Esther Reyes

Esther Reyes is an Emmy-winning Director, Writer, Executive Producer and Showrunner with more than 20 years of experience as a filmmaker - directing, producing, writing and showrunning political and social justice documentaries, comedy docu-soaps, occu-soaps, reality competitions, unscripted dramas and global travel series. And she is truly a global citizen. Esther has executive produced, showrun and directed international travel and adventure series and has successfully led her production teams through 30+ countries. She is fluent in four languages - Spanish, French, Italian and English. Best-known for directing and producing the Emmy Honors winning 30 Days with Morgan Spurlock: Immigration (FX) she received two Daytime Emmy nominations for Directing, Executive Producing and Showrunning Planet Primetime (Travel Channel) examining the wildest, most groundbreaking and controversial television shows on the planet. Esther is also seasoned at directing and producing talent and driving story having served as Director, Executive Producer and Showrunner for docu-soaps such as Texas Trocas (Discovery) Curvy Girls (NuvoTV) Fantomworks (Discovery/Velocity) and Tiny and Toya (BET) to name a few. Using her empathy, cinematic storytelling and comedy writing skills, Esther served as the Director, Executive Producer and Showrunner of ¡Salud! Yes, Please! (Univision) and Grace Anatomy (Fusion) a series of English and Spanish-language documentaries hosted by Latinx comedienne Grace Parra who takes a satirical look at the fate of the Affordable Care Act in the first 100 days of the Trump presidency; the docs feature politicians on both sides of the aisle and give voice to American families of every ethnic background and economic strata for whom the benefits gained through Obamacare are a matter of life and death. Besides airing on every cable, streaming and broadcast network, her work has screened at the Atlanta and Tribeca Film Festivals and the Paley Center for Media. Esther honed her filmmaking and directing craft as a public television Director, Producer and Writer shining a light on everyday Americans who dedicate their lives to the underserved. She has garnered nearly a dozen Los Angeles Area Emmy nominations and earned three Emmy wins for her documentary work. She has also been the recipient of two Golden Mike Awards for Excellence in Broadcast News as well as the Pacific Mountain Network Award for Best Documentary and the Los Angeles Press Club Award for Excellence in Journalism.