Carla Franchesca is a Dominican filmmaker who graduated Summa Cum Laude in Film from The City College of New York. Her work includes documentaries and short narrative films shown at festivals including Outfest Fusion, Festival de Cine Global Santo Domingo, and the New York Latino Film Festival. Carla worked for several years at the media learning and distribution center Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN) El Barrio Firehouse, where she facilitated productions and taught media workshops. In 2022 she received the Hometown Media Award from the Alliance for Community Media for a voter education program. Carla serves on the National Dominican Women's Caucus (NDWC) board and is a member of New York Women in Film and Television (NYWIFT) and a member of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences — New York Chapter. She is the proud mother of four children.