Director/Writer/Editor

Juan Carlos Pineiro Escoriaza - Director/Writer/Editor

I create things in all kinds of media. I direct video content for Vice Magazine, commercials for Pure West, and motion graphics with Noisy Neighbor. I made a virtual world documentary called Second Skin and run Popten Magazine.


Portfolio

Democratic Education “Make Your Voice Heard” PSA
Democratic Education “Make Your Voice Heard” PSA

I directed this PSA for the Institute for Democratic Education in America. I met Dana, the founder of IDEA, at a private school on the upper west side while I was shooting a fundraising video. It’s one of a handful of good paths towards better education we should be pursuing. I don’t [...]

Photography

MYD and NYSYD Caucus of Color
MYD and NYSYD Caucus of Color

On February 25th I photographed MYD’s most recent event with the Caucus of Color. The volunteering I get to do is some of the most gratifying things I ever do, and I’m always excited to be meeting the best and brightest minds in politics.

Notes

The Drunkard’s Progress from Once in a while to Binge Drinker
The Drunkard’s Progress from Once in a while to Binge Drinker

A lithograph by Nathaniel Currier supporting the temperance movement in 1846.

Soapbox

The Console Wars, or How Nintendo Failed its 1st Generation
The Console Wars, or How Nintendo Failed its 1st Generation

Nintendo, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Nin-ten-do: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Nin. Ten. Do. In my lifetime, if there were a nostalgic image that could sum up pretty much all the good [...]

Video

New Reel for 2010
New Reel for 2010

I just finished cutting my new reel for 2010. It’s a mix of work from May 2009 until today. I just recently finished two show opens for CBS that I front loaded into this piece and am very excited about. They are for a show called “‘Foodography” and the other is “Drink Up”. I also [...]