Elena Sakuda
Directing
Biography
Elena Sakuda is a filmmaker, artist, and teacher, currently residing in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Several of her short films have gained recognition at festivals nationally and internationally. She has had three exhibitions of her mixed media artworks. Currently, she is finishing her first narrative feature film, inspired by the beautiful state of New Mexico. In the future she plans to continue writing and directing. She is a big supporter of indie filmmakers and local artists.
Known For
With psychedelic effects from The Video Wizards and music from Albuquerque local bands, follow the antics of two best friends trying to celebrate their last Weedsgiving while being chased across the country by a variety of maniacs and hallucinations.
Weedsgiving
A film lab technician, obsessed with one of her customers, must act quickly or lose the object of her desire forever when an inevitable discovery forces her into a race against time.
Disposable
The Zuzax is a climate change narrative film about rural New Mexico in the future. One story tells the life of Jayde, a girl quarantined in her rural community after being hit with a solar flare. The other follows two girls who meet in the Zuzax and have a moment to be kids. The film heavily showcases the beauty of the liminal, abandoned spaces, and the landscapes of New Mexico.
The Zuzax
Film Prize Junior New Mexico 2024 "Best Comedy" Winner. Ambitious TV show host Kevin Crondale offers help to local businesses to find the success they deserve using absurd out-of-the-box methods. This episode, he seeks to help a neighborhood bakery, Auntie Mama's Cookie Shop, using a Matt Damon lookalike and innovative new cookie recipe.
Crondale Cares
An experimentation of light. How does it shape and form on different surfaces. A reflection to look at things a little closer.