On April 13th, 2025 - El Regreso Del Miedo had its debut screening at the 418 Project Theater in Santa Cruz, CA.
Collaborating with the 418 Project team and La Vida Productions (the Latino Film Collective that helped make the film), we were also able to give local filmmakers the opportunity to screen their own films!
In total, we were able to screen 8 other films by emerging local filmmakers.
Neon Moon by Alex Vargas
Evangelina by Isabel Selling
The Hazy Pink Door by Jean-Pierre Pitre
Stripes and Solids by Amelia York
Lacking Direction by Omar Matias
The Skin We Wear by Violet Bhojwani
Lost and Found by Daniel Ramos
De Arenisca y Cristal by Dominic Cabrera
We were very proud of this event, as it was the first community screening La Vida Productions was able to host!
On a personal level, seeing my film's title on a big sign like the one the 418 Project Theater has was a dream come true! Up until this point, only me and my small post-production team had ever seen the final film, and the film's final product was met with very positive reviews.
I had a fun time printing out flyers and designing promotional stickers we sold at the event with the help of my sister who was storyboard artist Arlem Manzano Castro and Kyla Jude Cerita who was our Behind The Scenes Photographer and designer of our film poster!
