Boris Rodriguez is an internationally acclaimed filmmaker. His first film, Beso Nocturno (Night Kiss), premiered at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival in the Discovery section, and was later selected for a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. His feature debut, Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal (2012), was selected for film festivals including Tribeca and Karlovy Vary and won the Mélies d’Argent award for best European fantasy feature at the Leeds International Film Festival. On the heels of Eddie’s success, Rodriguez was selected to participate in NBCUniversal’s Emerging Directors Program, where he was coached to direct episodes for their scripted series on SyFy and USA. Rodriguez is currently developing several projects, including the features Covet, Blood Avocados and Butterflies, and Zoila and Andy. He is fluent in English, French, and Spanish and holds Canadian, Cuban, and Mexican citizenships as well as a US work permit.