A cultural and national border crosser since birth, Alan is a biliterate/bicultural, award-winning filmmaker whose documentary and narrative films have been screened and distributed in three different continents and in three different languages.
Denver-based with Nuevo Mexicano roots, Alan learned photography from his father and uncle, storytelling from his mother and grandparents, resilience from his wife, laughter from his daughters, and everything else from his students. Alan teaches film production at North Denver's CEC Early College of Denver and has also been a guest instructor/lecturer with the Emerging Filmmaker's Workshop.