2025Nominee
Best Picture
Au revoir
Yoel Morales
Director · Producer · Writer
San Cristóbal, República Dominicana
December 22, 1989
Biography
Yoel Morales (born December 22, 1989) is a Dominican film director, editor and screenwriter. He made his directorial debut with Azul Magia (2017). His film La Bachata de Biónico (2024) premiered at the SXSW Film & TV Festival, winning the Audience Award, and was later selected for the Locarno Film Festival and the BFI London Film Festival. He also directed Carlota la Más Barrial (2025) and Medias Hermanas (2025). He is co-founder of the Caribbean creative collective Mentes Fritas.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2025Nominee
Best Director
Medias Hermanas
2021Nominee
Best Director
Rafaela
Career Highlights
2017Highlight
Best Director
Azul Magia
2015Highlight
Best Director
Ha sido un placer
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Au revoir
Azul Magia
Bionico's Bachata