Jesus Celaya is a Mexican-American film and TV writer and director. His feature script Chico Grande was optioned by Amazon Studios and won Best Feature Screenplay in the WeScreenplay Diverse Voices competition. Most recently, his script Chalino was selected for the 2020 Sundance Screenwriters and Directors Lab. Growing up between a ranch in Sonora, Mexico and rural Washington State, he graduated with a Bachelor’s in Film from the Brooks Institute in Ventura, CA. Celaya loves mixing genre with his heritage and history, allowing it all to permeate through his work.