Love Song signs Diego Contreras

Production company Love Song welcomes Diego Contreras to its illustrious roster of directors. 

Hailing from Guatemala and presently based in Los Angeles, Contreras has, since 2014, amassed an impressive and ambitious body of work, consisting of narrative film, music videos, and high-end commercial collaborations.

Contreras possesses the style and work ethic of a true auteur. Having worked for several years as an advertising art director at agencies including BBDO NY, Anomaly, and CP&B, his transition to full-time film-making and his prodigious output are indicative of a natural-born storyteller embracing his true calling.

Beginning with the evocative, non-narrative short, Islands (a 2012 Vimeo staff pick) a love letter of sorts to his wife shot on their honeymoon, Contreras has developed a knack for capturing, distilling, and conveying the myriad and often fleeting personal liberations that colour human life: moments of hope, exhale, or an inexplicable grace. Whether depicting a boy dancing alone on an NYC subway platform (as in the video for Kool Head’s Leon) or documenting the trials and tribulations of a high school football team’s “hell week” (The Sandman, another Vimeo staff pick), Contreras cultivates an authentic and confident intimacy wherever he trains his lens.

“I’ve always had such a deep love for film and storytelling, and being able to fully commit to directing has been a tremendous honour and a gift,” says Contreras. 

“I’ve been admiring Love Song’s bold and fresh approach to storytelling since the company’s launch. Every frame and every moment in their work is filled with so much life, energy, humanity, and texture, and that’s something I connect so strongly with. I love what the company stands for and Daniel Wolfe and Kelly Bayett’s eagerness to support and nurture up and coming and undiscovered talent. It’s something our industry needs more of and why I’m excited to begin creating alongside their talented and award-winning team.”