2021 Filmmaker Reel

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 MO'ALLEM (THE TEACHER)
2021 Austin Film Festival Finalist
When a young Iranian woman finds out she must give up her career ambitions for an arranged marriage, she secretly fabricates an identity as a school teacher to get an America visa and escape the morning of her wedding.
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BROKENHEARTED MAGIC
2021 ScreenCraft Semifinalist
After running away from home and  joining an all-woman troupe of traveling misfit magicians, a Mexican-American teenager must help them overcome their most challenging show yet: racially segregated Las Vegas.
NO TE OLVIDES
8/10 on The Black List 
When an elderly woman returns to her hometown in Mexico to find her late husband's lost grave, her trip becomes infinitely more complicated when she bumps into her first boyfriend.
THE UNSPOKEN
Young Adult/Mystery
After her sister dies of a drug overdose, a troublesome high school senior aims to find the drug dealer and bring him to justice.
THE JINGLE WRITER
Austin Film Festival Quarterfinalist
A suicidal musician unexpectedly finds new meaning in life when he teaches a rambunctious group of seniors the piano.

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Empennage tells the story of a young Hispanic woman who aspires to be an aviator despite her father's protests. 

Empennage is currently being distributed through ShortsTV, AT&T U-Verse, and Amazon Prime.