Rik Cordero
- Director
- Editor
- Writer
Rik Cordero was born and raised in Queens, New York and is known for
applying unusual, non-traditional shooting methods in his work. He was
nominated for Video Director Of The Year at the 2009 BET Awards and was
the recipient of the Best Film Award for his feature film, "Inside A
Change" which made its world premiere at the 2009 HBO New York
International Latino Film Festival. In 2010, Cordero was featured in
Sprite's print and television ads for their "Spark" campaign and
directed "The World Is Watching", a documentary about the culture of
New York City high school basketball produced by Nike and narrated by
Spike Lee. In 2011 Cordero was a featured director for SHOOT Magazine's
9th Annual New Director's Showcase held at the DGA Theater and was also
a recipient of an American Advertising Federation Mosaic Award for the
US Marine Corps "Where I'm From" national campaign (JWT/Uniworld). In
2012 he was named one of the 100 Most Influential Artists of the
Complex Decade by Complex Magazine and was recently nominated for a
Best Hip Hop Music Video Award for AK-69's "Start It Again" at the 2013
MTV Japan Video Music Awards.