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che cielo ‘chichi’ castillo is an independent filmmaker and musician in the san francisco bay area.
with love and humor their films explore self-determination, spirituality, friendship, and ecologies of care through a queer femme lens.
chichi is a 2025 SFFILM filmhouse resident writing their first feature film, a sex worker buddy comedy that explores love and life in late stage capitalism.
chichi has an MFA in Cinema from San Francisco State University and a BA in Film & Digital Media from University of California Santa Cruz.
they play guitar in the band sucker and are a former DJ on lower grand radio.
chichi's work has been featured at ICA London, LACE, SFMoMa, Bundeskunthalle Museum, Grrl Haus Cinema, Feria de arte Contemporáneo en Madrid, San Francisco Documentary Film Festival, San Francisco Latino Film Festival, She Shreds Magazine, The Multivers is Illuminated/The Universe is Lit Festival, Hot Bits Film Festival, San Francisco Sex Worker Film and Arts Fest and more.
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