Chris Carmona

CHRIS CARMONA is a young creative from Bell, California. After winning the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences' Team Oscar competition in 2015, he's been hard at work; he jumped right into the feature film arena at 19-years old when he wrote and directed his debut Bad Labor. In 2018, the film was hand selected by the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) to premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. That same year, his original web series Instant Crush was picked up by the digital company we are mitú and distributed to a wide audience. Currently he co-hosts The Us Podcast with fellow filmmaker and Bell native Angel Salinas.

Bad Labor (2018)

A day laborer takes a job from a stranger that pays handsomely, only to discover that it entails kidnapping, murder and a burial.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Carmona
CAST:  Salvador Chacon  •  Kevin Nelson  •  Ted Stavros  •  Luciana Vara

A day laborer takes a job from a stranger that pays handsomely, only to discover that it entails kidnapping, murder and a burial.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Carmona
CAST:  Salvador Chacon  •  Kevin Nelson  •  Ted Stavros  •  Luciana Vara

Instant Crush (2019)

Andy and Cindy, two neighbors in a Southeast L.A. apartment complex, form a friendship over a lost pug.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Carmona
CAST:  Nisalda Gonzalez  •  Emilio Garcia-Sanchez  •  Casper Smart  •  Bryan Arion

Andy and Cindy, two neighbors in a Southeast L.A. apartment complex, form a friendship over a lost pug.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Carmona
CAST:  Nisalda Gonzalez  •  Emilio Garcia-Sanchez  •  Casper Smart  •  Bryan Arion

Kid Ugly (2023)

Kid Ugly is the story of an unlikely duel between a young bandit named Lazlo and his idol, the dashing outlaw named Bottle Tooth Guapo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jazmin Aguilar
CAST:  Skarlett Redd  •  Ayden Elijah  •  Jamie Costa  •  Suzanne Marie Berman

Kid Ugly is the story of an unlikely duel between a young bandit named Lazlo and his idol, the dashing outlaw named Bottle Tooth Guapo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jazmin Aguilar
CAST:  Skarlett Redd  •  Ayden Elijah  •  Jamie Costa  •  Suzanne Marie Berman