Lance Mungia

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Lance Mungia
Born1972 (age 51–52)
United States
Occupation(s) Film director, screenwriter

Lance Mungia (born 1972) is an American screenwriter and film director of the film Six String Samurai [1] [2] and co-writer/director of The Crow: Wicked Prayer for Dimension Films.

Mungia grew up in Central California, where his family operated a rose-growing business. [3] He is of Mexican and European heritage. [4] Mungia studied film at Loyola Marymount University, where he wrote and directed the short film Garden for Rio in 1996. [3] The film screened at Sundance, where he secured funding to complete Six String Samurai. [5]

Mungia went on to direct music videos and the fourth installment in The Crow film series in 2005. [3] In 2013, he directed the film In Time about the band The Delgado Brothers. [6] From 2009 to 2017, Mungia worked as executive director, initially in an interim capacity and later full-time, of KGEM public access television station. [7] [8] Mungia co-founded the production company Waking Universe Films with his partner, Cristina Mercado. [4] In 2018 the company produced the documentary Third Eye Spies about the work of Russell Targ, which Mungia also directed. [9] In 2022, Mungia directed an episode of the animated mini-series Belonging. [10] He has one child. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Klady, Leonard (1998-06-25). "Review: Six-String Samurai". Variety . Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  2. ↑ Stack, Peter (1998-09-18). "A Wacky, Amusing Samurai". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  3. 1 2 3 Roeske, Alison (2011-10-01). "Lance Mungia Brings Creative Vision to KGEM". Monrovia, CA Patch. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  4. 1 2 "Belonging: FAREWELL". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  5. ↑ Savlov, Marc (1998-09-18). "Six-String Reverb". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  6. ↑ Johnson, Keith (2013-08-17). "Action On Film Festival At Monrovia Krikorian Theatre". Gem City Images. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  7. ↑ McIntire, Nathan (2009-05-26). "Public access firm accused of double billing". San Bernardino Sun. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  8. ↑ Haugaard, Brad (2017-09-14). "KGEM Executive Director Resigns 'Effective Immediately'". Monrovia Now. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  9. ↑ Billington, Alex (2018-12-14). "Official Trailer for 'Third Eye Spies' Documentary About Real Psychics". FirstShowing.net. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  10. ↑ Ng, Alan (2023-08-01). "Belonging: Season 1". Film Threat. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  11. ↑ Schmidt, J. (2011-10-22). "Monrovia City Council Meeting" (PDF). Mountain Views-News. Retrieved 2024-05-22.


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