Films
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23rd & Union
“23rd & Union” is a docu-drama that weaves real interviews with fictional characters to investigate the 2008 murder of Degene Berecha in the popular Seattle restaurant “Philadelphia Cheese-Steak”.
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The Blank Canvas: Hip-Hop’s Struggle for Representation in Seattle
Filmmaker & Hip-Hop musician, Rafael Flores, conducted 6 years of research to create the original documentary about underground Seattle Hip-Hop culture.
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Fear and Loathing in Seattle
Scene study of the famous bathtub scene from “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”. This scene has modified dialogue and was re-interpreted to fit the drug-induced grunge scene in Seattle during the 1990′s.
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Jale
Jale is Spanish for “pull”, but also is Chicano/Mexican slang for “work”. The title also refers to the push and pull of immigration that draws Mexicans to the U.S. This film is an attempt to create a metaphor of the experience of day laborers and the Chicano community through the eyes of a Mexican day laborer named Fulano.
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A Mi Matria
An experimental documentary and political essay about a Chicano filmmaker escorting his Mexican grandmother from Tijuana to Newport Beach, California; the place she was unconstitutionally deported from 80 years ago during the U.S. sponsored effort: OPERATION WETBACK. Featuring poetry by United State Poet Laureate, Juan Felipe Herrera, and award-winning poet Rigoberto Gonzalez.
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The Scraper Bike King
A touching documentary about the original creator of the Oakland-based Scraper Bike Movement: Tyrone Stevenson Jr.
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South of Tijuana
Runtime: 5 minutes Release Date: 2009 Written, Directed & Edited: Rafael Flores A comical web-short about two obnoxious gringas who are pestered by a Mexican vendor on a beach resort.
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Amor for Alex
Amor for Alex from Green Eyed Media on Vimeo. Runtime: 5 min Year: 2015 Writer, Director, Editor: Rafael Flores Producer: Ephraim Walker Director of Photography: Stefan Ruenzel This video investigates the killing of Alex Nieto by the San...
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Color Correction
"Color Correction" by DetermiNation Media Group & Green Eyed Media from United Roots/ Oakland PAYV Acad. on Vimeo. Runtime: 10 min Year: 2014 Directed by: Mike Hubbard & Rafael Flores Written by: Determination Media Group & Green Eyed Media...
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My People Are Rising
In an era of stark racial injustice, Aaron Dixon dedicated his life to revolution, founding the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party in 1968 at age nineteen. In "My People Are Rising", he traces the course of his own...
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Immigration Turf
Immigration Turf from Green Eyed Media on Vimeo. "Immigration Turf" is an experimental interpretive dance video exploring the issue of ICE raids on undocumented families. Based on a true story, "Immigration Turf" explores the daily life of Johnny, a young...
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DetermiNation
DetermiNation (Documentary) from United Roots/ Oakland PAYV Acad. on Vimeo. Documentary about the trails and tribulations of a young Black father (Dashawn Clinton) in West Oakland as he is supported by committed staff members from a non-profit Black Men's group...
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Tears in Your Eyes
"Tears in Your Eyes" - Directors Cut from Green Eyed Media on Vimeo. Experimental Narrative Music video for: A.S.H.E.S. the Chosen - "Tears in Your Eyes" Part of the #NoMoreTears campaign, this story is about Denise is a young...
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Pixán: The Ghost of Góngora
Pixán: The Ghost of Góngora from Green Eyed Media on Vimeo. Duration: 4 min Writer, Director & Editor: Rafael Flores Production House: Green Eyed Media In collaboration with the Black Out for Human Rights Collective, UR Media presents "Pixán:...
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E.14
E.14 (Official Trailer) from Green Eyed Media on Vimeo. Duration: 86 Minutes Release Date: 2020 Writer, Director & Editor: Rafael Flores Director of Photography: Stefan Ruenzel Executive Producer: Galen Silvestri Starring: Netta Brooks, Trestin George, Angel Manzo, Deborah Pan...
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