José Chalit Hernandez

Films & Multimedia


visions of our collective future

Eco, Montaña!
Coming 2026 – 4k Digital Short – In Post-Producton*
To protect communal forests, Honduran forest rangers adapt for long-term resilience to climate change.
Direction and Cinematography: José Chalit Hernandez | Edit: Studio Equiterra | Producers: Trees, Water & People

Homelands
2023 – 4k Digital Short
A story of Indigenous resilience and land stewardship on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
Direction, Cinematography, Edit: José Chalit Hernandez | Assistant Direction, Sound: Evan Barrientos | Colorist: Treston Chee | Assistant Producers: Arlo Ironcloud and James Calabaza | Trailer: Zack Bleiberg

Steve & Robert
2022 – 4k Digital Short
A Jesuit priest and a nonbinary student activist reflect on gender and self-identity.
Direction, Edit, Cinematography: José Chalit Hernandez | Co-Directed: Jackie Sin | Assistant Producers: Natasha Rohrsetzer, Cade Taylor | Project Advisor: Georg Koszulinski

La Fuerza Interna
2016 – 4k Digital Short
The independent farmworker union, Familias Unidas por la Justicia, fights to earn a union contract with their employer, Sakuma Farms.
Direction, Cinematography, Edit: José Chalit Hernandez | Assistant Editors: Danielle Calubaquib, David Snitzer