About

Nahyr Galaz Ruiz is a narrative director, writer, and performer whose work is shaped by movement, emotional precision, and culturally rooted storytelling.

Nahyr’s foundation in theater, dance, and choreography shaped her approach to storytelling long before transitioning into film. Her early career included performance, choreography, and arts education across Los Angeles and Orange County, where she developed both a deep understanding of movement and a commitment to expanding access to the arts in underserved communities.

Nahyr later founded JuxtaPosition Dance Theatre, where she served as Artistic Director and choreographer, creating original works and developing movement-driven storytelling rooted in emotional and cultural truth. Her work in arts education across Los Angeles and Orange County deepened her commitment to expanding access to the arts and addressing disparities in underserved communities.

She later earned her M.F.A. in Producing, Screenwriting, and Directing from Mount Saint Mary’s University. Her debut feature screenplay, Dancing with Plato, has received recognition at multiple film festivals, including top placements and awards. Her short films, including Everything I Never Said, El Encuentro, and Platonic Love, have earned awards for directing, writing, and performance. Her most recent project, Café con Magia, is currently in development.

Nahyr has been a recipient of the National Association of Latino Independent Producers’ Emerging Content Creators Scholarship for three consecutive years (2020, 2021, 2022). Recently, Nahyr was one of nine writers selected for the Script Development program at the Female Eye Film Festival in Toronto for the second consecutive year.

Her work exists at the intersection of performance, movement, and narrative cinema.

Nowadays, Nahyr fully embraces her bicultural and multi-hyphenate identity and seeks to use her storytelling and filmmaking to elevate Latinx voices and representation in every facet of the industry.