J. Xavier Velasco

A young photojournalist in the city of Veracruz, Mexico, will risk his life to dig up a shocking truth after picking up the investigation that his journalist friend and mentor left unfinished when getting killed by the organized crime.

A young photojournalist in the city of Veracruz, Mexico, will risk his life to dig up a shocking truth after picking up the investigation that his journalist friend and mentor left unfinished when getting killed by the organized crime.

After an unsuccessful goose hunt, a young girl grapples with seeing her father in a new light.

Fragments of a meteor crash in Mexico and United States. Thirteen stories in different spaces and times happen in places of collisions .

After 16 years in Brooklyn, working three low-paying jobs and sending the bulk of his earnings to his wife and children, undocumented immigrant Felipe decides to return home to his family in Mexico. But when he informs them of his plans, he discovers that they've squandered the money, are deeply in debt and don’t want him to return. They need him to stay in the U.S. and continue to earn.

Margo, a surfer girl, gets over a relationship break up as she recovers her long time forgotten ability to teleport.

The H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival® in Portland, OR has been the vanguard of Weird independent filmmaking for more than 20 years. Now you can attend in spirit, with this selection of short films from the 21st Annual festival in 2016! Including "Speaking in Tongues" by Thomas Nicol, "Vardøger" by Ludovic de Gaillande, "Poetry & The Gods" by Louis Rossignol, "Tale of Wingate's Journal" by Jeremy Peterson, "Zerch" by Xavier Velasco, "The Call of Charlie" by Nick Spooner, "The Bone Garden" by Monsieur Soeur, "Hypnos" by Juho Aittanen, "The Package" by Eric Morgret, "An Eldritch Place" by Julien Jauniaux + Bonus Music Video.

Zerch asks his boyfriend Cano to do something terrible for him. Cano, driven by a powerful love, agrees without knowing he is about to sacrifice more than he imagined.

Zerch asks his boyfriend Cano to do something terrible for him. Cano, driven by a powerful love, agrees without knowing he is about to sacrifice more than he imagined.

Damian has just arrived from an express trip to Spain. When he is ready to go home, he finds a "ticket" inside his car to travel again, although this time the destination is unknown.

Juan works in a uniforms store. A safe, mundane life without ambition. Until one day, La Borrega came along.

Juan works in a uniforms store. A safe, mundane life without ambition. Until one day, La Borrega came along.

Juan works in a uniforms store. A safe, mundane life without ambition. Until one day, La Borrega came along.

G. remembers how he came up with an idea, and devoted his life to make it happen. Now he is making progress and achieves an extraordinary act, only with the power of his mind.

G. remembers how he came up with an idea, and devoted his life to make it happen. Now he is making progress and achieves an extraordinary act, only with the power of his mind.

마야 문명이 번창하던 시절, 평화로운 부족 마을의 젊은 전사 표범 발은 가족과 함께 행복한 나날을 보내며 살아가고 있다. 어느 날, 잔인한 전사로 구성된 침략자들이 마을을 습격하여 부족민을 학살하고 젊은 남녀를 그들의 왕국으로 끌고 가는 일이 발생한다. 표범 발은 이 혼란 속에 그의 아내와 어린 아들을 깊숙한 우물에 숨긴 채 자신은 인질로 끌려가게 된다. 죽음과 마주친 위기 상황에서 겨우 탈출한 표범 발은 우물 속에 숨겨둔 가족에게 돌아가려 하지만 적들의 집요한 추적은 계속된다. 생명을 위협하는 죽음의 손길이 조금씩 다가오는 가운데, 표범 발은 도리어 적들을 향해 기상천외한 공격을 하기 시작하는데...

In a near future in New York City, a Mexican-American girl visits her dear friend Atl, an energy entity from outer-space trapped inside a street lamp.

In a near future in New York City, a Mexican-American girl visits her dear friend Atl, an energy entity from outer-space trapped inside a street lamp.