As A Filmmaker
Based on a true story, What You Deserve follows a suicidal gay ex-Mormon and the memory of his 15 year old self, as they are forced to break apart the long held belief that they deserved to be violently sexual assaulted on the eve of their sixteenth birthday.
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Shot in York and Lancaster, Pennsylvania in the home and the towns where this story actually happened, What You Deserve is an unflinching look at how sexual trauma echoes through time pinning us to our past until we’re willing to face it.
We are officially in post-production! Please consider making a donation to help us get to the finish line for this project.
Surviving Myself Part I: Powerless
Surviving Myself Part I: Powerless, written and directed by Juan Cálix is a story pulled from my experiences being in a committed relationship while in active addiction. It’s the first in a series of shorts examining different elements of what it takes to get sober.
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My directorial debut! Part I is in post-production! Production stills to come! Look out for more!