Gerardo del Valle is an Emmy-nominated Producer and Director based in New York City. His work explores the people behind the headlines and the repercussions of policy decisions on communities.
He studied Communications and Media at Universidad Rafael Landivar in Guatemala and has a Master’s in Journalism from the City University of New York. He is a Firelight Documentary Lab Fellow and an SFFilm Foundation New American Fellow. The International Documentary Association (IDA) and the Sundance Institute have supported his work.
Starting his career as a video journalist in Plaza Pública, Guatemala's first investigative online newspaper, he’s gone on to work on long-form documentaries and web-based projects and has collaborated with Vice, Univision, the BBC, Agencia Efe, and NBC. He is currently a Film Producer and Visual Journalist at ProPublica.
His work has been recognized by the Edward R. Murrow Awards (2023), Fundación Gabo (2019), the Inter-American Press Association (2014), the National Press Photographers of America (2025), P.O.Y. Awards (2025), and an Honoree at the Webby Awards (2025).