Duncan Analco

Biography

Duncan Alessandro Analco (born February 2nd, 2001) is a Mexican-American film director, producer, writer, photographer, and musician from Durham, North Carolina with a BA in filmmaking from Columbia College Chicago. With a concentration in the avant-garde, his films utilize unconventional storytelling methods such as long takes, slow pacing, and the use of non-professional actors. Much of his work is marked by philosophical elements, melancholic explorations of time and memory, and dreamlike visual imagery. In 2021, he was awarded the Emerging Artists Program grant by the Durham Arts Council for his photography, and has had his films shown in Chicago, Mexico City, New York City, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Durham, among others.