Cinematographer
Henry
Aguiar
“I am a filmmaker shaped by the intersection of art, medicine, and lived experience. Growing up in Venezuela within a deeply musical family, I developed an early sensitivity to rhythm, image, and storytelling. My first tools were simple—sketches, family cameras, and home videos—but they became a way to understand the world around me.”
Biography
Born and raised in Venezuela, I am a filmmaker and visual storyteller with a background in photography, commercial production, and medicine. My work began at an early age through drawing, photography, and home filmmaking, eventually developing into a professional practice spanning portrait, landscape, and commercial media.
While completing my medical degree at the University of Carabobo, I expanded my creative work into large-scale commercial projects, contributing to campaigns featured on social media, billboards, and national television, including BioMercados (2018).
In 2019, I wrote and directed Infest, a short film set against the backdrop of Venezuela’s socio-economic collapse. The film received recognition from the College of Physicians of Carabobo State for its contribution to medical culture.
Now based in Toronto, I am actively involved in the independent film community, developing narrative and documentary projects while collaborating with other creatives. My work is driven by a commitment to emotionally grounded storytelling that explores social realities through a human lens.