Francisco, aka Moose, is a filmmaker who focuses on elements of writing, directing, and editing. He graduated from ASU with a B.A. in Film from ASU’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts.
Moose has worked on various projects, many of which include music videos, short narrative films, short documentaries, and live events.
His most recent works include: Don’t Look, a short horror film; Elotes, a short documentary; Ungathered and Uninvited, both dance films; DnhMuzic: MY MUSIC, MY JOURNEY, a short documentary currently in its festival run; and Through The Static, a short dance film also in its festival run. Aside from filming, Moose has used social media to create content to connect with other online creators and create a diverse community of creators with niche interests.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I desire to tell stories about people who normally aren’t in the light, people in my community. These people deserve to be appreciated as well as be in the light for what they do. I live in a neighborhood where you learned the most valuable lessons at the park playing basketball against older folks. I learned about consistency and patience when we had a community pool (that isn’t there anymore). No matter the kind of people you came across, you always showed respect. I learned the hardest working people were the vendors around my block selling ice cream and elotes. Mowing the lawn was a visual representation of what labor was and how I got an allowance. However, for others that was their actual income. Going to school was the most important thing growing up because the people in my life had to end it early. Two words: echale ganas (the desire to succeed). I heard those two words every morning before I left to school or work.
I aim to push Latinx specifically Mexican American culture in my work. Aside from creating feature/short films, I aim to also spread the culture in different formalities. I want audiences to experience it through dance movement, in live performance, but also through new technology such as virtual reality. Learning virtual reality will open a new lens one that can be taken through a first person point of view.
