Maria Luisa Gambale

Maria Luisa Gambale is a Lecturer in the Film Department at Purchase College's School of Film and Media Studies. She specializes in creating non-fiction content across multiple platforms, with a focus on international stories and diverse subjects.

• AB, Harvard University

Her work spans documentary filmmaking, cinematography, and verité-style camera techniques. She has directed award-winning films like 'Sarabah,' which explores activism through the lens of Senegalese rapper Sister Fa.

Maria has collaborated with National Geographic, ABC News, and Fusion as a non-fiction director and producer. She has reported extensively on women's roles in peacekeeping and co-created a Facebook Live Q&A series with organizations like PassBlue and the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security.

• Scientific Awards: Awards for film 'Sarabah'