Rachel Rambaldi

Rachel Rambaldi (she/her) is a first-generation American Italian writer/director based in Los Angeles. Growing up in both Los Angeles and her homeland of Italy allowed her to stay connected to her roots which have significantly impacted her artistry and perspective. Rachel’s short film, Cream or Sugar,(co-written with Sar Artoonian) digs into human identity within colonial structures and premiered at OUTFEST Film Festival 2022. Her latest short HERLY (co-written with Jon Walkup) premiered in 2023 at CinemaFemme Film Festival in Chicago and won her a mentorship with Stephanie Filo (Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffery Dahmer Story, The Black Lady Sketch Show). In April 2024, HERLY became a Staff Pick on Vimeo.  While writing, co-writing, and directing her films, she has also produced micro-documentaries and commercial spots for Samsung, ADL (Anti-Defamation League), and the Gender Cool Project with Chicago-based creative agency Swissa Creative, inc. She’s a self-taught 35mm film photographer with a self-portrait published in F-STOP magazine in 2020. Rachel was the only student in her college class to direct a thesis on 16mm film.  Self-starting and not asking permission has been her foundation since the age of twelve when she picked up a camera for the first time.  Rachel believes creating opportunities to do what you love is the most significant investment. What Rachel enjoys most is making movies with her greatest collaborators, her friends.