Rebecca A. Rodriguez

Armed with determination and a little experience in professional acting, Rodriguez followed the shifting of her creativity into writing and directing and in February 2000, produced and directed her first two short films, Soul Collectors and Floater. Displaying a "wide range of style", she attracted the attention of several film festivals which opened a few doors and led to an option deal for both films. Since then she has continued writing short and feature length screenplays and directing as often as possible. To she has written, produced and directed a collection of short films: Soul Collectors (35mm); Floater (35mm); Blind Mice (35mm); Manner of Living (HD); Quietness of Copper (HD); Gettin Honeys (HD); Flung (HD). She has also completed one feature film Coming Up Easy (24p DV), which won the Best Feature Award at the Reel Women International Film Festival in Los Angeles, 2005 as well as the Best Feature by a Northwest Filmmaker Award from the Far From Hollywood Society in Portland, Oregon. She has directed music videos for rappers, "Kant B Caught" and "Mike Bars" out of Portland, OR and "Gutta and Mellikon" out of Atlanta, GA. She has tackled a few commercial projects for companies like Hewlett Packard, Artscape and Spirit Mountain Casino. She continues her work on various film and writing projects and on making the world a better place for animals.