I hope my visual language inspires others to tell their stories and challenges people's thinking.

I think my biggest advice to filmmakers is to look into the many digital platforms that exist for you and your team to distribute your film.

Going from a short to a feature is like going from crawling to flying. It's a big jump, really. Everything triples - size of crew, budget, shooting days, the cast. Not to mention the stakes - as a first time feature filmmaker so much rides on this film.

I think staying away from labels is what makes my films refreshing.

I believe in Mexico there's a big culture of moviegoing, both studio and indie. I think here in the US that's not the case because Latino communities don't have access to indie films. If you go into communities of color you will only find the big theater chains which only play the blockbuster genre films.

A theatrical on a tight budget really only becomes about generating critical reviews for you and your film, not revenue.

I hope my visual language inspires others to tell their stories and challenges people's thinking.