Zachary Laoutides (born December 13, 1986) is an American actor,
screenwriter and filmmaker from Chicago, Illinois. In 2014, he
co-founded independent film company Ave Fenix Pictures, the first
Latino film studio in Chicago and originator of an art house
filmmaking style known as "la raza". Inspired by La raza cósmica,
this technique involves working together with the urban youth in
recreating their own stories, regardless of film background.His first
starring role was in the film Adiós Vaya con Dios (2014), which
earned him nominations for Best Actor and Best Screenplay at the Bel
Air Film Festival. He also wrote and acted in Ave Fenix Pictures'
Arise from Darkness (2018), based on the story of psychic Lázaro
Rubén Torres, and Black Ruby (2019), claimed to be the "first feature
to be shot on an iPhone 7."Laoutides was born in 1986 in Chicago where
he studied media and journalism. He spent his early years working in
community outreach and introducing the performing arts to youth at
risk. He resides in Chicago and is still active in community outreach
working with Mónica Esmeralda León.
screenwriter and filmmaker from Chicago, Illinois. In 2014, he
co-founded independent film company Ave Fenix Pictures, the first
Latino film studio in Chicago and originator of an art house
filmmaking style known as "la raza". Inspired by La raza cósmica,
this technique involves working together with the urban youth in
recreating their own stories, regardless of film background.His first
starring role was in the film Adiós Vaya con Dios (2014), which
earned him nominations for Best Actor and Best Screenplay at the Bel
Air Film Festival. He also wrote and acted in Ave Fenix Pictures'
Arise from Darkness (2018), based on the story of psychic Lázaro
Rubén Torres, and Black Ruby (2019), claimed to be the "first feature
to be shot on an iPhone 7."Laoutides was born in 1986 in Chicago where
he studied media and journalism. He spent his early years working in
community outreach and introducing the performing arts to youth at
risk. He resides in Chicago and is still active in community outreach
working with Mónica Esmeralda León.
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