Accent Media’s Cecilia Domeyko produced, wrote and directed a ten-minute video entitled “Rediscovering Gabriela” about the discovery of a treasure trove of new poems, letters, photographs and other valuable documents belonging to Gabriela Mistral (1898-1957), a Chilean poet who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1951. Gabriela Mistral and Pablo Neruda (1905-1973) are two of Chile’s most beloved and well-known poets. Neruda won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971.

Writer/Director Cecilia Domeyko followed Chilean Ambassador Mariano Fernandez and Minister Counselor Isauro Torres to S. Hadley, Massachusetts to interview Mistral’s niece and heir, Doris Atkinsen and film the transfer of Gabriela Mistral’s legacy to the government of Chile.  The video delved into Gabriela Mistral’s life and work and the importance of this discovery for world literature.

The ten-minute English language video with Spanish subtitles was the centerpiece of the Annual Gala Dinner held by the Embassy of Chile at the Key Bridge Marriott Hotel in December of 2007.  Among the 200 guests were Jose Miguel Insulza, Secretary General of the Organization of American States, Paulina Urrutia, the Minister of Culture of Chile, Ambassador Mariano Fernandez and his wife Angelica and many other members of the Washington diplomatic circle, and celebrities.  Doris Atkinsen was given an honorary award by the Chilean government during the event.

Susana Travieso was the Director of Photography and Jamie Lee Godfrey editor for “Rediscovering Gabriela.”  Accent’s Jack Jorgens was Associate Producer. Music was by the Chilean groups Inti Illimani and Illapu.  Sergio Toro, Second Secretary of the Embassy of Chile was the Executive Director for the video.  The program is being distributed by the Ministry of Chile to national Chilean television, as well as schools, libraries and other venues throughout the country.

BIOGRAPHY OF CECILIA DOMEYKO,
PRESIDENT OF ACCENT MEDIA, AND
FOUNDER OF THE MARIPOSA CULTURAL FOUNDATION

Cecilia Domeyko, President of Accent Media, has directed and produced dozens of films capturing the Latino experience in the US and in Latin America.

Her work has earned more than 60 awards at major U.S. film festivals, including the Cine Golden Eagle, the Gabriel, the Telly and the National Educational Media Network Awards.  Internationally, she was the recipient of the Silver Award at the Hamburg International Film Festival in Germany, and in 2007 won the National Award at the In-Edit Musical Film Festival in Santiago, Chile.

Her visionary documentaries on educational reforms in Chile and Uganda are airing on over 90 networks worldwide.

Her award-winning telenovelas, starring Latino talent, produced as part of a national public service for the Catholic Communication Campaign and entitled “La Familia Unida” appear regularly on Spanish language networks Univision, Telemundo and Televisa in the U.S. and on Spanish CNN in 23 Latin American countries.  The 60 second programs are written by Cecilia in the telenovela style so popular with Latino audiences, but talk about important social issues including discrimination, drugs and gangs, domestic violence, and AIDS, but impart a message of love and hope.

Her works on women leaders, artists, and musicians have appeared on WETA-TV (PBS), the Discovery Channel, and Univision.  Her independent documentary  “Cuba Mia” about an all-woman chamber orchestra in Havana premiered on PBS stations WNET and WBGH in 2003, and is now airing nationally on PBS.  The documentary has also aired on public television stations in France, Iceland, Australia and Finland.

Cecilia is the founder and President of the Mariposa Cultural Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and educating the public about the rights of women, children, and the environment, human rights, and freedom and justice worldwide.