Gabriela Yepes began her career as a television producer for the National Broadcasting Service of Peru (the Peruvian equivalent of PBS). In 2004, she received a Fulbright scholarship and moved to the United States to attend graduate film school. Her short films have been screened at film festivals in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Gabriela has also worked as an assistant director and production manager on films in the Americas and Eastern Europe. She holds a B.A. from the School of Communications at the University of Lima, Peru, and an MFA in Film and Video Production from the University of Texas at Austin.