March 25, 2022
Born in Ecuador, Félix Endara is a bilingual creative professional based in New York City, where he works in private philanthropy and as an independent film writer, director, and producer. He has over 15 years of experience in filmmaking, philanthropy, and arts administration, collaborating with organizations that support multidisciplinary artists and organizations, including the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, North Star Fund, Detroit Narrative Agency, Tribeca Film Institute, New Orleans Film Festival, and the Open Society Foundations. He is a queer trans filmmaker who documents the preservation of LGBT historical spaces, champions activists who catalyze social change, and disrupts the insidious narratives that deny the humanity of marginalized communities. Félix is Co-Chair of the Board of Working Films, an organization that brings together documentary filmmakers and grassroots activists to advance social justice. He has been a faculty member of the Transgender Strategy Center, a multiracial trans-led organization that bolsters organizations fighting for trans liberation. He has been providing technical assistance to trans-led organizations in the U.S. and Latin America who are looking for holistic organizational strengthening support around fundraising, internal administrative infrastructure, and Board development. In his philanthropic work, his experience supporting grantee partners is extensive and all-encompassing. He has served as mentor for emerging documentary filmmakers at Downtown Community Television, UnionDocs, and Visionary Justice StoryLab, among others. His most recent feature documentary, NORTH BY CURRENT, premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and Tribeca Film Festival, received numerous film awards, and was broadcast on PBS, in 2021.