Freddy Mancilla

Freddy Mancilla (he/him) is a DC-based Producer, Director, Dramaturg & Historian.

As a director/producer in NYC, he has had the opportunity to work at various institutions, including serving as the inaugural Resident Director of the Off-Broadway venue The New Theater at 45th St (later known as The Davenport Theatre.) He was recipient of the Van Lier Directing Fellowship from Repertorio Español (Off-Broadway), earning him a Latin ACE Award Nomination as Best Emerging Director.

Most recently, he has worked a Post Producer & Post Production Supervisor for brands like Milkbar, Cartier, Marriott, Gap, Spike Lee’s 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, and the USA Olympic Team. He also worked as a producer on the international billboard ad buy for the album release of DONDA by Kanye West, with work he helped produce seen all over the world, including: Tokyo, Ludhiana, Seoul, Jakarta, Hong Kong, Chengdu, Bangkok, Moscow & London.

I have Directed, Produced or Supervised for music, theatre, social, experiential, live events & documentaries. 

As a director/producer in NYC, I had the opportunity to work at various institutions, including serving as the inaugural Resident Director of the Off-Broadway venue The New Theater at 45th St (later known as The Davenport Theatre.) I was the recipient of the Van Lier Directing Fellowship from Repertorio Español (Off-Broadway), earning me a Latin ACE Award Nomination as Best Emerging Director.

I also worked a Post Producer & Post Production Supervisor for brands like Milkbar, Cartier, Marriott, Gap, Spike Lee’s 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, and the USA Olympic Team. I also worked as a producer on the international billboard ad buy for the album release of DONDA by Kanye West, with work I produced seen all over the world, including: Tokyo, Ludhiana, Seoul, Jakarta, Hong Kong, Chengdu, Bangkok, Moscow & London.

I have a degree in Theatre performance & directing