Eliaz Rodriguez

International-Award-Winning Filmmaker from Chicago

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Here's the latest from Eliaz's Instagram, featuring trailers, BTS, and events for his new films "Silica", "The Journey Inward" & "The Big Slip"

#fbf to Antwerp. Walked down a random street, turned the corner, and my jaw dropped when I saw this incredible museum. Climbed to the top before they closed too!
The MLB season is 162 games. Today is game 163, the tiebreaker to see who is the best of the National League and to decide the NL Central Champion. Glad I’m here to see it 🙌 #gocubsgo #everybodyin
Ooh, baby, do you know what that's worth? Ooh, heaven is a place on earth.
Last stop before my first fall/winter outside of Chicago, ready to write some screenplays. 3 major stops lined up, each one further south than the last. Yeehaw 🤠
The @katrafilmseries Samsung photo booth last night with homie @btoddsworld. Thanks to festival director Geoffrey Guerrero for screening #silicathemovie along side other Latinx produced films. #elaminafilmstour
Y’all, I got to see some top-of-the-line short films at the @SAGaftrafound screening, lead by @rominafilm’s incredible short The Visit! I ended up there thanks to Instagram too – one minute I was sitting in a coffee shop in Brooklyn, then I see Romina’s post, ask her for a ticket and next thing I’m in midtown Manhattan. And I was surprised to see badass director @natashastraley there too! Mini reunion of @austinrevolution @safilm @mefilmfestival alumni :)
I’ve had some great film fest experiences over the last two months and thanks to photographer Chris Thomas of Radiant Exposures for capturing these moments at the @genreblast Film Fest. Going to GB is the closest film experience I’ve felt to going to a metal show. People making kickass art to share with others in their community, who aren’t going to stop even if it’s not widely accepted, and are ready to support each other when we get knocked down. Also in both cases 95% of people are wear black t-shirts 😂 Cheers to the GB team! Also it was great to share a Q&A with Saba who speaks his mind, does what he loves in exactly the way he wants and is ready to share advice to make everyone around him better. He also made a hilarious short. #gb3 #genreblast
*tries to keep it together being here again* 😭
Glad I got to check out @middlecoastfest’s first year in Chicago! Even though I missed my screening of #silicathemovie on Friday it was great to hear all of the positive feedback about the film. Thanks to @jeslevdos and her team for bringing great people together and throwing an awesome closing party!
Aug 1st - Today I am a different person now from the person I was 7 weeks ago and I have an entirely new plan for the future than the one I had on August 1st. I am thankful for all of those who took me in or lent an ear or shared their ideas with me. You really opened my mind to what is possible. Excited to see you, Chicago. This is only a short trip before I continue on 🎢
I have done what I once thought impossible. Won the award/trophy you can wear, the @austinrevolution belt-buckle award!!! This one specifically named after Texas Legend, the Cubs’ own Kerry Wood. Thanks James for saying “This filmmaker is hard working on the circuit, out there making his own stuff, traveling and also supporting others in a very ARFF way.” I’m humbled 🙏
There are three steps in the two-step. Thanks to filmmakers @abbywallawalla & @storchygram for inviting me to check out the dancing class and @natashastraley for teaching us even more moves! 🕺
Lunch in ATX
Thanks to @madatuin for inviting me into his Canadian filmmaker fam! Who’d have thought a visit to a small town in Georgia for the @mefilmfestival a year back would’ve led me to meeting him, which led me to opening my mind about traveling to Canada, and then led to many crazy ass experiences up here since. 😄🇨🇦
TIFF kicks ass. The best movies, great locations, and international film lovers bringing the good vibes. Wish I had been coming for years. #tiff #tiff18 #tiff2018
My man! Oscar Winning Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón before the screening of his new film ROMA 🇲🇽

#ElaminaFilmsTour

Eliaz traveled to 30 out of the 50 film festivals Think Twice was accepted to. Here are some photos from the Elamina Films (his production company) Tour.

Chillin +1 style with my fellow friend and filmmaker @eliazrod at the @katrafilmseries sidebar at Wine Legend downtown Brooklyn. New films, new faces, new friends. * 📷 by Samsung Galaxy Note 9, selfie booth by @samsungus 🎥🎬🎥🎬🎥 * #katranyc #katrafilmseries #filmmakers #friendsinfilm #samsung #note9 #nynights #downtownbrooklyn #winelegend #independentfilm #shortfilm #pilsner #silica #elaminafilmstour #bigcitybrightlights
#Repost @eliazrod with @get_repost ・・・ The @katrafilmseries Samsung photo booth last night with homie @btoddsworld. Thanks to festival director Geoffrey Guerrero for screening #silicathemovie along side other Latinx produced films. #elaminafilmstour
The @katrafilmseries Samsung photo booth last night with homie @btoddsworld. Thanks to festival director Geoffrey Guerrero for screening #silicathemovie along side other Latinx produced films. #elaminafilmstour
I’ve had some great film fest experiences over the last two months and thanks to photographer Chris Thomas of Radiant Exposures for capturing these moments at the @genreblast Film Fest. Going to GB is the closest film experience I’ve felt to going to a metal show. People making kickass art to share with others in their community, who aren’t going to stop even if it’s not widely accepted, and are ready to support each other when we get knocked down. Also in both cases 95% of people are wear black t-shirts 😂 Cheers to the GB team! Also it was great to share a Q&A with Saba who speaks his mind, does what he loves in exactly the way he wants and is ready to share advice to make everyone around him better. He also made a hilarious short. #gb3 #genreblast #elaminafilmstour
Glad I got to check out @middlecoastfest’s first year in Chicago! Even though I missed my screening of #silicathemovie on Friday it was great to hear all of the positive feedback about the film. Thanks to @jeslevdos and her team for bringing great people together and throwing an awesome closing party! #elaminafilmstour
Aug 1st - Today I am a different person now from the person I was 7 weeks ago and I have an entirely new plan for the future than the one I had on August 1st. I am thankful for all of those who took me in or lent an ear or shared their ideas with me. You really opened my mind to what is possible. Excited to see you, Chicago. This is only a short trip before I continue on 🎢 #elaminafilmstour
I have done what I once thought impossible. Won the award/trophy you can wear, the @austinrevolution belt-buckle award!!! This one specifically named after Texas Legend, the Cubs’ own Kerry Wood. Thanks James for saying “This filmmaker is hard working on the circuit, out there making his own stuff, traveling and also supporting others in a very ARFF way.” I’m humbled 🙏 #arff2018 #elaminafilmstour
Elamina Films (my production company) on the big screen at the @burbankfilmfest!!! Happy to be an Associate Producer of Off Book and help them on their film festival journey. Congrats to Mindy, Eric, and the rest of the team on the continued success! #elaminafilmstour
Hanging out with the traveling-filmmaker all stars at @genreblast 🌟 #elaminafilmstour #silicathemovie
Allyson West set a new bar for first year film festivals with the @cindependentfilmfestival. Her efforts, along with the city and her team, were relentless with providing a great experience for filmmakers and local theater goers. It made me proud to be a Midwesterner. Put it on your watchlist! #claimyourcindependence #elaminafilmstour #silicathemovie
@cindependentfilmfestival closing night dance party y’all!
At the @cindependentfilmfestival for the #silicathemovie screening. #claimyourcindependence #elaminafilmstour @minimicrocinema
Even though I was only there for a couple days I had an amazing time connecting with filmmakers at @filmfestint’s Amsterdam fest. It was like a European “Indie Gathering”, all about the community and sharing films. And it was a great reaction to #SilicaTheMovie! #elaminafilmstour
Made it to Amsterdam for @filmfestint’s opening party and #silicathemovie screening! #elaminafilmstour
The world premiere of my super 8 short #JourneyInwardFilm at @straight_8_ London’s BFI Premiere was a blast! Thanks to ed, alex, and will for the opportunity! #elaminafilmstour
First stop after I leave Chicago... London! For the premiere of my 8mm short “The Journey Inward”. It’ll be on a massive screen at the British Film Institute Southbank for @straight_8_ London 😵 can’t wait! A still from #JourneyInwardFilm is underneath the bird, 3rd from the right. #elaminafilmstour
📸 by @matthewstromer at the infamous Biograph theater after the #silicathemovie world premiere. #elaminafilmstour
My short “Silica” has been accepted to the inaugural @cindependentfilmfestival! @allyson_the_instagreat is an amazing filmmaker herself and now she’s putting together this killer fest in Cinci. So glad #silicathemovie will be a part of it! #elaminafilmstour
NALIP Awards red carpet! Also, 1,000th Instagram post 📲🎉 #thickheadedshow #weareinclusion #elaminafilmstour
Spending the next couple months writing my first feature... #weareinclusion Art piece by @fabulousnino #elaminafilmstour

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