2022Nominee
Best Director
Taylor Tomlinson: Look at You
Kristian Mercado Figueroa
Director · Producer · Writer
Biography
Kristian Mercado Figueroa (Director, Writer) is a Puerto Rican filmmaker living in Spanish Harlem whose music-driven short film Pa'lante won the SXSW Jury Award 2019. Mercado has directed films for Hasan Minhaj, Billie Eilish, Awkwafina, Bad Bunny, Bob Marley, MF Doom, My Chemical Romance and Adult Swim, among others. He's also directed comedy specials for Hannibal Buress, SL's Sam Jay, and London Hughes for NETFLIX. His episodic series Cheat Sheet with llana Glazer demystified the voting process for its wide audience.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2021Nominee
Best Director
Michael Che: Shame the Devil
2024Nominee
Best Director
If You Were the Last
Career Highlights
2026Highlight
Best Director
They Killed Pedro
2020Highlight
Best Director
Hannibal Buress: Miami Nights
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Taylor Tomlinson: Look at You
Michael Che: Shame the Devil
If You Were the Last