Lance Mungia
Lance Mungia | |
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| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Lance Mungia (born 1972) is an American screenwriter and film director of the film Six String Samurai[1][2] and co-writer/director of The Crow: Wicked Prayer for Dimension Films.
Mungia grew up in Central California, where his family operated a rose-growing business.[3] He is of Mexican and European heritage.[4] Mungia studied film at Loyola Marymount University, where he wrote and directed the short film Garden for Rio in 1996.[3] The film screened at Sundance, where he secured funding to complete Six String Samurai.[5]
Mungia went on to direct music videos and the fourth installment in the The Crow film series in 2005.[3] In 2013, he directed the film In Time about the band The Delgado Brothers.[6] From 2009 to 2017, Mungia worked as executive director, initially in an interim capacity and later full-time, of KGEM public access television station.[7][8] Mungia co-founded the production company Waking Universe Films with his partner, Cristina Mercado.[4] In 2018 the company produced the documentary Third Eye Spies about the work of Russell Targ, which Mungia also directed.[9] In 2022, Mungia directed an episode of the animated mini-series Belonging.[10] He has one child.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ Klady, Leonard (1998-06-25). "Review: Six-String Samurai". Variety. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
- ^ Stack, Peter (1998-09-18). "A Wacky, Amusing Samurai". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
- ^ a b c Roeske, Alison (2011-10-01). "Lance Mungia Brings Creative Vision to KGEM". Monrovia, CA Patch. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ a b "Belonging: FAREWELL". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ Savlov, Marc (1998-09-18). "Six-String Reverb". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ Johnson, Keith (2013-08-17). "Action On Film Festival At Monrovia Krikorian Theatre". Gem City Images. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ McIntire, Nathan (2009-05-26). "Public access firm accused of double billing". San Bernardino Sun. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ Haugaard, Brad (2017-09-14). "KGEM Executive Director Resigns 'Effective Immediately'". Monrovia Now. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ Billington, Alex (2018-12-14). "Official Trailer for 'Third Eye Spies' Documentary About Real Psychics". FirstShowing.net. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ Ng, Alan (2023-08-01). "Belonging: Season 1". Film Threat. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ Schmidt, J. (2011-10-22). "Monrovia City Council Meeting" (PDF). Mountain Views-News. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
External links[edit]
- Lance Mungia at IMDb
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