A ski bomb comedy finding success on streaming and a coming of age story that just won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival both have in common an El Paso producer. Las Cruces was in the spotlight at this year's Sundance Festival as the drama “In the Summers” won the top prize, and “Weak Layers”, a ski adventure comedy, is out on streaming and on the top three most watched Indie Films. In this edition of On Film, film producer Javier Gonzalez joins host Charles Horak to discuss the success of the films and film production.
It wasn’t until halfway through law school that Javier Gonzalez realized he wanted to be a film producer. Now, years later, he is an El Paso-based, Emmy Award-winning Producer whose films have been selected for the Cannes, Venice, Sundance, Toronto, South by Southwest, New York, Rotterdam, TriBeCa, Fantastic Fest, Morelia, Glasgow, Stockholm, Los Angeles, Sitges and Los Cabos Film Festivals.
Additional Information/Links:
- For more information about Javier Gonzalez visit: https://www.jagfilms.org/
Originally aired on February 10, 2024
