Esteban Arango
Esteban Arango | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Occupation | Film director |
Esteban Arango is a Colombian American filmmaker.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Arango was born in Bogotá, Colombia and moved with his family to the United States in 2000. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications from Florida International University.[2]
Career[edit]
After graduating college, Arango worked as a creative producer at the Discovery Channel.[2]
Arango's feature-length debut, Blast Beat, adapted from his 2015 short film of the same name, premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.[1][3] That year, he was named one of 10 Directors to Watch by Variety.[4]
Ponyboi, directed by Arango and written by and starring River Gallo, premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.[5]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Blast Beat | Short film | [4] |
| 2020 | Blast Beat | — | [4] |
| 2024 | Ponyboi | — | [5] |
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival | International Competition | Blast Beat | Nominated | [3] |
| 2020 | Sundance Film Festival | U.S. Dramatic Competition | Blast Beat | Nominated | [1] |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | Directors to Watch | Won[a] | [4] | ||
| 2024 | Sundance Film Festival | U.S. Dramatic Competition | Ponyboi | Nominated | [5] |
Notes[edit]
- ^ One of ten winners.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "About". Esteban Arango. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Variety Names Latinx Filmmakers Janicza Bravo and Esteban Arango as Directors to Watch for 2020". Cinema Tropical. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Esteban Arango". Film Independent. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d Harris, LaTesha. "10 Directors to Watch: Esteban Arango Channels Immigrant Experience in 'Blast Beat'". Variety. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b c Spicer, Lucy. "The Intersex Protagonist in "Ponyboi" Is a Revelation". Sundance. Retrieved 24 May 2024.