"Calabaza"

Short, Drama

A last minute change to a pumpkin carving date sends a young Mexican-American rocker into a panic and unexpectedly forces him to confront his broken relationship with his alcoholic father.

Trailer | Electronic Press Kit

Developed & Produced through Film Independent's Project Involve

"Niño De Vidrio (Child of Glass)"

Short, Coming of Age Horror Drama

A lonely Mexican boy searches for someone to play with and finds an unlikely companion in the mountains of his small town.  

  • Winner - Roadmap Short Script Competition
  • Honorable Mention - Killer Shorts
  • Nominated - Best Horror Short Script  (HorrOrigins Film Festival)
  • Semifinalist - WeScreenplay Shorts Contest

Calabaza

Feature, Coming of Age Family Drama

An emotionally repressed Mexican-American punk rocker is forced to confront the realities of living at home with his alcoholic father when he tries to start a new romantic relationship.

Beneath Broadway

Pilot, One-Hour Horror Drama

When a headstrong Latina reporter sets out to stop a greedy real estate developer from buying a historic theatre, she unearths political scandal and a portal to Hell that threatens to destroy the community.

  • Second Rounder - Austin Film Festival Script Competition
  • Quarterfinalist - WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Lab
  • Quarterfinalist - Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition


"Enseñame Como Morir (Show Me How to Die)"

Short, Surrealist Drama Thriller

After her grandma passes away, a depressed Latina becomes obsessed with what it feels like to die.

  • Top 25 - Roadmap Shorts Competition
  • Semifinalist - WeScreenplay Shorts Contest
  • Quarterfinalist - Killer Shorts

The Halloween Club

Feature, Supernatural Horror Thriller 

After a horrific event leaves her an orphan, an avoidant Latina flees to college on the other side of the country, but a new group pushes her back home to confront those responsible for the pain she’s been running from.

Read Issue 1 of the The Halloween Club comic. 

  • Finalist - Emerging Screenwriters Genre Competition (Horror Top 10)
  • Finalist - Script2Comic Contest
  • Finalist - 13Horror.com Film & Screenplay Contest
  • Finalist (Top 50) - ISA Fast Track Fellowship
  • Semifinalist - ScreenCraft Horror Competition

Cross

Feature, Drama/Action

When his mother’s diagnosed with kidney failure, a young Filipino-American man enters the underground world of backyard boxing to pay her medical bills, but he soon discovers it’ll take more than his fists to become a man.

  • Stowe Story Labs - Selected Project
  • Semifinalist - Latino Screenwriting Project
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