María Paula Quesada Quirós is a Costa Rican filmmaker and writer with a unique, genre-bending voice and a BFA in Film and TV Production from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts.

She is the co-founder of Odd One Out Films.

Maria Paula Quesada grew up in a tiny yet diverse country, with a big, close-knit family, and has drawn constant inspiration from her upbringing. Her approach to storytelling from an early age has been informed by vulnerability, humor, and empathy; aspects that continue to inform her work through a genre-bending approach.

She is currently based in Los Angeles, CA, where she earned her BFA in Film and Television Production from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. In recent years, she produced the award-winning horror/fantasy short film ‘Cabbage’ (2023), and interned at companies such as WarnerBros Discovery, where she edited content for HBO streaming on Max.

In 2023, Maria Paula co-founded Odd One Out Films a production company that develops and produces powerful, unique, genre-bending content no matter the budget. In 2024, Maria Paula directed and edited content for the largest music festival in Central America, ‘Picnic Festival’ with LA/Costa Rican Production Company ‘Baby Atomica’, as well as directing, producing, writing and acting in the comedy short film ‘Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday’ for Odd One Out Films.