Director of Photography & Filmmaker based in Arizona.

AZ / LOS ANGELES

Photos & Footage shot by Alek Mendez

LATEST WORK
2026 | Best Production Design & Sound
When The World Went Quiet Short Film - Producer, DP
2026 | Coming Soon
Make The Devil Pay Feature - 2nd Unit DP/B-Cam
The Grit of It All
2025 | Best College Photographer Award
The Grit of It All Horror Short Film (Award Winning) - Director, DP
2024 | Spec Ad
When Heritage Calls Narrative Commercial - DP
2024 | Best Foreign Language Film Award
2023 | Commercial
Nightfall At Old Tucson Commercial - Cam Op
2023 | Documentary
Where's My Bike? Documentary - DP
2023 | Christmas Ad
Yuletide at Old Tucson Commercial - Cam Op
2023 | Scene Recreation
Raiders Scene Study - Director

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PRESS & RECOGNITION

“Mendez's senior thesis is exactly the kind of work you hope to see from a young filmmaker — assured, personal, and genuinely unsettling."

— ARIZONA DAILY STAR • 2025

Best College Photographer

Rocky Mountain Academy of Television Arts & Sciences • The National Student Production Awards

The Grit of It All • 2025

Best Foreign Language Film

Quédate Un Rato • 2025

Mometu College Film Festival • Los Angeles

 
About Me

Alek Mendez is an award-winning Filmmaker & Director of Photography working between his home, Arizona, and Los Angeles, driven by the same late-night love for movies and behind-the-scenes featurettes he grew up falling asleep to.

A proud Latino storyteller, he stands passionate about crafting emotionally charged, visually rich films that center character, culture, and atmosphere.

Founder of Sombra Pictures, LLC, BFA Film & Television, University of Arizona ‘25.

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CONTACT

For booking, collaboration and business inquiries, Based in AZ / Los Angeles.

alekmendezfilm@gmail.com

@alek.mendez

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