Alessandro Rios (also referred to as Sandro) is a writer/director/editor/producer with a mixed Afro-Latino background. He's been nominated for a Student Emmy Award and is the winner of the Award of Excellence for Anti-Ad/PSA Category at the 2018 Northwest Highschool Film Festival. His films have been screened all across the United States in places such as the All American High School Film Festival and STARdance Youth Film Festival. Currently attending Emerson College in Boston, MA.