Copyright 2023 © Patty Sandoval Sralla

Screenwriter/Director/Producer/Journalist

EDUCATION

​Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY - graduate student - Digital Journalism, Master of Science, Communications, 2018.

University of Texas-Edinburg, Edinburg, TX - Bachelor of Arts, Communications, 1994

JOURNALISM 

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Alamo Colleges, Northeast Lakeview College, San Antonio, Texas, Adjunct Professor, Communications, Fall 2018

Oakland University, Auburn Hills, MI
Journalism Lecturer, Fall 2003-2004

The Oakland Press, Pontiac, MI
Metro Editor -- Sunday Projects, Features, Community News, 1994 –2004

The McAllen Monitor, McAllen, TX
Copy editor, Reporter/Columnist, 1986-1994

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FILMMAKING/SCREENWRITING

LOTERIA LAND, 2019, co-writer-producer, Top 20 percent, Austin Film Screenwriting Contest, Digital.

STRONG FEMALE LEAD, 2016, writer-director, San Antonio Film Festival selection.

THE CURE, 2016,
Writer-director, San Antonio Film Festival selection.

FIESTA LATINA, 2013, writer, Top 20 percent, Austin Film Festival and Screenwriting Contest.

THE LAST POPE, 2012, writer, Top 10 percent, PAGE International Screenplay Contest.

DROUGHT OF ESSENTIALS, 2011, co-writer, “Audience Favorite” award; San Antonio 48-Hours Film Competition.