Directora: María Belén Moncayo
E-mail: aanmecuador@gmail.com
Facebook: Archivo AANME
Celular/WhatsApp: (593) 991735442
Dirección: Av.6 de diciembre 2373 y Calle La Niña esq.
edif. Multicentro, piso 18, dpto. 18i
Quito-Ecuador
Hoja de Vida María Belén Moncayo
QUALIFICATIONS
– Associate Degree in English by Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador.
1989
– Creative Writing Workshop in Spanish with writer Abdón Ubidia. Editorial “El
Conejo”. Quito. 1998
– Activist in Human Rights: Women, Immigrants, LGBTIQ and Nature Rights,
for the last 10 years
– Current Remote Spanish tutor, translator, proofreader, writer and interpreter
– Independent curator, archivist and researcher on experimental video and
film
– Associate Degree in Graphic Design by Metropolitana Escuela de Diseño
Industrial y Gráfico. Quito. 1989
EXPERIENCE
– In person Spanish Tutoring in New York for teens and adults, in all levels. 2016-2020
– Translator, Transcriptionist and Proofreader for Acción Ecológica www.accionecologica.org for documents to be sent to UN special rapporteurs. (currently)
– Narrator for Covid 19 Oral History Project by Columbia University (currently)
– Interpreter and Spanish Tutor for Marlena Sonn, CEO Amazonia Wealth, NY
– Activist, transcriptionist, researcher and writer for “Corredores Migratorios“
experience helping Cuban and Colombian refugees in Ecuador. (currently)
– Tutor for SIT Study Abroad, Spanish-English feminist research, 2016
– Master, Degree and Postgraduate papers proofreader in Spanish. Specially
for FLACSO and UASB. Quito, 2000-(currently)
– Editor of novels and artivist projects, including written text in Spanish
– Film and video critic. Diverse genres, in printed and virtual sites such
as: Boletín del Cine OchoyMedio, Diners Magazine, LaSanta.com. Ecuador,
2002-2019
– Scientific essayist in specialized publications of experimental film and video
art, for publishers in Ecuador, Spain, Brazil and the United States; 2005-2017
– Cinematographic appreciation teacher in Corporación de Tecnologías
Digitales. Quito, 2004 – 2010
– Author of the book: “Ecuador, 100 Artists of the experimental audiovisual
1929-2011”, Sponsored by the Prince Claus Foundation of the Netherlands,
2011
– Socio-political-cultural analyst in virtual Ecuadorian spaces, on issues of
contemporary events; especially in feminism, environmentalism and civil
society. Internet, 2005 – 2018
– Co-author of the script “I Love Roosevelt Ave”, about the original idea of
James García Sotomayor, 2016 (To be filmed in New York)
– Author of the essay “‘Fax Fatory’ Studios: Solá Film”, included in the book
“Ism, Ism, Ism. Experimental Film in Latin America” by Los Angeles Film
Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 2017. A project for the Getty’s Pacific Standard
Time.
– Director of AANME Archive (Asociación Archivo Nuevos Medios Ecuador)
And archive dedicated to Ecuadorian videoart and experimental film.
2001-Current (independent job)
– Current Spanish private tutor for Beginners, Intermediate and High level. Students:
Environmentalists, Economists, Feminists, Physicians, Lawyers, Activists,
Real Staters, teens preparing for Regents exams. (In person in New York till July 2020. Now remote from Quito). Current translator from English to Spanish, freelance jobs.