Esteban Arango
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Born
Bogotá, Colombia
OccupationFilm director
Esteban Arango | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Occupation | Film director |
Esteban Arango is a Colombian American filmmaker.[1]
Arango was born in Bogotá, Colombia and moved with his family to the United States in 2000. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications from Florida International University.[2]
Career
After graduating college, Arango worked as a creative producer at the Discovery Channel.[2]
Arango's feature-length debut, Blast Beat, adapted from his 2015 short film of the same name, premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.[1][3] That year, he was named one of 10 Directors to Watch by Variety.[4]
Ponyboi, directed by Arango and written by and starring River Gallo, premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.[5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Blast Beat | Short film | [4] |
| 2020 | Blast Beat | N/a | [4] |
| 2024 | Ponyboi | N/a | [5] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival | International Competition | Blast Beat | Nominated | [3] |
| 2020 | Sundance Film Festival | U.S. Dramatic Competition | Blast Beat | Nominated | [1] |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | Directors to Watch | Won[a] | [4] | ||
| 2024 | Sundance Film Festival | U.S. Dramatic Competition | Ponyboi | Nominated | [5] |