Narrative films, documentaries, and commercials rooted in stories of real people.

Diane Paragas is a Filipino-American who immigrated with her parents to Lubbock, Texas when she was a child. It was growing up there where she explored music, film, and art as a way of expressing her uniqueness.

On her first documentary feature, Diane worked with Nelson George to make “Brooklyn Boheme” which highlights the African American arts movement of 1980’s Brooklyn. The film premiered on Showtime and went on to win the Black Reel Award for Best TV Documentary.

Paragas recently wrote and directed her first narrative feature, “Yellow Rose” about an undocumented immigrant teen pursuing her dream of becoming a country music singer. The film won over a dozen Grand Jury and Audience Awards and was picked up by Sony Pictures. She is currently writing an adaptation of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Flower Drum Song”, which she is slated to direct.

Diane Paragas has directed campaigns for brands like American Airlines, Bumble, Cover Girl, and Uber. Her campaign for Proust.com won first place in Google’s “TV For All” initiative.