I am Lizeth Yarlequé, a Documentary filmmaker, DP, Producer and Researcher of stories that can ‘inspire’ through a human, environmental and cultural impact for international series and directors.
My filming work has been done for:
ZDF German channel, ARTE, ORF TV THEK Austrian, TRT World, Al Jazeera, CNN News, Business Insider, United Nations (UNDP), Rainforest Foundation US, The Goldman Environmental Prize 2021, HCA UK, Storythings UK, Intrepid UK and many more…
My production/fixer work has been done for projects aired on:
Portfolio
May 2023: Lizeth filmed, edited and was the corresponsal for a short documentary of about a positive attitude on a crowded day in Lima for the Dutch TV channel ´Metropolis in Netherlands.
April 2023: Lizeth filmed, edited and was the corresponsal for a short documentary of about a sustainable way to obtain water in Lima for the Dutch TV channel ´Metropolis in Netherlands.
April 2023: Lizeth filmed and edited this short documentary of about infidelity in the jungle of Peru.
February 2023: Lizeth was the filmmaker for this piece for CNN news in United States. The story was about regenerative agriculture in Peru and how this ends on a fair chain of business.
November 2022: Lizeth was the researcher and fixer in the coast, the Andes of Peru and Machu Picchu for a touching documentary regarding indiginious Maori from New Zealand with indiginious from Peru and our connections! This project was carried by the presenter Scott Morrison and it was my first time in front of cameras for NZ TV.
October 2022: Lizeth was the researcher and fixer in the jungle of Peru for a documentary regarding communities, cosmovisions, rituals and animals. This project was directed by the British Will Foster-Grundy and Aaron Gekoski.
September 2022: Lizeth was filmmaker/ cinematographer and producer for the feature cultural documentary in Peru for German channel ARTE. The documentary enhighlight the different areas of Peru, their communities, ancestral knowledge with the earth and traditions.
July 2022: Lizeth was filmmaker/ cinematographer and producer for this short documentary of about quinoa in Peru. Quinua is an ancestral food from the Andes of Peru, this short enhighlight the importance this great food.
June 2022: Lizeth was the B camera and fixer for a cultural documentary of about the Qeswachaca inca bridge in Peru for German channel ARTE. The director and first camera was Michael Schumacher.
Link Here: https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/106668-000-A/das-erbe-der-inka/
June 2022: Lizeth filmed and produced short documentaries for ZDF Terra X German channel regarding pyramids in pre columbian cultures of Peru.
Abril 2022: Lizeth was the researcher and producer for Warner Bross Netherlands on a TV series that show the different communities and traditions that Peruvian have from the different environment levels, their traditional foods and rituals. This project was directed by Ari Van Der Hamsvoort.
Abril 2022: Lizeth was the producer and filmmaker of this short documentary of the mix of Chinesse and Peruvians for EST Media for United States. Link https://www.facebook.com/estmedia/videos/800485204275222
March 2022: Lizeth was the researcher and fixer in Peru for cultural stories full with ancestral cosmovisions from the jungle of Peru and Ayahuasca. The project was directed by Sandijs Semjonovs.
January 2022: Lizeth was the researcher and local producer for a series of documentaries of about indigenous communities in the Jungle and the Andes of Peru. This project was in charged by the well-known Dutch director and actor Waldemar Torenstra. The project is aimed to be aired on Bnnvara Dutch channel by the end of the year.
January 2022: Lizeth filmed and produced short documentaries for ZDF Terra X German channel regarding an ancient technology for earthquakes and the use of Inca maths.
From 14:30 to 24min: Link Here
January 2022: Lizeth filmed and produced a short documentary for ZDF Terra X German channel regarding one of the oldest paintings found in Chiribiquete jungle park in Colombia.
From 8:50 to 11:50min/ : Link Here
January 2022: Lizeth filmed and produced together with Mark Bowsher a documentary about the Death of Atahualpa, the last Inca emperor. This was launched at History Hits UK. You can watch the complete documentary here: Atahualpa: Death of the last Inca Emperor
October 2021: Lizeth filmed 2 cases of succeed business carried by empowering women in Peru. These short films were done for the Ngo CARE in the United States.
September 2021: Lizeth filmed the environmentalist Julianne Diller (Koepcke), the only survivor in a crash plane in Peru in 1971 who until now keeps up it conservation biological area. This touching short documentary was filmed for the ORF TVTHEK Austrian channel.
August 2021. This is a small collection of my last drone shoots in Peru. I carry an official drone license.
August 2021: Lizeth filmed Tarcila Rivera for UNESCO for the base in United States. One of the greatest Quechua activist in order to find solutions for indigenous issues. (Min 10:56)
July 2021, Lizeth Yarlequé filmed a short documentary of an archeological place in Peru. This short will be live on ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen) German TV channel during 2022.
July 2021, Lizeth Yarlequé filmed a short documentary of an Andean story in Peru full of cultural heritage. This short will be live on ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen) German TV channel during 2022.
June 2021, Lizeth Yarlequé filmed Liz Chicaje in Peru directed by Matt Yamashita from Hawai-USA. Liz was one of the winners for the Goldman prize in 2021. This award was celebrated from United States.
April 2021, Lizeth Yarlequé filmed different professionals for Fieldwire who worked on the construction of the National Museum of Peru using the most advance technology.
On the 2nd May of 2021, Machu Picchu engineering was aired at the show ‘If We Built it today’ at the Science channel (Discovery channel) Lizeth Yarlequé was the Production Coordinator in Peru for this film.
On the 14th February 2021 was aired at one of the biggest German TV channels ZDF and the program Terra X these short documentaries that I filmed about Machu Picchu engineering through the knowledge of the Chief Archeologist José Bastante (From min 12:45)and the most ancient city of the Americas, Caral (From minute 17:05). You can watch it here
On the 7th February 2021 was aired at one of the biggest German TV channels ZDF and the program Terra X these short documentaries that Lizeth Yarlequé filmed about mummies in Peru from Nazca and Caral. (From min 15)
Jan 2021: Lizeth filmed and edited this empowering story of a group of strong women that regardless education are preserving their culture with so much love and effort! Check more at https://identitiesoftheworld.com/portfolio-item/agustinas-story/
Jan 2021: Lizeth filmed and edited this inspirational story in a community in the Amazon of Peru that despite its shortcomings they are looking for a way to get ahead! Check more at https://identitiesoftheworld.com/portfolio-item/teddys-story/
Feb 2021: Lizeth searched and filmed remotely the people who appeared in this video in order to get a summary testimonials about Covid-19 times. The edited video ended as an inspiring piece for these days.
Dec 2020: Know about Luz’s moving story and the great efforts she is making here in Lima, Peru in the medical laboratory at the frontline in the fight against Covid-19! Lizeth personally filmed this story for Synlab in Germany.
Nov 2020: Lizeth Yarlequé filmed the Sacred City of Caral, the oldest civilization in Peru and in the American continent due to its 5000 years old. This great footage will be part of a short documentary that will be launched at one of the biggest TV German broadcaster – ZDF and the program Terra X.
Oct 2020: Lizeth Yarlequé was the only documentary filmmaker ‘in the world’ who got the permission to film inside Machu Picchu while it reminded closed for the public because of the pandemic. This great footage will be part of a short documentary that will be launched at one of the biggest TV German broadcaster – ZDF and the program Terra X.
Nov 2020: Researcher, Documentary Filmmaker and Translator Lizeth Yarlequé in Peru . This documentary was shown at the TV program #BiggerThanFive in United States for TRT World broadcaster. An empowering Peruvian woman had to adapt her business due to the circumstances. November 2020.
Jul 2020: Lizeth Yarlequé was the field producer for the series ‘If we built it today’ and the chapter of Machu Picchu in Peru in July 2020. This footage will be launch at Discovery channel.
Jun 2020: TWO MORE WEEKS is an official winner documentary from Lizeth on the category Best short documentary of June 2020 by the Film festival ‘Independent Shorts Awards’ from United States. This documentary registers a few of the most important things that happened in Lima, Peru through her eyes during more than 3 months of mandatory quarantine due to COVID19 in 2020.
Director, producer, filmmaker, drone driver, editor and voiceover Lizeth Yarlequé.
Mar 2020: Researcher and Field Producer Lizeth Yarlequé for a story of about the new Coronavirus in Peru trough a human story. (From 2:30 to 6:30min) This documentary was shown at Galileo TV broadcaster in Germany as part of a complete documentary from the situation on different countries in the world.
Jul 2020: Documentary Filmmaker and editor Lizeth Yarlequé.
Jun 2020: Documentary Filmmaker and editor Lizeth Yarlequé. I filmed this empowering lovely story of a Peruvian elder who gives us a lesson in this times of pandemic.
Feb 2020: I had the pleasure to be the documentary filmmaker of a few of these amazing business women in Peru. A lovely short documentary that shows that regardless all the challenges we have to pass to reach equality in different parts of the world, we can do it!
Jul 2019: Lizeth Yarlequé was the researcher of this short documentary for Univision broadcaster of about the contamination due to melting glaciers in the Andes of Peru. Watch the short documentary in this LINK
May 2020: I filmed and edited this lovely experience during my last trip to Germany. Documentary Filmmaker and editor Lizeth Yarleque.
April 2020: I was the pleasure to be interviewed by Makmende Media from Netherlands sharing a bit of my days during this pandemic in Peru.
May 2019: Documentary Filmmaker, researcher and English Translator Lizeth Yarleque for AJ+. (English version HERE)
January 2020: Field producer and translator Lizeth Yarlequé for a Canadian crew and the Documentary El Candidato with Bryan Rusell. The first Down syndrome person in the world who applies for the Congress of Peru.
October-November 2019: Researcher, Field Producer and Translator Lizeth Yarlequé for a Documentary of about deep native communities in the Andes of Peru and the well-known chef Virgilio Martinez. This project was for a top-level Chinese production company.
December 2019: Researcher, Documentary Filmmaker and Translator Lizeth Yarlequé . This documentary was shown at TV program in United States TRT World.
Documentary filmmaker and producer for this small reel of the Peruvian Kañaris culture in Lambayeque, Perú.
July 2019: Fixer and drone driver in Lima Lizeth Yarlequé, Peru for the well-known Canadian Producer, Director and Editor of documentaries Laurence Mathieu-Leger. She filmed the American boxer Naomi Graham on the Panamericanos.
September 2019: Field Producer, Translator, Documentary Filmmaker and Photographer Lizeth Yarlequé for a top-level German sustainable brand of Alpaca clothes made in Peru. You can watch all the videos and pictures at ACHIY
Jan 2019: Documentary Filmmaker Lizeth Yarleque for AJ+ Español.
Aug 2018: Production and Documentary Filmmaker Lizeth Yarleque for AJ+.
Interview Lizeth Yarleque gave to the National TV channel of Peru, Canal IPE for the documentary ‘Pre Inca music is back’.
Sep 2019: Documentary Filmmaker Lizeth Yarleque for the Peruvian winners on the Equator prize-United Nations. Filming with indigenous communities in the deepest jungle of Peru. These documentaries were shown at the award day in New York.
Researcher, Fixer and Translator Lizeth Yarleque while filming a documentary in Lima, Peru and camera for ‘Behind the scenes’. This was carried by directors from Urtext Films who came from United States to get a piece full of unique human-dogs experiences. March 2019. The doc was selected for the SXSW 2020 Festival in United States. Check the story here.
March 2019: Researcher, Fixer and second camera Lizeth Yarleque for the documentary ‘The Last’ in Cusco, Peru inside the community of Qeros, the most ancestral in the Andes of Peru. A documentary carried by the director Jacobo Garcia who came from England to film this piece full of ancestral and unique experiences.
Jul – Dec 2017: Assistant Lizeth Yarleque on stage for the Cultural Irish series ‘I Làr an Aonaigh’ produced in the studios of BBC Belfast – Northern Ireland trough ‘Below the Radar’ company.
Jul – Dec 2017: Lizeth Yarleque made the spanish Translation for the Documentary ‘Elian’ trough ‘Fine Point Films’. Northern Ireland-UK
Jul – Dec 2017: Lizeth Yarleque was the Assistant for the Director Oisin Kearney on the Documentary ‘Bojayá’ trough ‘Fine Point Films’. Northern Ireland-UK.
Filming and pictures services for well-known Peruvian singers & musicians
Finalist documentary for the contest Innovative journalism for a country that advances carried by the Embassy of Belgium in Peru – Jun 2018. Production, Filming and Editing
Winner video for the contest Shakespeare Lives Campaign carried by the British Council UK – Dec 2016. Production, Filming and Editing
Documentary Filmmaker for a Production company in Netherlands. March 2019
Belfast-Northern Ireland – Production, Documentary Filmmaker and Editing by Lizeth Yarleque. 2017
NGO Magic brothers World- Production, Documentary Filmmaker and Editing Lizeth Yarleque. 2016
Humana Films - Documentary Filmmaker & Fixer in Peru 