Hidalga Studios

Humanist filmmaking for real world change

Hidalga Studios is an Oscar®-contending filmmaking company crafting humanist stories for impactful foundations, institutions, and brands.

We bridge storytelling and social impact by contributing our award-winning short docs, advertisements, and campaigns to drive public policy, raise funds, and amplify culture-shifting work.

Featured Work

See how we've helped empower places we call home

Political Campaign

Measure HLA

Learn how Hidalga reimagined political broadcast advertising and drove a landslide victory for a successful city-changing ballot measure

Short Documentary

Team Meryland

How we created, distributed, and positioned an Oscar®-contending documentary to inspire classrooms, communities, and corporations across America

5LA New Beginnings

When a family-centered South LA nonprofit needed to raise six figures to expand its impact, we created an advertisement that showed the value of its work

Short Documentary

MacArthur Foundation

We helped Bay Area production company ANIVA tell the stories of community organizer Kazani Kalani Finao and the MacArthur Foundation's "Just Home" housing initiative

What We Make

Short Documentaries
Campaign Content
Advertisements
Impact Testimonials
Partnership Spotlights
Short Films

Contributions to our clients

$600k

total dollars raised for
our partners to date

20+

outreach partners in distribution, education, community, corporate impact, research, and PR

1x

landslide victory in
Presidential Primary Election

“You are not just hiring a filmmaker, you’re gaining a partner invested in your mission. Gabe is a talented and compassionate storyteller with an incredible ability to understand your beliefs, values, and vision – translating them into emotionally compelling stories. He helped us grow from serving 12-15 kids to nearly 150 families, while securing funding of $242,000 in just two years. His imagination, humility, and heart make him a joy to collaborate with.”

Jorge Gonzalez

Founder, 5LA Nuevo Comienzo

Gabe's contributions were invaluable; it was an intense, fast paced campaign, and his ability to produce beautiful work was a key part of why we won. Anyone would be lucky to work with Gabe – he has a "can do" personality and is very talented creatively. He also doesn't stop when the going gets tough, he leans in and makes it happen.

Michael Schneider

Proponent of Measure HLA, CEO Streets for All

Let's Bring Your Vision Home

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