Film
COMPLETED PROJECTS
The Flash (2023)
Barry Allen uses his super speed to change the past, but his attempt to save his family creates a world without super heroes, forcing him to race for his life in order to save the future.
Andy Muschietti - Director
Rico Espinoza - Jr. Production Coordinator
Violet Essense (2022)
After the death of their abusive father, two siblings reunite as adults and realize what really gave them the strength to move on.
Rico Espinoza - Writer, Director, Editor, Producer
Katy Lo - Producer
Can You Call Me? (2022)
Damn, I can’t find my phone. Can you call it?
Best One Minute Short - Anatolian Film Awards
Best One Minute Short - Kollywood International Film Festival
Rico Espinoza - Writer, Director, Editor, Producer
Gravedigger (2022)
A party becomes a murder scene as 3 guests explain their innocence to a skeptical Detective. Is a murderer among them or are the legends true?
Armando Singh - Director, Writer
Katy Lo - Producer, Writer
Rico Espinoza - Producer, Writer, AD, Composer
Fitting In (2021)
A high-school theatre student fears she won't measure up to cast mates expectations and learns all teens have the fear of not fitting in.
Semi-finalist of the 2021 Run N Gun 48 hour film festival.
Best Drama Winner - Alternative Film Festival
Best Drama, Best Young Actress, Best First Time Director - Anatolian Short Film Festival
Best First-Time Director Winner - Best Istanbul Film Festival
Best Short Drama Winner - Europe Film Festival U.K.
Sidney Quesnelle - Writer, Producer, Director
Rico Espinoza - Writer, Producer, DOP, Editor
Jerkwater (2021)
During a blizzard on Thanksgiving, a ticket agent with a troubled past is stranded at his small town train station with four strangers, a racist security guard, and his bitter ex-girlfriend.
Miles Benson - Director, Writer
Riley Hanlan - Producer
Rico Espinoza - 2nd Assistant Camera
Atlas (2021)
Ryan, a hardworking scientist wants to create Gemini Chip with which he intends to help his unborn child from a rare congenital disease. He works with senior scientist, Dr Aiton hoping to find a cure; but Dr Aiton has different agenda to extract Ryan’s bone marrow to create “longevity” gene. Ryan finds about Dr Aiton’s cruel idea and kills him in his defense only to know that he is his father
WATCH: https://filmfreeway.com/Atlas863
Fiza Chaudhary - Director
Surya Sai Kiran Putta - Producer
Rico Espinoza - Assistant Editor, DIT
Yet To Come (Official Music Video) (2021)
“Yet To Come” by Mar Emanuel
Producer: Mik Narciso
Director: Ricky He
Choreographer: Joe Tuliao
Cinematographer: Peter Planta
Production Designer: Kallista Dittrick-Katevatis
Set Dresser: Rico Espinoza
Trailer Talk: Season 1 (2021)
A weekly web series where a panel of old friends and film fanatics review the weeks latest trailers!
21 Episodes / 97 Videos!
Episodes edited and posted at RicoTheBard on Youtube.
Rico Espinoza: Director, Producer, Show runner, Editor
Dawn’s Lament (2020)
“Dawn comes to terms with a major event in her life.”
An exercise in actor movement and camera motivation in a single continuous take.
Rico Espinoza - Director, Writer, DOP, Editor
CAST:
Rye Fournier - DAWN
The Date (2020)
Class Project: “Tell a story in 8 shots”
Story by: Rico Espinoza & Sydney Dargent
Rico Espinoza: Director, Camera Operator, Editor
Sydney Dargent: Cinematographer, Puppeteer, Production Designer
Music: Shelf of Memories - Skotein
Game Night (2019)
“A group of friends get together for game night.”
Rico Espinoza - Director, Writer, Editor
Starring in order of appearance: Warren George, Kerri George, Courtney Malo, Kenny Martin, Greg Schubert, Rye Fournier, Ritchie Panas,
Music by: Too Much Gin - Professor Elemental, Sofa - Caravan Palace, -Jumper- - The Behemoth, Bacon - Geoff Lapaire
Thanks to my family, my Fruit Stand family, Baby Finley. Special thanks to the Vancouver Film School and Kevin Smith for helping me make my dreams a reality.