Javier Mendoza

When going to bed, his mom would tell him bedtime stories, but his dad would turn off the lights and tell stories out of thin air. That's when the gift of storytelling was passed down. Javier Mendoza Jr. is a Mexican-American director/writer born in San Jose, CA. When he took an intro to film class in college, it all came full circle - he thought to himself, "This is the medium I can use to share my stories." In his stories, he likes to highlight the lesser moments of everyday life - those moments may be comedic, dramatic, psychedelic, horrific, romantic or simply about a time someone learned a lesson.