BIO
“ RoDriguez creates documentaries that reflect the cultures of the world.”
- Dennis Bishop, Director/Lone Star Film Society
The New York Times is calling, ”The Great Fallacy” "A dense, lively new film about economic and sociological issues in Puerto Rico [that] eschews the storytelling form of many contemporary documentaries in favor of an instructive crash course in radical politics.”
- Miriam Bale, Reporter/New York Times
“ Spirit,” is a moving short documentary that goes where no one would dare to speak of on our Native American Horses.”
- Lisa Diersen, Director/EQUUS Film Festival
“I have been blessed to have worked with these new voices, like M. Aku RoDriguez, who I believe is a really talented director/filmmaker.”
- DeAnn Lopez, LeadReporter, CBS 7News
“Production work with Aku on Alien Encounters-3 TV Series and Futurescape with James Woods was a breeze, with a positive, and create attitude he made the production vibe beautiful.”
- Brian Garland, Production Manager Karga7 Pictures
“One of the Best Emerging documentary film directors.”
- Carlos Torre, Ph.D./Director, Latino&Native American Film Festival
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FILMMAKER:
M. Aku RoDriguez
Being Mescalero Apache/Zapotec heritage he was taught and inspired by the traditions of his culture. His interest in film, music, and art began at a young age and with the challenges and experiences from his life and career he has developed the skills to evolve in to the individual that he has become today. His career started as a production assistant, line-producer for commercials, and independent film companies, where he learned the intricacies of feature film production from some of the most skilled and talented technicians in the industry.
​Producer/Shooter/Director/Writer/Composer/Editor/DP with more than 25 years of experience. His programs have appeared on PBS stations, HBO Latino, and Starz throughout the United States and have also been shown to a wide variety of university as UNTexas, UCBerkley, and YALE. He has shot programs in such disparate locations as Africa, Brazil, Chiapas, and Haiti.
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Producer
It takes an unseen amount of time, planning, effort and people to produce and organize every aspect of production. Nor do they pay for themselves. They are businesses in and of themselves, designed as a product for profit. As a producer for films, Michael Aku RoDriguez knows the challenges and demands required to make a good film: The delicate balancing act of budgets and artistic freedom. Knowledge of the rules, stipulations, and legalities of actors, crew, equipment, and locations. The process of Pre-Production through Post and Distribution to fulfill the artistic potential and profit of a completed film.
Director of Photography / DP
As a DP expressing and capturing the moment is very important, understanding the vibe and story to be told is a great part of my work. Feeling the environment, and energy of what is to be seen in the eye's of a lens. Capturing the story with power, understanding, and movement that allows the film to be told. Taking great steps to find that perfect vision.
