Joseph X Casillas

When an astronaut crash-lands on a desolate alien world with failing equipment and depleting oxygen, visions of the wife he emotionally abandoned guide him toward survival. [Fall 2024 ScreenCraft Film Fund semifinalist]

Convinced that he is the second coming of Christ, a homeless man goes through extreme lengths to prove to the public his divine powers. [overall top 10% all time comedy shorts on CoverFly, Red List top 20, 2023 Creative World Awards short winner].

A grief-stricken Chilean detective travels to a polluted Buenos Aires seeking vengeance for his murdered son, only to descend into moral corruption when he allies with a charismatic underground militia leader.

When a critic publicly trashes his self-help book, social worker Mark Lily must supervise her community service.

Invited by his college best friend, a young liberal at heart joins a wealthy family on vacation where tensions quickly rise between him and the conservative-leaning family.

Across four generations and a century of Los Angeles history, a Mexican-American family builds their American dream home in Glassell Park.

The trials and tribulations of trying to make it as a white rapper in the underground trap scene of Los Angeles [mockumentary web series outline].

Barry's carefully constructed memories unravel when Fuches forces him to confront the truth about his first hit.

When one of Roger's mundane personas is featured in a local newspaper spotlight, Stan's jealousy drives him to expose his charade.

When Gene's culinary suggestions are rejected by Bob, he secretly helps Jimmy Pesto revamp his menu.

Published by Big Table Press as part of the THIS YEAR series: A young writer in Glassell Park documents a single post-rain day in Los Angeles—January 27th, 2025.

Two archivists working in a closed railroad station develop an unlikely friendship while secretly stealing forgotten letters and documents.

On Morty's 15th birthday, Rick drags him on a seemingly pointless errand to a black-and-white post-apocalyptic town where they accidentally destroy the residents' faith in their "god."

A workplace exposé threatens Mythic Quest's reputation, forcing David to manage a PR crisis while Jo discovers her position at Dana's startup isn't as secure as she thought.

When a new chapter of the Bible is discovered buried in the Swiss Alps, millions of believers begin ritualistically rolling down a lush hillside to their deaths, convinced they're ascending to heaven.

After losing his girlfriend, his dog, and the manicured tree that defined his childhood home, a young man grapples with the impermanence of life while searching for the elusive frog whose croaking connects his nostalgic past to his uncertain present.

A group of college students get stranded in a rural town in North Carolina where they stumble upon a local elementary school play reenacting an infamous trial of a witch.

A violent crash course in Native American history, spanning from the original migration to North America all the way to the current state of Indigenous people in America. [LIMITED SERIES]

An archeologist conducting research for her dissertation arrives to an abandoned ghost-town unexpectedly overrun by a documentary crew and rabid polar bears.

After winning the first place prize in a hot dog eating contest, two aliens misinterpret a young woman to be Earth's supreme leader.

Two brothers go on a road trip to see all Native American reservations in the midwest, avoiding the Vietnam draft in the process.

A half-indigenous FBI agent goes rogue to investigate a string of murders on Miwok Reservation. [2023 Austin Film Fest second rounder and Academy Nicholl quarterfinalist].

A group of failed henchmen, still learning to cope with their survivor's guilt, embark on a chaotic quest for revenge, honor, and redemption. The Boys meets Venture Bros

A mother and daughter play hide and seek in the desert.

Things take a dark turn when B-list actress Sheryl Kiddo tries to break into the film industry by taking side work as a model for stock photography.

An unconvincing overweight angel crash lands into the lives of an impoverished family. [top 10% all time on CoverFly drama shorts]