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Based on a true story, AVENUES is a deeply personal exploration of fatherhood and the isolation felt by former convicts. The film follows Saul Sanchez as he returns home to the rough Northeast Los Angeles neighborhood of Highland Park—also known as The Avenues—after serving a decade-long prison sentence... all in the hopes of connecting with his daughter whom he's never met. "LIKE US" on FACEBOOK: Facebook.com/AvenuesFilm Download the "Avenues" Press Kit: http://tinyurl.com/nh8ot6v Full IMDb Credits: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2595922

AVENUES (2015)

FEATURE FILM

WRITER / DIRECTOR

STARRING: Tracey Heggins & Hector Atreyu Ruiz

A recently paroled convict returns home to the rough Northeast Los Angeles neighborhood of Highland Park—also known as The Avenues—all in the hopes of connecting with his daughter whom he's never met.

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Years after witnessing his younger brother's brutal murder, a local barber gets an opportunity for revenge when his brother's killer—unaware of their bloody ties—stops in for a straight razor shave. Tormented by memories of that tragic day, the barber wrestles with a choice... to be the butcher or to be the barber. Starring: Hector Atreyu Ruiz, Rene Arreola, and Raymond "Nasty Ray" Mora IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1641827

SHAMAN WITH THE BLADE (2011)

SHORT FILM

WRITER / DIRECTOR

STARRING: Hector Atreyu Ruiz & Rene Arreola

Years after witnessing his younger brother's brutal murder, a local barber gets an opportunity for revenge when his brother's killer—unaware of their bloody ties—stops in for a straight razor shave. Tormented by memories of that tragic day, the barber wrestles with a choice... to be the butcher or to be the barber.

A reformed convict returns home to connect with the young daughter he's never met only to discover she's happy living with an adopted father. Now he faces a dilemma—should he give her a letter he struggled to write to her while in prison? This short film inspired the Bad Man's Son feature titled Avenues. Starring: Rene Arreola and Tom P. Ingram IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2053414

PARDON (2011)

SHORT FILM

WRITER / DIRECTOR

STARRING: Rene Arreola

A reformed convict returns home to connect with the young daughter he's never met, only to discover she's happy living with an adopted father. This short film inspired the feature film titled Avenues.

A focused urban youth seizes an opportunity to fulfill his gridiron dreams. Swept up in his fantasy, reality soon sets in. Starring: Lonnie Anderson and Joseph Valdez IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1776103

CADENCE (2010)

SHORT FILM

WRITER / DIRECTOR

STARRING: Lonnie Anderson & Joseph Valdez

A focused urban youth seizes an opportunity his gridiron dreams. Swept up in his fantasy, reality soon sets in.

In this scene, adapted from William Shakespeare's "Macbeth", we meet Mac and his Lady moments after a murder plot they've hatched has gone south... all told in modern day East L.A. Starring: Joseph Valdez and Erika Flores

MAC (2012)

SHORT EXPERIMENTAL SCENE

WRITER / DIRECTOR

STARRING: Joseph Valdez & Erika Flores

In this scene, adapted from Shakespeare's "Macbeth", we meet Mac and his Lady moments after a murder plot they've hatched has gone south.