Nominated for "Best Actress" for her role as Sophia in The Sleepless by both the 2020 Alternative Film Festival Toronto and the 2020 Seattle Film Festival, Rebecca also recently starred in Naked, named Best Comedy Short by the 2020 Seoul International Film Festival.

In addition to playing the lead role in The Videoblogs (“a provocative indie”, RogerEbert.com), Rebecca has appeared on several New York stages, including as part of Alice Spivak’s On The Road repertory company. She holds a BFA in Drama from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, where she trained at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. Rebecca is a member of SAG-AFTRA. Visit her page on IMDB.

While always embodying a creative philosophy of “breathe, listen, and connect”, Rebecca De Ornelas has made creating space for connection both a career and passion. By intentionally elevating the seemingly invisible connections between humans, Rebecca weaves the art of storytelling, mental health advocacy, filmmaking, and performance to not only leave a bold mark on the world - but to encourage others to do the same.

Rebecca is available for speaking engagements, interviews, and as a podcast guest. Select topics can be found here.

Rebecca joins projects early on in the script development phase and consults creatively through to completion. Films have:

• captured more than 10K Facebook fans

• received 100K+ views on trailers

• been selected for multiple film festivals, including the Big Apple Film Festival

• crowdfunded over 40K and landed over 200K in investments

• been distributed across multiple streaming platforms, such as Amazon Prime and iTunes

Details on individual films below.