Javier Reyna

Javier Reyna is a screenwriter and director whose latest work includes Due Justice (starring Kellan Lutz ),  Ruthless (Dermot Mulroney),  Black Warrant (Tom Berenger),  and La Balada de Hortensia (Julio Yudice).

Reyna also wrote and directed the indie award-winning feature film Regionrat, an adaptation of Richard Laskowski's semi-biographical novel. After enduring a decade of industry letdowns, Reyna and Laskowski decided to independently produce the film with a modest budget. Despite the challenges, Regionrat premiered at the Chandler International Film Festival, winning Best Feature Film, and went on to collect multiple awards across various film festivals. The film was acquired and distributed by Gravitas.

Before Regionrat, Reyna founded the Digital Film Project to create short films and music videos while mentoring aspiring filmmakers. His short film Junk Drawer, adapted from a story by Daniel E. Forsee, won the Best Short Award at the Indy Film Fest, earning him the title of Artistic Innovator of the Year by Nuvo Magazine. Another short,  Legwork, adapted from Dean O'Donnell's play, won Reyna a Platinum Remi at the WorldFest in Houston and an Honorable Mention for Best Short at the Newport Beach Film Festival.

Reyna is currently developing new work including Deception Pass, a murder mystery,  The Flight Response, an action sci-fi,  American Revision, a time travel/sci-fi,  Building 50, a murder mystery, and An Orange Rhapsody, a feel-good comedy.  Reyna is also preparing to direct Stride a family drama written by playwright Rick Whelan.


Influences

The Artists who have shaped my vision:
Stephen Spielberg, Ron Howard, David Fincher, Brian de Palma, James Cameron, Robert Rodriguez, Francis Ford Coppola, Joel and Ethan Coen, Christopher Nolan, Kathryn Bigelow, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Martin Scorsese, Frank Darabont, John Carney, Alan Parker, Mario Van Peebles, Albert Brooks, Brian de Palma, Guillermo Del Toro, Alfonso Cuaron, Mel Brooks, Mike Myers, Bradley Cooper, Vince Gilligan, Alexander Payne, Bob Evans, Ron Howard, Sam Mendes, Julie Taymor, Milos Forman.