Marlon Rubio Smith

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Marlon Rubio Smith

Marlon Rubio Smith is a Mexican-American director, cinematographer, and assistant camera. Born and raised in Mexico City, his experiences as an immigrant have influenced a lot of the themes in his work. Some of his most notable short films include A Piece of Me (2022), the award-winning I’m New (2023), Trompo (2024), and the upcoming ¿Cuando Perdí Mi Cabeza? (2025). With a Radio-Television-Film de…

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ReconnectedReconnected
Reconnected
MovieDrama
A reserved college student reunites with his longtime crush, grappling with his desire for connection. As the day unfolds, he must confront the emotional truths he's been keeping buried.
Moving DayMoving Day · 2025
Moving Day
2025
MovieDramaFamily
On the night before he and his mother move, Logan struggles to reconcile his relationship with his father as they attempt to watch a movie.
Polar MindPolar Mind · 2023
Polar Mind
2023
MovieHorrorThriller
Michael is upset because his friend, Freddie, didn't help him get a job opportunity at a photography company. Freddie invites his friends over to boast about his new job making Michael feel bad about not having any photography experience and not getting the job. Michael's mental gets the best of him that night.
Inner ChildInner Child
Inner Child
MovieAdventureScience Fiction
After a mysterious figure pulls her through a portal during a boring day at work, a young woman must connect with her past creative life and travel across fading pocket dimensions as she flees to escape a bureaucratic agent dedicated to uniformity and order.
FatherhoodFatherhood
Fatherhood
MovieDrama
When Liam reunites with his father after a decade apart, a tense courthouse meeting forces him to choose between the life or death of their relationship.
FirewallFirewall · 2025
Firewall
2025
MovieDrama
FIREWALL follows Ani, an Iranian-American girl in Texas longing for her father, lost and unreachable due to an internet firewall in politically turbulent Iran. Ani finds comfort in playing the cello and a beloved pop-up book of the Shahnameh, Iran's longest epic poem. Her mother's frustration over Iranian protests heightens the tension at home, but Ani becomes immersed in a vivid retelling of the Persian legend of Zahhak, the Serpent King. One night, when her father mysteriously returns, ancient Persian mythology intertwines with her reality, forcing her to confront the physical and mental demons that have kept her from finding peace.
¿Cuándo perdí mi cabeza?¿Cuándo perdí mi cabeza? · 2024
¿Cuándo perdí mi cabeza?
2024
Movie
A soon-to-graduate Mexican-American college student struggles to find a job when sudden visions and ancient entities question who he really is.
TrompoTrompo · 2024
Trompo
2024
Movie
A young Mexican American adult struggles to grieve the recent death of his father while helping his mom cope when the sudden finding of a childhood toy evokes the memories of a nostalgic past that will bring more suffering to their life.

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