The El Paso Film Festival is back for 2024 with over (60) new films and some amazing special guests. Check out 2024's festival agenda and don't forget to purchase your Film Pass or VIP Badge for this year's festival.
The El Paso Film Festival has grown into one of the largest showcases of independently made narrative and documentary films in far west Texas and the southwest region.
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Ellar Coltrane is an Actor who has starred in films such as "The Circle", "The Last Movie Star", "Blood Money", and "The Man Who Killed Hitler Then the Bigfoot".
Kevin Ford is a filmmaker whose directorial work includes THE BOMB which premiered at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, and was also featured at the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Ceremonies.
As the owner and director of NJ Film School, Chris Messineo has taught the craft of independent filmmaking to hundreds of kids, teens, and adults.
Robert Holguin started his career as as a reporter for the Associated Press in Seattle, where he covered everything from pro sports to technology. He wrote dozens of articles about the burgeoning music scene in the 1990s that appeared in newspapers across the globe.
Jeni Robins is an actress, comedian, and filmmaker. Native to El Paso, she is currently living in Los Angeles, CA.
Drew currently serves as film commissioner at the El Paso, Texas Film & Creative Industries Commission, after eleven years as director at the San Antonio Film Commission.
Craig began his career at Gear Rental (Austin, Texas) where he spent 18 years, managing day-to-day operations and leaving as Vice President of Production Services.
Robie Flores is an independent filmmaker and video editor based in New Orleans and Eagle Pass, Texas, drawn to telling stories that explore the nuances of her fronterizo and Mexican American communities.
Alejandro J Flores is a Texican filmmaker living between Mexico City and Eagle Pass. He is interested in exploring the intersections of queer and Fronterizo identity, its evolution, and how it can empower others.
Zach Passero is an editor, director, and animator best known for his work on Lucky McKeeʻs films, like the notorious 2011 Sundance hit The Woman and the soon to be released Old Man; as well as Sam Elliot cult hit The Man Who Killed Hitler And Then The Bigfoot.
Tyler is a Fort Worth based filmmaker who got his start in the camera department on feature films and reality tv.
Abe Bueno Jallad was proudly born in El Paso Texas. He did a lot of his growing up in and around the Frontera.
Molly Vendettuoli is a Pacific Northwest based filmmaker who got her start working as a professional hair and makeup artist. The Way We Speak is her feature length debut in the producer role.
Carlos M. De La Torre is a Writer, Director, and Executive Producer. He is also the Co-Founder, and Chairman of Tower Productions, formed in 2016.
Francis Yzaguirre was born and grew up in El Paso, Texas. From a young age she has been involved in the arts including dancing with Rosa Guerrero’s Ballet Folklorico and Viva! El Paso.
Enrique is an award-winning composer whose music has been featured in numerous film and video game projects both in the United States and abroad.
Michael De La O is a cinematographer and chief lighting technician (gaffer). He has worked on various productions of all fashions and scales in various roles under camera departments and support.
Joseph Metcalfe is an award-winning composer whose score for The King's Daughter, starring Pierce Brosnan, earned him the prestigious World Soundtrack Award and an HMMA nomination.
Richard Dane Scott is an Asian-American screenwriter known for the family films Sparkle: A Unicorn Tale (2023) and A Tooth Fairy Tale (2024).
Ryan Rox is a Non-Binary Trans Femme, Latine Filmmaker and Actor, based in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Rox has written and directed several short films in addition to their latest project, the feature film HIDDEN FLORA.
Originally from Louisiana, Alana graduated with a BFA in Film Production from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. She got her start as a Production Assistant on feature films before moving to Los Angeles where she worked at CAA in the Motion Picture Literary department.
Julian Nunez is an Albuquerque, NM-based writer, producer, and marketing specialist, celebrated for his work exploring Latino culture and experiences.
Carrie Silva is an El Paso native who earned her Bachelors at the University of Texas at Austin in 2022.
Matthew Gay is a camera operator who is best known for his work on the hit show "The Curse" and feature films "Squealer" and "Hangman".
Katie Garibaldi is a seasoned music supervisor with a strong track record in shaping the musical direction of films.
Valentin Sandoval was born and raised in El Paso, TX and was the recipient of the first Film Award given by The University of Texas at El Paso in 1996.
Robert Izquierdo’s interest in movies started at the age of ten, making home movies with friends and family.
Sam Sokolow is a two-time Emmy Award-nominated television and film producer and Director of Certification at Stage 32.
Sarah Neely is an instructor of voice and director of the Lyric Theatre at New Mexico State University.
Johnny Murillo is a producer, educator, and founder of Chicano Hollywood.
Roland Esparza, an accomplished writer and actor, has a knack for infusing his work with a uniquely comedic style.
Austin Savage received his MFA in Film & Television Writing from Emerson College in 2021.
Johnny Thoreson is a graduate of the University of Texas at El Paso with a degree in Digital Media Production and Filmmaking.
Raul Hernandez is a seasoned cinematographer with over 20 years of experience in the film industry. He has worked on a diverse range of projects, from feature films to commercials, documentaries, and music videos.
David Saucedo was born in El Paso, Texas from immigrant parents and came to acting late in life.
Abel Rodriguez has worked with Edward James Olmos Productions doing publicity to promote the now classic movie, The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez.
Celina Galicia, a filmmaker from Ciudad Juárez, Mx, now thriving in El Paso, Tx.
Betania is the Creative Director of Chicano Hollywood, a platform for Latino creators, a topic she is very passionate about.
Vincent "Rocco" Vargas was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California.
Mirna and Magdiel are an ordinary family living under extraordinary circumstances. After fleeing violence in Honduras, joining the infamous migrant caravan, and enduring months in a US detention center, they are sponsored by a synagogue in Seattle, who lend them an empty beachfront mansion while they wait for their asylum verdict. Over three years, this young family navigates countless moments–both life-altering and mundane–where grief, memory, and joy collide.
A very hungry woman tells a pizza delivery guy she can't pay for the pizza she ordered. But can the sex she offers instead of currency possibly equate to the true value of a pizza? Is there anything that can be worthy of pizza, aside from what the market has decided? Together the two decide that their only option is to become the pizza object themselves, to make each other into pizza, in order to become free.
In order to evade the law after a robbery, two estranged siblings lay low in a metaphysical farmhouse that hides them away in a different period of time, where they reckon with a mysterious force that pushes their familial bonds to unnatural breaking points.
After learning that his son has died at sea trying to get to Spain, Ahmed Tchiche must find a way to get his son’s remains back home to Morocco so he and his family can have a proper goodbye. Faisal Bouhafs, a Moroccan immigrant living in Spain, volunteers to help him.
In the semi-autobiographical short film "Super High: A Period Piece," Amanda battles excruciating period pain caused by fibroids. Desperate for relief, she experiments with a celebrity cannabis brand's edibles. A dosage mishap catapults her into a surreal, anxiety-filled journey until she awakens.
A fascinating journey through Mexican culture and spirituality in search of the origins of the Virgin of Guadalupe, an icon that emerged after the shocking clash between Europe and the Mesoamerican peoples. With all its lights and shadows, this ‘brown skinned’ virgin is the first and most important sign of Mexican identity.
After being arrested on a night of partying, Kai Green is presented with an opportunity to forgo jail time in favor of rehabilitation at a facility in Texas - he begrudgingly takes the deal.