{{short description|Peruvian film director and screenwriter (born 1978)}} {{Infobox writer | name = Alonso Mayo | image = Alonso_Mayo_Irvine_Fim_Festival.jpg | imagesize = | alt = | caption = Mayo at 2013 Irvine International Film Festival | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = December 30, 1978 | birth_place = Lima, Peru | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Film director, screenwriter | nationality = | ethnicity = | religion = | citizenship = | education = Lawrence High School | alma_mater = University of Lima <br/> AFI Conservatory | subject = | movement = | notableworks = The Story of Luke | spouse = | partner = | children = | influences = | influenced = | awards = | signature = | website = | portaldisp = }}
'''Alonso Mayo''' (born December 30, 1978) is a Peruvian film director and screenwriter best known for his independent film ''The Story of Luke'' (2012). He has won a Student Academy Award (for ''Wednesday Afternoon'').<ref>{{cite web | title=Road to Hollywood: Student Academy Award accelerates Lawrence director's cinematic career | url=http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2005/jun/10/lawrencedirector/ | publisher=Lawrence Journal-World | date=10 June 2005}}</ref>
==Early life== Mayo was born in Lima, Peru, and grew up traveling back and forth between Peru and Lawrence, Kansas, while his mother, special education teacher Liliana Mayo, did her post-graduate studies at the University of Kansas. Mayo graduated from Lawrence High School.<ref>{{cite web | title=Life story: Lawrence native's film opens across U.S. | url=http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2013/apr/04/life-story-lawrence-natives-first-feature-film-deb/ | publisher=Lawrence Journal-World | date=4 April 2013}}</ref>
Mayo received a B.A. from University of Lima, where he majored in film and journalism.<ref>{{cite web | title=Alonso Mayo realizes filmmaking dream | url=http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/life/alonso-mayo-realizes-filmmaking-dream/article_93786d4c-fdaf-52f8-8b33-437ad11c26d3.html | publisher=The Herald-Mail | date=5 April 2013}}</ref> He received a M.F.A. in film directing from the American Film Institute Conservatory.<ref>{{cite web | title=2005 AFI Alumni and Fellows Awards & Honors | url=http://www.afi.com/conservatory/alumni/awards05.aspx | publisher=AFI Conservatory | date=2005}}</ref> His thesis film ''Wednesday Afternoon'', starring Jose Yenque and Jeffrey Licon,<ref>{{cite web | title=Wednesday Afternoon (2004/I) | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417255/combined | publisher=IMDb | date=2004}}</ref> was official selection of the Deauville American Film Festival,<ref>{{cite web | title=Deauville Film Festival Awards for 2004 | url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000207/2004 | publisher=IMDb | date=2004}}</ref> Camerimage Film Festival<ref>{{cite web | title=CAMERIMAGE 2004 | url=http://www.camerimage.pl/archiwum.php?dzial=755&edycja=799&lang=en | publisher=Camerimage | date=2004 | access-date=2014-01-09 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109110832/http://www.camerimage.pl/archiwum.php?dzial=755&edycja=799&lang=en | archive-date=2014-01-09 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and won a Directors Guild of America Student Award<ref>{{cite web | title=DGA Announces Winners of 10th Annual Student Filmmakers Awards | url=http://www.dga.org/News/PressReleases/2004/1019-DGA-Announces-Winners-of-2004-Student-Film-Awards.aspx | publisher=Directors Guild of America | date=19 October 2004}}</ref> as well as the Gold Medal in the Narrative category of the 2005 Student Academy Awards.<ref>{{cite web | title=AMPAS Names 32nd annual Student Academy Awards Winners | url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/ampas_names_32nd_annual_student_academy_awards_winners | publisher=Indiewire | date=14 June 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Student Film Award Winners |url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/saa/winners/winners.pdf |publisher=Student Academy Awards |date=2004 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229173821/http://www.oscars.org/awards/saa/winners/winners.pdf |archivedate=2012-02-29 }}</ref>
==Career== Mayo co-directed the Southern Poverty Law Center's ''Teaching Tolerance'' documentary ''Viva La Causa'', about the life of Cesar Chavez,<ref>{{cite web | title=Viva la Causa in Production | url=http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/news/viva-la-causa-in-production | publisher=Southern Poverty Law Center | date=11 July 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Academy's Contemporary Docs Series Examines Fiscal Responsibility and Farmworkers' Rights | url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100512.html | publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | date=12 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Viva la causa (2008) | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1287863/combined | publisher=IMDb | date=2008}}</ref> which was shortlisted for the 2008 Academy Awards.<ref>{{cite web | title=8 Doc Shorts Shortlisted for 2008 Oscars® | url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2008/08.10.08a.html | publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | date=8 October 2008}}</ref> In 2010, Mayo directed the dramatic web series ''Untitled Fiction Project'' about the aftermath of an affair. The 13 episode series was shot using structured improvisation.<ref>{{cite web | title=Untitled Fiction Project Ditches the Script for Weekly Series | url=http://gigaom.com/2010/10/20/untitled-fiction-project-ditches-the-script-for-weekly-series/ | archive-url=https://archive.today/20140109104140/http://gigaom.com/2010/10/20/untitled-fiction-project-ditches-the-script-for-weekly-series/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=January 9, 2014 | publisher=GigaOM | date=10 October 2010}}</ref> The storyline was later continued in 2013's ''Untitled Murder Project 2.0'', a 36 episode experiment in nonlinear storytelling.<ref>{{cite web | title=A NEW WAY TO TELL STORIES: LET THE VIEWER CHOOSE THE STRUCTURE | url=http://www.filmindependent.org/blogs/filmmaker-spotlight/filmmaker-interviews/a-new-way-to-tell-stories-let-the-viewer-choose-the-structure/#.Us5p1WRDuU7 | publisher=Film Independent | date=10 October 2013 | access-date=9 January 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109120007/http://www.filmindependent.org/blogs/filmmaker-spotlight/filmmaker-interviews/a-new-way-to-tell-stories-let-the-viewer-choose-the-structure/#.Us5p1WRDuU7 | archive-date=9 January 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Untitled Murder Project 2.0 – interview with creator of interactive web series | url=http://bzfilm.com/talks-interviews/untitled-murder-project-2-0-interview-with-creator-of-interactive-web-series/ | publisher=BZFilm | date=15 October 2013}}</ref>
Mayo directed his first feature film in 2011, the comedy-drama ''The Story of Luke'' about a young man with autism on a quest for a job and a girlfriend, starring Lou Taylor Pucci, Seth Green, Cary Elwes and Kristin Bauer.<ref>{{cite web | title=Seth Green On 'The Story of Luke,' Autism, 'Star Wars' & More | url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/04/06/seth-green-on-the-story-of-luke-autism-star-wars-more.html | publisher=The Daily Beast | date=6 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=EXCLUSIVE: Seth Green and Lou Taylor Pucci Talk The Story of Luke | url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/exclusive-seth-green-and-lou-taylor-pucci-talk-the-story-of-luke | publisher=MovieWeb | date=5 April 2013 | access-date=9 January 2014 | archive-date=25 April 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425182654/http://www.movieweb.com/news/exclusive-seth-green-and-lou-taylor-pucci-talk-the-story-of-luke | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Luke tells his story at Shadows | url=http://www.saultstar.com/2013/03/01/luke-tells-his-story-at-shadows | publisher=The Sault Star | date=1 March 2013}}</ref> The film was inspired by Mayo's experiences with young men and women on the autism spectrum at Centro Ann Sullivan del Perú as seen in his research documentary ''Just Like Anyone''.<ref>{{cite web | title=Seth Green to Star Opposite Lou Taylor Pucci in 'The Story of Luke' | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/seth-green-star-opposite-lou-224549 | work=The Hollywood Reporter | date=17 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Autism Gets Hollywood Treatment In 'Story Of Luke' | url=http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2013/04/04/autism-story-luke/17640/ | publisher=Disability Scoop | date=4 April 2013}}</ref> ''The Story of Luke'' premiered at the 2012 San Diego Film Festival, where it won Best Film.<ref>{{cite web|title='THE STORY OF LUKE' TAKES TOP PRIZE AT SAN DIEGO FILM FESTIVAL |url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/oct/06/tp-the-story-of-luke-takes-top-prize-at-san-diego/ |publisher=UTSanDiego |date=6 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105022739/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/oct/06/tp-the-story-of-luke-takes-top-prize-at-san-diego/ |archivedate=5 November 2013 }}</ref> It went on to win over 20 film festival awards and was released theatrically and on demand in 2013 by Gravitas Ventures.<ref>{{cite web | title='The Story of Luke' Team Goes for the Humor | url=https://variety.com/2013/scene/news/the-story-of-luke-team-goes-for-the-humor-1200332325/ | publisher=Variety | date=3 April 2013}}</ref>
Mayo teaches film directing and screenwriting at New York Film Academy's Los Angeles campus.<ref>{{cite web | title=NYFA Instructor Wins Big at San Diego Film Festival | url=http://www.nyfa.edu/film-school-blog/nyfa-instructor-wins-big/ | publisher=New York Film Academy | date=1 October 2012}}</ref>
==Filmography== '''Short film''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Writer |- | 2004 | ''Wednesday Afternoon'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |}
'''Documentary''' * ''Viva La Causa'' (2008) * ''Just Like Anyone'' (2008)
'''Web series''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Writer |- | 2010 | ''Untitled Fiction Project'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 2013 | ''Untitled Murder Project 2.0'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |}
'''Feature film''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Writer |- | 2012 | ''The Story of Luke'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |}
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|1586120}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mayo, Alonso}} Category:Peruvian film directors Category:AFI Conservatory alumni Category:Peruvian screenwriters Category:Peruvian male screenwriters Category:Writers from Lawrence, Kansas Category:Living people Category:1978 births