KILLA LAB specializes in crafting the visual language of your story.
Our work
Project
Wedding Trailer
Short Commercial
Between the endless to-do lists and chaotic schedules, they still make time for what matters. Watch two soon-to-be newlyweds pause the rush of daily life to connect, and celebrate their love.
Project
TUSUY
Short Narrative
Desiring to escape, a 10-year-old aspiring dancer and her mom are forced to dig a pit in the middle of the Andes. TUSUY! pays homage to the women of my homeland and the fierce legacy of zapateo andino dancers.
Project
El Ninja
Commercial Documentary
"El Ninja" follows a day in the life of a beloved Los Angeles fruit vendor and TikTok star, uncovering a story of migration, resilience, and the untold experiences of Latino immigrants in California.
Project
QUEPA
Short Documentary
In the Bolivian Andes, the community of Irpa-Irpa navigates the realities of work, exodus, and cultural change while holding onto a language, a memory, and a land they call home.
Project
Sonqo is Blue
Short Narrative
A child learns to appreciate her grandmother's eternal love as she laments for her distant mom. Sonqo is Blue is a love letter to my inner child and a gentle reminder that unconditional love is much nearer than it seems.
Our Team
Darinka Arones
Co-Founder
I’m a Peruvian creative thinker, photographer, filmmaker, and visual artist based in New York. I’m interested in how creative work is used to start conversations and ask meaningful questions about the world.
My most fulfilling work is born of intentionality; art created to inspire. As a creative strategist and visual storyteller, my journey bridges audiences with purpose-driven, culture-first, Indigenous, and colorful narratives. Using art as a tool for constructing an immigrant identity, I found that filmmaking allowed me to become a storyteller beyond the reach of language.
I hold a BFA in Film & TV from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
My work has been featured on Apple TV, Vogue, Forbes USA, Variety, El Comercio, and Cosas Perú magazine.
Mariela Morales
Co-Founder
Mariela Morales-Inturias is an Indigenous Quechua director and producer from Cochabamba, Bolivia. She is a BlueSky Fellow pursuing her MFA in Graduate Film (Directing) at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. In 2026, she was selected as a Creative Cadence Storytelling Ambassador Fellow and received the Mary Bowman Arts in Activism Award for her commitment to using storytelling as a catalyst for social change.
Mariela earned her BFA in Film Production from NYU Tisch in 2023. Her work has been recognized with the HEAR US Grant, the George A. Heinemann Film Production Award, and the Libertad del Tunari Award, the highest distinction in her hometown of Cochabamba, Bolivia. Her commissioned clients include NYU Migration Network and UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, and she is a proud member of Brown Girls Doc Mafia. Through both narrative and documentary filmmaking, she is committed to amplifying underrepresented voices and creating films that preserve culture and inspire dialogue.
CONTACT
killafilmlab@gmail.com
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