Roberto Fatal
Roberto Fatal [they/them/ellos] is a Meztize Chicana filmmaker and storyteller. They come from Rarámuri, Genízaro, and Spanish ancestry. Their Queer, gender fluid, Mestize/Mixed identity informs the sci-fi, films they make. Their work centers on humans who sit at the intersections of time, space and culture. From this unique vantage point, Fatal’s stories can connect us deeply to an undercurrent of shared humanity often overlooked in our increasingly divided world. Survival, intersectional identity, perseverance, love, empathy, community, connection and creation are at the heart of their characters and films.
Their debut feature script, ELECTRIC HOMIES, was included in the 2025 Sundance Institute screenwriters lab, 2025 Film Fatales Forward fellowship, and the 2022 GLAAD x Blacklist. Electric Homies was awarded a 2025 Sundance Film Institute Indigenous Film development grant and the 2023 SF Rainin screenwriting grant.
Fatal's newest short film, EN MEMORIA, was selected to screen in competition at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival Shorts film program.
