Directing

Alan De Lira-Richards

Born December 8, 2002 · Santa Fe, New Mexico (age 23)

Alan De Lira-Richards is a Chicano filmmaker, screenwriter, and editor from Santa Fe, New Mexico, who discovered his passion for filmmaking after an ABC Family broadcast of Back to the Future on April 4th, 2015. Since then, he has made short films ranging from homages to Steven Spielberg films to deeply personal works about his life as a person with Audhd. He hopes to tell rich and powerful storie…

Known For

Her Ciro

Her Ciro · 2026

A radio tower operator calls his wife in wartime.

The South Valley Creep

The South Valley Creep · 2026

The South Valley Creep

MovieComedyCrime

A local news woman reports on a recent sighting of the heinous criminal: "The South Valley Creep"

Double Fisted

Double Fisted · 2026

MovieActionScience Fiction

In a new adventure of ass-kicking, crime-fighter Pat Riot must team up with petty thief Percy Wingfoot to stop a greater enemy.

Unmasking

Unmasking · 2025

MovieDramaFamily

After years of going through special needs school, Adrian faces his greatest challenge yet: masking his autism in high school

Silent Trespasser

Silent Trespasser · 2025

Silent Trespasser

MovieHorrorDrama

A Navajo student, Christina, finds a mysterious leather pouch after her night class in the midst of her constant college burnout.

Immaculate Perception

Immaculate Perception · 2025

Immaculate Perception

MovieHorrorComedy

A young woman named Maggie - knows she isn’t crazy. She’s also not particularly motivated or skilled, but she is not crazy. She knows her body, and she knows that she is the next Virgin Mary. Except, her body is growing something that seems much, much more sinister. Can she survive a doubtful friend, a conniving nurse, and her own body - or will she succumb to her "baby"?

Sketty

MovieHorrorComedy

While running late to class, a student stumbles into someone who will scar him for all time

Malpaís

Malpaís · 2025

MovieThrillerWestern

Government conspiracy abounds when a mountain appears from thin air in 1940s New Mexico.

Filmography

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Her Ciro

Her Ciro · 2026

A radio tower operator calls his wife in wartime.

Second Unit Director

The South Valley Creep

The South Valley Creep · 2026

The South Valley Creep

MovieComedyCrime

A local news woman reports on a recent sighting of the heinous criminal: "The South Valley Creep"

Producer

Double Fisted

Double Fisted · 2026

MovieActionScience Fiction

In a new adventure of ass-kicking, crime-fighter Pat Riot must team up with petty thief Percy Wingfoot to stop a greater enemy.

Assistant Director

Unmasking

Unmasking · 2025

MovieDramaFamily

After years of going through special needs school, Adrian faces his greatest challenge yet: masking his autism in high school

Director

Silent Trespasser

Silent Trespasser · 2025

Silent Trespasser

MovieHorrorDrama

A Navajo student, Christina, finds a mysterious leather pouch after her night class in the midst of her constant college burnout.

Producer

Immaculate Perception

Immaculate Perception · 2025

Immaculate Perception

MovieHorrorComedy

A young woman named Maggie - knows she isn’t crazy. She’s also not particularly motivated or skilled, but she is not crazy. She knows her body, and she knows that she is the next Virgin Mary. Except, her body is growing something that seems much, much more sinister. Can she survive a doubtful friend, a conniving nurse, and her own body - or will she succumb to her "baby"?

Second Unit Director

Sketty

MovieHorrorComedy

While running late to class, a student stumbles into someone who will scar him for all time

Producer

Malpaís

Malpaís · 2025

MovieThrillerWestern

Government conspiracy abounds when a mountain appears from thin air in 1940s New Mexico.

Second Unit Director

Hidden

a short message saying don't forget all the black people who suffered because of hate and violence

Editor

Tecolote

Tecolote · 2026

MovieHorrorFantasy

In 1873, a witch marks a family for death.

Producer

Bewildered

Bewildered · 2026

MovieHorrorThriller

Set in 1977, "Bewildered" follows Terry Perkins, a young, small-town girl who enters a hit game show for the chance to win $5,000 in hopes of saving her sick father, only to discover the charismatic host leads a cannibalistic cult!

Set Painter

Green Between The Lines

Green Between The Lines · 2024

Green Between The Lines

MovieCrimeDrama

A young, kind-hearted drug dealer is forced to prove himself.

Editor

Don't Look Back

Don't Look Back · 2025

Don't Look Back

Ava's 18th birthday goes wrong as terror roams the neighborhood. Can DeWayne save her?

Editor

REJACKED

REJACKED · 2025

MovieComedyDrama

In the throes of societal and political uncertainty, 3 queer women turn sexual and gender-based violence on its head.

Camera Loader

A Lesson in Fistory

A Lesson in Fistory · 2024

A Lesson in Fistory

MovieActionAdventure

A team of crooks hunt the deadliest prey every year. Until one year, that prey is a force to be reckoned with. They’re about to learn a hard lesson.

Assistant Director

Unspeakable Acts of Cruelty

Unspeakable Acts of Cruelty · 2025

Unspeakable Acts of Cruelty

MovieFantasyComedy

A new and horrible gaming experience is announced

Second Unit Director

Askhole

Askhole · 2019

A Film project directed by Lisely Iturralde and produced by the Acting for Film/TV class at Capital High School in Santa Fe, NM -Theatre Director: Rob Tode

Sound

The Ripper Case

The Ripper Case

The Ripper Case

MovieCrimeHorror

Two detectives interrogate a potential murder suspect, but end up with more scars than answers.

Director

A Family Matter

A Family Matter · 2026

A Family Matter

MovieDramaComedy

A determined matriarch invites her estranged children to a tense family dinner, hoping to mend fractured bonds, until a shocking revelation threatens to tear the family apart for good.

Second Unit Director

Thomas and Gordon: The Alan Dub

Thomas and Gordon: The Alan Dub · 2025

Thomas and Gordon: The Alan Dub

A very passionate fan narrates the first official episode of a beloved childhood series

Director