Teachers

Sean

Sean has spent three summers teaching Film at ISSOS so far.

In addition to his teaching experience, Sean has extensive film qualifications, having completed courses at the BFI Film Academy, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and the University Of the West of Scotland.

He has also worked on BBC's The Social and has experience working on music videos and short films. Sean enjoys the full range of working on films from pre to post-production so our students are in very experienced hands.

Reynaldo

Reynaldo has joined Javier in Yale for two summers at ISSOS so far, and between them they bring an incredible amount of experience for our students to learn from.

Reynaldo has a vast background in multimedia projects, having produced numerous video productions for news channels, television shows, films, and music videos.

He has also recently completed a project as cinematographer for an independent film, and with nearly 20 years of videography experience, our students are truly in great hands.

Javier

Javier is another of our longest serving returners to the teaching team and has five summers with ISSOS behind him.

After gaining his Masters Degree in Film from the American Film Institute Javier then spent 5 years teaching Film Directing at Sacred Heart University in Puerto Rico.

He is an award-winning short film producer and has written and directed three feature films, which have been sold to HBO, Starz, The Sundance Channel, Canal Plus, and Amazon Prime. Additionally, he has directed several commercials, web series, and music videos.