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Michael Ruiz-Unger

@skywalkerhand

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Director / Editor
Wastelands [Feature Film - @oolitearts resident 2026]
Save The Flea [Short Film]
Comic Book Writer [@sumeriancomics @heavymetal]

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Still can’t believe it…I’ll be making my first feature film this year! A hugeeeee thank you to @oolitearts for awarding me the 2025 Cinematic Arts Residency and trusting in me and my crew to create this punk rock noir film that has been in the works with @mickeydegrandiv and I for the last two years. And yes…starring @ellisthekid ! Super grateful for the opportunity, a dream realized. I am also excited to join previous Cinematic Residents and to start this journey alongside Studio Residents Ana Mosquera, Bex McCharen, Diego Gabaldon, Pangea Kali Virga, Ricardo E. Zulueta, Sheherazade Thenard and Sepideh Kalani. ❤️🎥❤️ by @skywalkerhand

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Honored to have been selected into the 2023 @fantasiafestival! Screening as part of the “Are You Afraid Of Fantasia” shorts block, an ode to the Canadian horror tv show Are You Afraid Of The Dark. Screening August 4 at 7:30pm.

#fantasiafilmfestival #savetheflea #fantasia2023 by @skywalkerhand

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My 192 page sci-fi noir graphic novel Dark Beach comes out this Wednesday [Dec 14]. Grab it wherever books and/or comics are sold. Here’s some previews of some of my favorite pages/panels.

Huge thanks to @sebpiriz @jonesrayill @gonzaloruggieri @micah_myers @bookishlooking @pattycakes_1111 and @angelicabaini for lending your amazing talents to this story. ❤️

Released by the awesome dudes @sumeriancomics and distributed by @simonandschuster.

"For anyone who enjoys the work of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips—and who doesn’t?—this is for you." -
@theavc

"A science fiction premise that's compelling as hell." -
@aiptcomics

"There are tons of mysteries to uncover and you'll be hooked on this one, I guarantee it." -
@ap2hyc

Seven years in the making. That’s all folks!! by @skywalkerhand

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Save The Flea is on YouTube. Watch it now!
#Horrorshort #suspense #thriller #shortfilm #savetheflea by @skywalkerhand

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Finally I've recieved by post CRATER CITY comic album I've made in collab with writer @skywalkerhand last year at @kickstarter #crowdfundingcampaign 💥💥 120 pages of coming of age SciFi story set in New Mexico. 💥💥 Famously built inside one of the world's largest meteor impact zones, the town of Crater City hosts an annual celebration of the city’s namesake with a weekend-long treasure hunt popular with locals and tourists from around the world. The challenge- find the missing piece of the famed Bollinger meteorite, excavated from the crash site forty years ago, which is currently on display in the city’s museum.
As the town outcasts, sixteen year-old Jodi Ehman and her mother never take part in the festival. Her grandfather hasn’t been the same since the night of the great impact and ten years ago her father disappeared without a trace! The city’s founding members shun the family's questions and label them as delusional. A "perfect" scenario for a teenager trying to survive the pains of high school while living in a small niche town foaming with possible extraterrestrial activity.
#comicalbum #indiecomic #comicsofinstagram #alternativecomics #sciencefictionart #sciencefictionbooks #comicstagram #newmexicoartist #aliens👽 #aliensarereal #alienart #comiccommission by @skywalkerhand

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ANNOUNCING NEW SINGLE + VIDEO “ELEVATOR!”

THIS IS THE FIRST TASTE OF OUR NEW RECORD “lll” WHICH IS ALREADY AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER VIA @communityrecords TOGETHER WITH A NEW T SHIRT DESIGN. LINK IN BIO + STORY!

WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE THIS MUSIC VIDEO DIRECTED/MASTERMINDED BY @skywalkerhand 😤

COME PARTY AND CELEBRATE THIS RELEASE WITH @bukoboysband and @thebandiliad TOMORROW AT BAR NANCY! MIAMI 9PM

Album artwork: @ianduclos
T-Shirt Layout: @sofiadupre

#noise #postpunk #shoegaze taken in Miami, Florida by @skywalkerhand

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Save The Flea is heading to @smodcastle.filmfest hosted by the one and only @thatkevinsmith and his team! This short has gone to play some pretty cool places but to screen at @smodcastlecinemas is truly at the top of the list. Really fortunate people keep digging this little adventure we made in Miami at a flea market shot in the middle of the summer. Cheers once again to the cast and crew ❤️🍿❤️ and to @oolitearts @miamifilm and @widdles for help funding this project. by @skywalkerhand

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*SDCC Exclusive* Free enamel pin created by @st3s for the first 50 people who attend the Save The Flea screening July 26th at 10:55pm. Part of the Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival @comic_con located at the Marriott Marquis Grand Ballroom 6! Q+A to follow with myself and @mickeydegrandiv and @_chavelamonclova. Come out early and say hello!
#sdcc #sdcc24 #cciiff #comiccon #sandiegocomiccon #enamelpin #sdccexclusive #comicconinternationalindependentfilmfestival by @skywalkerhand

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Stoked to announce that Save The Flea will be playing at this year’s Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival (also known as San Diego Comic-Con @comic_con )! It’s truly a bucket list item of mine to be invited to this insane mecca of pop culture within the film and comic book industry. I always thought writing a graphic novel would take me there, but getting to screen a film is a total dream! Cheers to the cast and crew for what is the ultimate icing on the cake on a fantastic festival run.

And yes, I am going! See you there!

#sdcc #sdcc2024 #sandiego #sandiegocomiccon #comiccon #comicconinternational #cciiff #comicconinternationalindependentfilmfestival by @skywalkerhand

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𝘿𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙋𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙚 / Save The Flea

With their family stores being threatened by developers, Miguel and Rosa embark on a first date to search for a mysterious good luck charm that can save their flea market from permanent closure.

Watch “Save The Flea” on FS [link in bio]

Writer/Director - Michael J. Ruiz-Unger @michaeljruizunger
Producer - Ale Marie Odriozola @alemarie132
Executive Producer - Gus Gomez @sug_zemog
Cinematographer - Sherman Johnson @shermanjohnson
1st AC - Christopher Campa @chriscampa__
2nd AC - Josh Silva @thereeljoe
Production Sound Mixer - Joel C. Hernandez @singlemaltpapi
Post Sound Edit/Mix - Sound Speed Miami
Music Composer - Mickey De Grand IV @mickeydegrandiv
Gaffer - Matthew Gonsalves
Art Director - Gabriel Duque @notduque
Prop Master - Ernesto Mendez @ti0conejo
Lucky Cat Prop Designer - Alexsey Morales @substitute__creature / @thegoblingalstudio
Visual Effects - Alejandro Taylor @alesastre83
Digital Colorist - Vladimir Mihalkov @vmihalkov
Titles - Angelica Baini angelicabaini
Poster - Vlad Rodriguez @vladrodriguezstudio
Production Assistants - Malvin Margri @winky_ice, Alex Nunez @ellisthekid, Pamela Largaespada @pamlongsword, Alex Martinez and Gael Sanchez

Cast:

Miguel - Armando Bernal IV @armando_bernal_iv_official
Rosa - Chavela Monclova @_chavelamonclova
Albert - Jack Sussman @jacksussman.actor
Fang Li - Alvin Aki @alvinaki.taichi
El Gringo - Tom Copeland @castingtom
Mr. Cantante - Edgar Ojeda @ojedomusica
Jose - Nathan Parra
Juancho - Francisco D Gonzalez @glippy01
Juana - Enreda Mascetti eneida4ever_official
Albert’s Mother - Tamara Fournel @tamarafournel
American #1 - Ian Batchelor @iain___b
American #2 - Maximillian J. Alexander @maxxalexx74
Rosa’s Mother - Diana Lopez @actressdianave
Rosa’s Father - Cesar Augusto Gabrielli

#DailyShortPicks #SaveTheFlea #ShortFilm #Flea #Fleamarket #goodluckcharm #fantasy #comedy #firstdate by @skywalkerhand

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Official selection of the New York Latino Film Festival. @nylatinofilmfestival Thank you for digging my little adventure film! by @skywalkerhand

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