Project Space Residency

William D. Caballero is a multimedia filmmaker, animator, and video artist. His autobiographical animated shorts have debuted at the 2017 and 2022 Sundance Film Festivals. His 3D printed and animated macro-protagonists examine American, Latino, gender/sexuality, and existential identity, becoming hosts to discussions on issues far larger than they. This is sometimes accomplished with humor and other times through somber introspection, allowing each new miniature world to take on new traits across many eclectic genres, using the medium of film and video. He is a 2018 Guggenheim Fellow, 2021 Creative Capital Awardee, 2022 Sundance Documentary Humanities Fellow, and 2024 Webby Award winner for Best Art Direction.

Caballero’s creative mantra is “empower, enlighten, and express”, and it underlies his desire to spread the gift of creativity amongst diverse people, liberating them from the oppression of mainstream tastes and values. Caballero’s video work champions a new reality, where brown-skinned nerds and LGBT geeks feel empowered to tell their own stories using their own voice. After all, if we don’t tell our own stories, then who will?

VSW Project Space Residencies are supported by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the New York State Legislature, Monroe County, and Joy of Giving Something.