Carlos García

Birth : 1976-03-28, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Movies

Plane
First Assistant Camera
After a heroic job of successfully landing his storm-damaged aircraft in a war zone, a fearless pilot finds himself between the agendas of multiple militias planning to take the plane and its passengers hostage.
Intermittent
Executive Producer
This short film tells the story of a former university professor diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's. The protagonist wakes up at dawn and begins the morning routine he used to follow during his time as a professor. Later, his wife and son discover him and try to bring him back to present time. In that early morning, the past and the present coexist. Revisiting these wounds, leads the Rivera Dávila family to accept the past, assume the present and heal those diseases that do not concern memory, but the heart.
400 Petals
Executive Producer
“400 pétalos” (400 petals) tells the story of René and Sun, two opposites that love each other... Until René gives Sun a magical Marigold. A petal from the magical flower falls every time the couple fights. Amidst such countdown, René’s anxiety grows. He wonders if, when the Marigold runs out of petals, the relationship will meet its end.
Lila Downs - Balas y Chocolate
Camera Operator
XConfessions
Assistant Camera
Part of an ongoing series, this collection showcases 10 explicit short films directed by Erika Lust: showcasing her trademark cinematic style, fresh-faced performers and authentic stories created by the public. Included: I Fucking Love Ikea; Let's Make a Porno; Sadistic Trainer; A Blowjob is Always a great Last Minute Gift Idea; I'm a Verry Badx Secvretary; Obsessed; I Pegged My Boyfriend; Sit Down, Shut-Up and Watch; Hold Me So Tight It Hurts; My First Time Eating Oysters and Pussy.
Trata humana
Director of Photography
Human trafficking is the second most lucrative crime in the world. This terrible crime is an international phenomenon. Based on the testimony of survivors, social researchers, volunteers and employees of various organizations, we are able to present the dimensions of human trafficking in Puerto Rico. A phenomenon that for many it is still difficult to recognize.
El detective Cojines
Director of Photography
The story of a college professor obsessed with private eye novels who, following an accident, becomes a private investigator patterned after the movies and novels of the 40’s. Among the cases he investigates, three will come to him that will reveal a full range of intrigue and bizarre secrets.
Una identidad en absurdo Vol. 1
Director of Photography
Guillermo Gómez Álvarez explores the identity politics of Puerto Rico via archival footage from various sources that clash with nine original songs from local independent musicians and a thematic analysis from a psychoanalyst and a historian. From the juxtaposition the absurd becomes coherent and the coherent becomes absurd as Puerto Rican identity is defined and rejected almost simultaneously.
Aquel rebaño azul
Director of Photography
A historical account of the complex plot surrounding police brutality in Puerto Rico, by means of vivid videos intertwined with eyewitness accounts. The documentary is a reflection of the near mute reality that affects societies everywhere, a situation in which protectors victimize those they have sworn to protect.
La escena
Director of Photography
What is "la escena" (the scene) and what is its importance, if any? Guillermo Gómez Álvarez tries to answer these questions with candid interviews from musicians and fans of the vibrant and, many times controversial, punk music scene in Puerto Rico. The decadence, rage, drugs, alcohol, politics, and social aspects are showcased in this documentary that tells an important part of the history of the great dysfunctional family that is "el punk boricua".
Celestino y el Vampiro
Director of Photography
In Old San Juan a 40+ year old divorcée is not aware he befriends a vampire who bites women, not in their necks but in their derrières, leaving them with flattened behinds. A vampire hunter from Europe warns Celestino about his neighbor and tries to recruit his help in salvaging a much cherished national heritage. But there is a difficulty: this vampire will not die by a stake through his heart and to avoid destruction he wears tin underwear.
The Face at the Window
Assistant Director
Sylvia is writing her first novel. This will uncover dark secrets from her family's past; a past that now returns to haunt her. Disturbing, strange, frightening ghost story set in an exotic Spanish colonial city by the sea. A tale of mystery and terror that will keep you guessing from start to end.