Alan De Lira-Richards
Directing
Biography
Alan De Lira-Richards is a Chicano filmmaker, screenwriter, and editor from Santa Fe, New Mexico, who discovered his passion for filmmaking after an ABC Family broadcast of Back to the Future on April 4th, 2015. Since then, he has made short films ranging from homages to Steven Spielberg films to deeply personal works about his life as a person with Audhd. He hopes to tell rich and powerful stories with heart, a perfect blend of drama and light-hearted comedy & nuanced writing. He is also the founder of his own production company: Cheny Entertainment, and the creator of his company's mascot, the New Mexican cartoon character Archie Armadillo.
Known For
After a body is recovered in the New Mexican desert, Detective Rita Naranjo must confront the traumas of her past love.
Muertos
Set in 1977, "Bewildered" follows Terry Perkins, a young, small-town girl who enters a hit game show for the chance to win $5,000 in hopes of saving her sick father, only to discover the charismatic host leads a cannibalistic cult!
Bewildered
After years of going through special needs school, Adrian faces his greatest challenge yet: masking his autism in high school
Unmasking
A team of crooks hunt the deadliest prey every year. Until one year, that prey is a force to be reckoned with. They’re about to learn a hard lesson.
A Lesson in Fistory
A determined matriarch invites her estranged children to a tense family dinner, hoping to mend fractured bonds, until a shocking revelation threatens to tear the family apart for good.
A Family Matter
A young woman named Maggie - knows she isn’t crazy. She’s also not particularly motivated or skilled, but she is not crazy. She knows her body, and she knows that she is the next Virgin Mary. Except, her body is growing something that seems much, much more sinister. Can she survive a doubtful friend, a conniving nurse, and her own body - or will she succumb to her "baby"?
Immaculate Perception
In 1873, a witch marks a family for death.
Tecolote
A Film project directed by Lisely Iturralde and produced by the Acting for Film/TV class at Capital High School in Santa Fe, NM -Theatre Director: Rob Tode
Askhole
A young, kind-hearted drug dealer is forced to prove himself.
Green Between The Lines
While running late to class, a student stumbles into someone who will scar him for all time
Sketty
A very passionate fan narrates the first official episode of a beloved childhood series
Thomas and Gordon: The Alan Dub
A beaten up vhs of an action movie ripoff sees new life as the main inspiration for the genre-defining action flick: A Lesson in Fistory
THE ACTION FIST EXPLOSION MOVIE
In the throes of societal and political uncertainty, 3 queer women turn sexual and gender-based violence on its head.
REJACKED
Cliché damsels in distress throughout film history share a common thread: their stories are often interrupted by a man. In truth, they don’t need saving at all. When they come together, they realize how much feminine energy they need in their lives.
Damsel in Distress
a short message saying don't forget all the black people who suffered because of hate and violence
Hidden
In a new adventure of ass-kicking, crime-fighter Pat Riot must team up with petty thief Percy Wingfoot to stop a greater enemy.
Double Fisted
Ava's 18th birthday goes wrong as terror roams the neighborhood. Can DeWayne save her?
Don't Look Back
A new and horrible gaming experience is announced
Unspeakable Acts of Cruelty
Government conspiracy abounds when a mountain appears from thin air in 1940s New Mexico.
Malpaís
A Navajo student, Christina, finds a mysterious leather pouch after her night class in the midst of her constant college burnout.