Rebecca Basaure is Bolivian-American director and cinematographer from La Paz, Bolivia. With over 12 years of experience in film and television she has worked with renowned clients such as Netflix, Disney, A&E, National Geographic, PBS and Apple. Rebecca’s career as a cinematographer began at Panavision, Hollywood. She has experience in both narrative and documentary films and she enjoys experimenting with different mediums, merging art and science to further explore humanity's complex relationship with nature. She is a certified scuba diver and an underwater cinematographer. Today she works as a Los Angeles based freelance director and cinematographer and is a member of the IATSE Local 600 Cinematographers Guild.
Rebecca shot three episodes for Netflix’s documentary series Street Food which was on the Top 10 Netflix TV Shows in its first weeks out. Her film Refugio has garnered critical acclaim, being selected at thirteen festivals and winning four awards, including Best Documentary Short at the Independent Shorts Awards Film Festival and Best Director Short Documentary at the Berlin Indie Film Festival.