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Kase Pena

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Editor
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Kase is a Bronx native who was born in New York City to parents that immigrated to the United States from the Dominican Republic.

Following a successful film festival run, Kase's latest short film, TRABAJO, was picked up for distribution by HBO and can be seen on HBO GO, HBO Now and HBO Latino.

Kase is a graduate of The City College of New York (CCNY) Film Program and a graduate of Martin Luther King, Jr. High School in midtown Manhattan.

In addition to attending film school, Kase took Scene Study classes at the Stella Adler Conservatory and the Susan Batson Studio, both in New York; and Directing Actors with Joan Scheckel in Los Angeles, CA.

Following film school, and while working on professional film crews, Kase studied Art and Figure Drawing at the renown Art Students League of New York.
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Known for

Weight (2013)
Weight
9.8
Short
  • Director(as Nelson Pena)
  • 2013
¿Familia? (2018)
¿Familia?
Short
  • Director(as Kase Peña)
  • 2018
Bubblegum Bitch
Short
  • Director(as Nelson Pena)
  • 2010
I Love Hate
  • Director(as Kase Peña)

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    Director

    • Trans Los Angeles
      • Director (as Kase Peña)
      • In Production
    • Visions of Us: LGBTQ+ Latine Representation in TV & Film (2021)
      Visions of Us: LGBTQ+ Latine Representation in TV & Film
      • Director (as Kase Peña)
      • TV Mini Series
      • 2021
    • Full Beat (2018)
      Full Beat
      • Director (as Kase Peña)
      • Short
      • 2018
    • ¿Familia? (2018)
      ¿Familia?
      • Director (as Kase Peña)
      • Short
      • 2018
    • Trabajo (2015)
      Trabajo
      • Director (as Nelson Pena)
      • Short
      • 2015
    • A South Bronx Family (2014)
      A South Bronx Family
      • Director (as Nelson Pena)
      • 2014
    • Weight (2013)
      Weight
      • Director (as Nelson Pena)
      • Short
      • 2013
    • Loco Amor (2012)
      Loco Amor
      • Director (as Nelson Pena)
      • Video
      • 2012
    • Dog (2011)
      Dog
      • Director (as Nelson Pena)
      • Short
      • 2011
    • Bubblegum Bitch
      • Director (as Nelson Pena)
      • Short
      • 2010

    Writer

    • Trans Los Angeles
      • Writer (as Kase Peña)
      • In Production
    • Full Beat (2018)
      Full Beat
      • Writer (as Kase Peña)
      • Short
      • 2018
    • ¿Familia? (2018)
      ¿Familia?
      • Writer (as Kase Peña)
      • Short
      • 2018
    • Trabajo (2015)
      Trabajo
      • story
      • writer (as Nelson Pena)
      • Short
      • 2015
    • Weight (2013)
      Weight
      • story
      • writer (as Nelson Pena)
      • Short
      • 2013
    • Loco Amor (2012)
      Loco Amor
      • Writer (as Nelson Pena)
      • Video
      • 2012
    • Dog (2011)
      Dog
      • Writer (as Nelson Pena)
      • Short
      • 2011
    • Bubblegum Bitch
      • Writer (as Nelson Pena)
      • Short
      • 2010

    Editor

    • ¿Familia? (2018)
      ¿Familia?
      • Editor (as Kase Peña)
      • Short
      • 2018
    • Trabajo (2015)
      Trabajo
      • Editor (as Nelson Pena)
      • Short
      • 2015
    • A South Bronx Family (2014)
      A South Bronx Family
      • Editor (as Nelson Pena)
      • 2014
    • Weight (2013)
      Weight
      • Editor (as Nelson Pena)
      • Short
      • 2013
    • Loco Amor (2012)
      Loco Amor
      • Editor (as Nelson Pena)
      • Video
      • 2012
    • Dog (2011)
      Dog
      • Editor (as Nelson Pena)
      • Short
      • 2011
    • Bubblegum Bitch
      • Editor (as Nelson Pena)
      • Short
      • 2010
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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      • Nelson Pena

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