Marlon Rubio Smith is a Mexican-American director, cinematographer, producer, and photographer based in Austin, TX.
Born and raised in the barrios of Mexico City, Marlon grew up watching movies, especially in the superhero genre, which made him fall in love with film.
As a film student at UT Austin, Marlon made several award-winning short films and music videos. Some of his accolades include Best Music Video at the 2021 College Filmmakers Film Festival for “Port Isabel” or the Best Student Short Film at the 2023 Hispanic Film Festival for his short film, "I'm New."
He works as a freelance filmmaker and photographer and is eager to bring your vision to life whether it is one or 24 frames a second.
Feel free to contact Marlon for a photo shoot, to collaborate on a film project, or to say hi! For producing inquiries, please email marlon@mxrfilms.com
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