Let's Raid Area 51

Directed by Fran Zayas

Type of Project: Experimental
Length: 10:00
Producer: Razelle Benally, Emily Hason and G.I. Joe Lonesome
Editor: Elyza Veta
Cinematographer: Melanie Akoka
Sound Designers: Mathieu Barbier

Aimless stoner Amber finds a new purpose when she joins her oddball friends on a journey to find aliens in Area 51. When they get lost in the desert, their friendship is threatened. Just as they’re ready to give up, Amber finds a mysterious figure who knows the answer to the million dollar question: where are the aliens?

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Writer/Director Fran Zayas grew up in the rainy mountains of Lares, Puerto Rico. At age 23, Fran moved to New York City to attend the Graduate Film program at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, where he is currently a 3rd Year MFA Candidate and BAFTA BBC Diversity Scholar. After he graduates, Fran has two goals. First, to build an independent production company in Puerto Rico, along like-minded collaborators, to together gain the growth and support to create fresh, bold, and truthful stories. Consequently, Fran’s long term goal is to encourage a young generation of filmmakers, especially in Latino communities, to embrace their culture through filmmaking.