Multifaceted filmmaker Valeria Lima aims to tell stories that visually symbolize and represent her identity, thoughts, and complex emotions. She was awarded the New York Women in Film and Television Emerging Female Filmmaker Award at the Brooklyn College 39th Annual Film Festival. She was also awarded Best Edition Short at the Retro Avant-Garde Film Festival in 2021 and Best Sci-fi Short at the Katra Latinx Film Festival in 2022 for her short film directorial debut “Una Indulgencia (An Indulgence)”.