NYC-based but working globally, Valerie Pires develops investigative journalism and social documentary (photography and film). Pires is especially interested in issues related to human rights, marginalized communities, namely women, immigrants, refugees, and the LGBTQ community, realities of trauma, and stories that address the intersectionality of politics, education, and culture. A New Yorker with an unconventional background, Pires has always been interested in underreported stories and how she could best tell them. Following a nontraditional path, Pires worked in broadcast journalism and documentary filmmaking in the U.S. and abroad and is now pursuing a BA in Film and Media Studies at Columbia University.
