David Alvarado Director / Cinematographer

David Alvarado, a Latino documentary filmmaker, is passionate about science, technology, and human rights. His latest film, American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez, won the 2025 Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film and premieres at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Alvarado's other notable works include We Are As Gods (adapted into an eight-part Audible Originals podcast), Bill Nye: Science Guy, Blood Sugar Rising, and the BFI-nominated The Immortalists. He also produced and shot True Conviction. A graduate of Stanford University's MFA in Documentary Filmmaking, Alvarado co-founded Structure Films, focusing on science and tech stories. In 2022, he was named one of DOC NYC and HBO's 40 under 40 documentary filmmakers to watch.