Anthony Islas

Ever since I was a kid, I've been fascinated with movies, growing up t was all I ever talked about as a topic of conversation. When I was twelve, I received my first camera, which was an old VHS camera, but I was still happy, knowing I can finally make movies with it. I then started making little short films out of my Lego sets, recording family events, I took that camera everywhere I went. That's when I decided I wanted to be a filmmaker.

I took a few small gigs of small films for more experience, since I wanted to be a film director. Then I got a small part as a towns person on the small film, The Adventures of Loop & Rhett, an experience I treasure since it was my first credit to receive on the IMDb. I still have their copy of the film on DVD and the poster and I hope to work with them again one day.

Afterwords, I went to college and enrolled in their film program they offered at Pima Community College, learning more about the art and getting experience as I go while working at odd end jobs. After graduating with an Associate of Applied Science degree in digital/film arts, I started coordinating a plan to break in the industry. I even read some books on film making and looked up YouTube videos on what advice they had to offer.

Upon realizing the scarcity in Arizona of any film gigs which fit my description, that's when I decided I needed to create my own projects and characters. Thankfully, before my acting career, I intended to be a film director and have picked up many skills along the way which every director should know, from writing, producing, etc.

I still needed a project to portray my skills, which is how I came up with my first short film since college Vision Quest. While I was working as a cart pusher at a grocery store, me and my brother shot the film which took a little over a year to complete, but managed to complete it.