Belinda Lopez is a writer, documentary maker, journalist and anthropologist, pictured.

Belinda Lopez is a writer, documentary maker, journalist and anthropologist, whose work explores history and democracy, West Papuan and other First Nations stories, Hispanic and Latino cultures, feminism and women’s health. Belinda’s documentaries and writing have also explored our relationship with nature, the internet and each other in this era we might call the digital age, or late-stage capitalism or even the Anthropocene. Admittedly, there’s been some poetry too.

Belinda is a fellow at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, and holds a PhD based on anthropological and historical research with West Papuan communities in Indonesia.

Awards

Belinda’s writing, podcasts and documentary collaborations have been shortlisted for the Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award, the Australian Human Rights Awards, the Kennedys, the Walkley Awards and the Amnesty Media Awards. Belinda has won prizes from the New York Festivals, the United Nations, the AWGIEs, the Gabriels, the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, the Best Australian Short Film Competition, the Multicultural Film Festival and more. As an editorial advisor, documentary productions Belinda has guided have been recognised by the Walkley Awards, Amnesty International media awards and the NSW Premier’s History Awards, among several commendations.

Photo by Ashley Zadel.