Creative Film Services from Diverse Perspectives
Directing || Editing || Cinematography || Intimacy Coordinating
Why Ditch The Box Studios?
Our mission is to elevate artists, community leaders, and underrepresented communities by producing powerful stories that inspire.
We are a team of queer, indigenous, Latinx creators using our skills as filmmakers, artists, and activists to cultivate community, inspire growth, spread knowledge, and represent all of the badass folks making a difference!
The Latest and Greatest
WOC Democracy Transformation
Summit in New York
Documentary Trailer
In March of 2023, Democracy Rising and Represent Women teamed up to produce the inaugural Women of Color Democracy Transformation Summit in upstate New York. Over two and a half days, 24 women of color across the United States came together to share their political leadership and community organizing experiences. The mission was to discuss how to open pathways to democracy for their communities for many generations to come while offering long term support to one another, and creating a long term plan for success. This was a powerful gathering, and the beginning of a larger movement. This video serves as a trailer to a longer form documentary, currently in production.
MEREK: Cyber Literacy Book Series
Story of Us and Book Launch Video
The internet is a vast environment that can be fun and adventurous, as long as you know how to navigate it safely. Cyber Happiness is a book series created by Merek Security Solutions, a New Mexico based startup specializing in cybersecurity. Their mission is to empower both children and adults to make mindful decisions as they navigate the technological landscape.
Tomorrow's Women Summer Program
Nonprofit Fundraising Video
Tomorrow’s Women is a nonprofit that brings together young women from Israel and Palestine to collaborate on therapeutic art projects that build positive relationships.
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
New Exhibition Launch Promo
The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture is responsible for stewarding the stories and histories of Native American peoples of New Mexico. This video was produced in preparation for launching their new Here, Now and Always exhibit.
Homewise
National Campaign Fundraising Video
In places like Santa Fe where finding affordable housing is an ongoing challenge, Homewise offers both relief and support to the community. With a friendly a helping hand throughout the entire process, they help first-time home buyers by providing the education and assistance they need to find a home. Hear from folks that couldn't believe they could ever own a home, and from city representatives about the impact organizations like Homewise can have on a community with deeply passionate, cultural, and historical roots.
Neptune Fish Jerky
Story of Us Video
With nearly half of fish in the seafood industry (550 million pounds per year) going to waste, Neptune jerky is a step towards healthy oceans and a more efficient food system. Nick Mendoza has a sustainable seafood jerky company called Neptune that takes underutilized cuts of white fish and turns them into delicious, healthy snacks. Nick has always been a fish guy...little did we know he would find a way to grow a career and a company focusing on fish.
Siler Yard Arts & Creativity Center
Micro-documentary
Affordable housing is one of the biggest issues in Santa Fe, NM with over 6,000 units of housing needed to balance the market. Half of those need to be affordable to artists, young talent, and residents of all types of circumstances. Watch this documentary detailing the process, the people involved, and the community design challenge that makes the Siler Yard project an influential milestone in the development of Santa Fe's midtown neighborhood, and the city at large.
Creative Santa Fe: Arts Nonprofit
Annual Recap Video
Creative Santa Fe leverages the arts to facilitate meaningful discussions that drive positive change. The people, the programming and the intention that goes into each and every event are always worth showing up for! Housing, the future of art, and climate justice are just a few of the many topics they focus on. But don't take our word for it, check out what others have to say about them in this end of year 2019 recap!
BADCAT Live @ Meow Wolf
Performance Highlight Reel
One of our favorite Santa Fe house music DJs - BADCAT! Check out the crowd she revs up at Meow Wolf, the premiere performance venue in Santa Fe. SHE. BUMPS. HOUSE. Like no other.
Meet the Team
Doza
They/them
Director | Editor | Intimacy Coordinator
Katrina Mendoza, known as Doza, is a Stanford University and University of Southern California educated master of communication, and self-taught editor with over 23 years of experience.
Doza co-founded Ditch The Box Studios to empower growing communities, because video is the most impactful form of amplified communication and connection. Doza knows how to say more with less, and is a certified intimacy coordinator, a workshop facilitator, and teacher to both high school and college level film students. They are empathetic and able to handle the most sensitive subjects and experiences.
A creative techie who blacksmiths, plays guitar, and fire dances, there’s no challenge they can’t handle. Doza is a big-picture thinker with a penchant for storytelling, and a wide variety of professional experience. They also have an active passion for their cultural roots as the daughter of an Indigenous/Hispanic cattle rancher and a Cuban political refugee.
Anaid
She/ella
Co-Founder | Cinematographer | Editor
In a small town of Morelos, Mexico, Anaid García learned from a young age about the importance of supporting others and leading with her humanity by the example and teachings of her abuelita. Anaid still lives by those values, which evolved into a passion and commitment to cultivating community, and creating positive change.
As a painter and cinematographer, Anaid’s perspective and artistic expertise allows her to capture the essence of the moment, that genuine emotional connection; bringing a powerful visual impact to every project. She is a hyper-focused, detail-driven powerhouse of energy.
Anaid's endless curiosity and hunger for knowledge continues to drive her to hone her craft using the camera as a lens for empowerment, representation and healing. And her deep desire for creating genuine connections is what helps her bring out the essence of your story and your mission to connect with those who need to hear it most.
We all have a unique story to tell, and Anaid wants to help you tell that story in a genuine and impactful way.