The crime satire takes place in San Antonio's 1990s drug culture, cutting in aspects from the era's punk scene plus a hefty dose of 1970s Chicano soul. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX indiefilm TV movies film
One of the surprise finds during the 2022 San Antonio Film Festival, which took place last month, wasn't a film at all but a pilot for an as-yet-unsold TV show,The crime satire takes place in San Antonio's mid-1990s drug scene, cutting in aspects from the punk scene of the era plus a hefty dose of 1970s Chicano soul culture. Familiar settings including San Pedro Avenue's midcentury El Montan Motor Hotel and the Paper Tiger music venue also make appearances.
Co-creator Amadeo Rivas, 22, has been working on the idea since childhood. First, he developed a stop-motion concept with the same title, then he extended it into a short film while attending Our Lady of the Lake University. "I asked, 'Why don't we try and turn this into a legitimate television series? Let's try and do this right and try to get picked up by somebody and make this legit,'" Ybarra said."I think it's a great idea to have a satirical crime show — like a funny version ofThe pilot originally premiered in early April at Alamo City Studios, a downtown multi-functional facility that showcases projects from local filmmakers.
"Our generation misses the '90s. The people who grew up in the '90s miss the '70s," Ybarra said of the nostalgia that runs through multiple generations of characters in."It's not only a way to have multiple styles going on, but also a way to connect generations of people."
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