The El Paso Media Fest is dedicated to enriching the El Paso community, through the international exposure of culture & film.

With film screenings, networking events, celebrity guests, educational panels, local food & more, this festival will showcase El Paso's best to the world.

Each day of the festival will be fun-filled and educational; participating filmmakers and community members are given the opportunity to network with local talent and filmmaking pros, learn from industry members, and to develop themselves further in the world of film. The spice of El Paso culture will be something you'll never forget!

Schedule:
Friday February 3, 2023
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Festival Session:
Our Stories: El Paso Film
Presented byCreativ El Paso

Session Line Up:
Brian Kennedy - Entertainment Lawyer
Drew Mayer Oakes - El Paso Film Commission
Angie Reza Tures - Femme Frontera

1:30pm - 4:00pm: Film & New Media
2 Hrs 28 Min

The Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night
Directed by Fawzia Mirza (11:00 Min)

Hometown Boys
Directed by Jamie Sutor (9:54 Min)

Terminator: Bad Judgement Day
Directed by Lisa Belcher (6:00 Min)

Ep. 00: Pilot
Directed by Hector Gallardo (10:09 Min)
(El Paso 48 Hour Film Project 1st Place Winner)

First Impressions
Directed by Michael Charron (8:42 Min)

The Hostage Situation
Directed by PJ Mills (10:00 Min)

A Minute of Your Time
Directed Matt McKisson (10:00 Min)

Mother
Directed by Brett Gregory (3:34 Min)

Lucid Dreams
Directed by Robby Dugan (4:37 Min)

Written in Ink
Directed by Cordelaine Kline (5:51 Min)

Unfinished Business
Directed by Jason Knade (3:30 Min)

Petals
Directed by Marie J. Magdaleno (3:00 Min)

Til' I Met You
Directed by Alfonso Loya (4:01 Min)

Seeds
Directed by Toni Bestard (5:00 Min)

The Sidewalk Artist
Directed by David Velez & Brandon Rivera (20:07)

Cafe Avec Papa
Directed by Gabriel Di Pastena (7:00 Min)

In This Moment
Directed by Robby Dugan (3:56 Min)

Mental Soiree
Directed by Alberto Arellano (5:00 Min)

#NOFILTER
Directed by Nathan Crooker 13:12 Min

Pisanka
Directed by Jorge Yudice 16:00 Min

4:30pm - 5:30pm: Festival Session: It's an Actor's Life For Me
Session Line Up:
Kent Kirkpatrick - Actor / Director

6:00pm - 9:00pm: Stories from our Borderland
Presented byCreativ El Paso
2 Hrs 36 Min

Homesick
Directed by Valeria Contreras (15:00 Min)

Six Feet Apart
Directed by Monty Cole (13:24 Min)

Shipping Them
Directed by Ryan Rox (15:00 Min)

Pedro
Directed by Jezrael Gandara (19:45 Min)

The Estate Sale
Directed by Red Valdez (6:08 Min)

Black Hole Blues
Directed by Michael Huante (8:35 Min)
(El Paso 48 Hour Film Project 3rd Place Winner)

Vivid
Directed by Jesse Fraire (15:00 Min)

Left on Red
Directed by Jay Almaraz (8:56 Min)

El Paso 11:55
Directed by Keith Jardine (19:10 Min)

Once a Sinner
Directed by Andrew Barahona (20:00 Min)

Powerless
Directed by Chris Hanna 9:11 Min
(El Paso 48 Hour Film Project - 2nd Place Winner)

9:30pm - 12:00 AM: Opening Night Party & Trivia at Undisputed Craft House
1881 Saul Kleinfeld, El Paso, TX 79936
https://www.undisputedcrafthouse.com

Saturday Febraury 4, 2023
10:00am - 12:00pm: High School & College Stories
1 Hrs 25 Min

The Sprayer
Directed by Farnoosh Abedi (8:45 Min)

Melody
Directed by Lauren E Roman (5:11 Min)

En Las Sombras
Directed by Michael Jimenez (20:56 Min)

House
Directed by Hannah Martinez (10:05 Min)

The Door
Directed by Nicholas Carrodo (11:27 Min)

Ghost on the Dance Floor
Directed by Edwin Raul Oliva (12:15 Min)

Summa Culpa Laude
Directed by Echo Nguyen (18:03 Min)

12:30pm - 4:00pm: Documentary Life
2 Hrs 56 Min

Bad Hombrewood
Directed by Guillermo Casarin (23:42 Min)

Why
Directed by Natxo Leuza (22:00 Min)

Still Here
Directed by Alvaro Hernandez Blanco (16:00 Min)

Yungay 7020
Directed by Raquel Calvo Larralde & Elena Molina (19:00 Min)

La Bi-Vencia
Directed by Mariana Gongora & Analaura Cardenas (15:00 Min)

Daida Back to the Ocean
Directed by Pablo Ramirez Bolanos (24:00 Min)

Serigne
Directed by Rodrigo Hernandez Tejero, Adriana Cardoso Navarro, Edu Marin (27:00 Min)

Roots Tour - A Sibling Journey: From Hatred to Harmony
Directed by Chris Hanna, Jess Marriott & Bluma Claire Ekshtut (30:00 Min)

4:30pm - 6:30pm: Conquering our Lives
1 Hrs 43 Min

Baggage
Directed by Chris Beier (29:25 Min)

Sawyer
Directed by Marshall Leming (22:51 Min)

Concrete & Steel
Directed by Oriol Villar (17:00 Min)

Pool Loop
Directed by Elias Perez (11:00 Min)

Parrot
Directed by Kyle B. Thompson (11:09 Min)

Billy
Directed by Jack Saxon (12:56 Min)

7:00pm - 9:00pm: "Silent Sounds" Feature Film with Bored Films
1:30:00 Hrs
Presented byCreativ El Paso

9:30pm - 12:00 AM: Networking Party at Church Bar
212 E Mills Ave Suite B, El Paso, TX 79901
https://www.restaurantji.com/tx/el-paso/church-bar-/

Sunday Februarry 5, 2023
9:00am - 10:00 AM: Festival Session:
Don't Forget About the Sound

Session Line Up
Nina Hedberg - Sound Mixer & Designer

10:30am - 12:30pm: “Beyond the Dream”
1:35:00 Hrs
Documentary Feature Film with ZGN Productions, LLC

1:00pm - 2:00pm: Cinematography: Inside the Shot

Session Line Up:
Gilbert Jorgenson - Star Central Studios & Leo Marketing

2:30pm - 5:00pm
Story Is Sacred
2 Hrs 0 Min

Trying
Directed by Juan Manuel Montilla “Langui” (15:00 Min)

Non Grata
Directed by Alba Lozano (15:00 Min)

Resilient
Directed by Tania Gongar (15:00 Min)

Mother Duckling
Directed by Manu Pons (12:00 Min)

A Fictional Work
Directed by Carlos Borrego
Spain - (15:00 Min)

Bad News
Directed by Santiago Cardelus Ruiz-Alberdi & Pablo Manchado Cascon
(12:00 Min)

Cray
Directed by Sonia Sawkar (15:01 Min)

The Wrong Guy
Directed by Alejandro Montoya Marin (21:00 Min)

5:30pm - 7:30pm: World Shorts
1 Hrs 47 Min

Cognition
Directed by Ravi Ajit Chopra
UK - 25:00 Min

AIDA
Directed by Ismael Martin
Spain - 22:00 Min

Desert Lights
Directed by Katherina Harder Sacre
Chile - 18:55 Min

Four Walls
Directed by Kgosana Monchusi, Menzi Mzimela & Juvais Dunn
South Africa - 6:00 Min

I'll Think of You When I See the Vultures Fly
Directed by David Heredia
Spain - 15:00 Min

Loose
Directed by Javier Pereira
Spain - 20:00 Min

8:00pm - 10:00pm: Festival Session: "The Christmas Tapes" (1:40:00 Hrs) Feature Film and "The Film Industry" with Greg Sestero

10:30pm - 11:30pm: El Paso Media Fest Awards & Closing Night Party at Alamo Drafthouse East

Date: February 3 - 5, 2023

Location: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema East El Paso - 12351 Pellicano Drive, El Paso, TX 79928

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