Jesus Celaya

BIOGRAPHIE

Jesus is a Mexican-American film & TV writer/director and recipient of the 2020 Sundance Institute Latinx Fellowship. His project “Chalino” was selected for the 2020 Sundance Screenwriters Lab & Sundance Director’s Lab, and his short film “Wolves” was supported with grants from the Sundance Institute. His feature script “Chico Grande” was optioned by Amazon Studios and was the winner of Best Feature Screenplay in the WeScreenplay Diverse Voices competition. Jesus was also a finalist in Final Draft's Big Break Screenwriting Contest and the BlueCat Screenplay Competition. Growing up between a ranch in Sonora, Mexico, and rural Washington State, Jesus graduated with a Bachelor's in Film from the Brooks Institute in Ventura, CA. Prior to moving to Los Ángeles, Jesus was a supervisor at an apple packing plant, where he wrote between 14-hour shifts. Jesus hopes to combine his love of folklore, history and genre with his passion for cinema.

FILMOGRAPHIE