mermaid pictures presents
calexico
a film by jingwen felix qiang
runtime
14 min
country
mexico, usa
languages
english, spanish, cantonese
genre
drama
year
2026
production
mermaid pictures
key credits
written, directed & produced by
Jingwen Felix Qiang
starring
Celia Au · Ariel Yasmine
cinematography by
Kadri Koop
edited by
Carlo Francisco Manatad
music by
Theo Bedoucha
sound design & supervising sound editor
Jessey Drake, MPSE
executive producers
Jennie Lew Tugend · Yumin Li
creative executive
Danning Ma
international sales
CineFun Studio
post production & delivery
FotoKem
cast in order of appearance
- ash
- Celia Au
- lo
- Ariel Yasmine
- tomás
- Angel Villalobos
- tío sergio
- Jano André
- border patrol officer
- Jaime Sumulong
- lover 1
- Natalia Lara
- lover 2
- Sergio Baidon
- friend 1
- Dustin Argumedo
- friend 2
- John Chadwick
- friend 3
- Jimi Randolph
- friend 4
- Kiran Shahani
- friend 5
- Dani Acton
- mrs. zhou (adr)
- Karen Huie
- wes (adr)
- Mark Jacobson
- matt (adr)
- Mark Jacobson
main unit
- unit production managers
- Roxanne Griffith · Jing Ma (remote)
- co-producer
- Jing Ma
- associate producers
- Tianyu Yang · Zhuoran Xiao · Yixiao Wang · Chiati Yan · Youxi Zhao · Gangzheng Tong
- production assistant
- Francis Linchien Sun
- creative executive
- Danning Ma
- 1st assistant director
- Heliya Alam
- continuity & script supervisor
- Diana Cambronero
- director of photography
- Kadri Koop
- 1st assistant camera
- Christian Rose
- dit
- Axel Clementhio
- gaffer
- Eric Alt
- key grip
- Jaime Sumulong · Daniel Acevedo · Jason Bjorklund
- sound recordist, boom operator & production sound mixer
- Tony Peña
- art director
- Alan Guerrero
- art pa
- Francis Linchien Sun
- costume designer & makeup artist
- Dustin Argumedo
- campground location owner
- Kiran Shahani
- local food fixer
- Dani Acton
- rv location tenant
- John Chadwick
- flower shop location owner
- Mike
- border patrol agent | public affairs officer, u.s. border patrol, san diego sector hq
- Gerardo Gutierrez
- supervisory border patrol agent, information & communication division, san diego sector
- Daniel Anderson
2nd unit
- co-producer & 1st assistant director
- Historia Yi Wang
- director of photography
- Joseph Choi
post production
- post production supervisor
- Jackey Lee
- post production coordinator
- Nuozhou Wang
- editor
- Carlo Francisco Manatad
- assembly editor
- Nuozhou Wang
- sound design & supervising sound editor
- Jessey Drake, MPSE
- color & finishing by
- FotoKem
- colorist
- Alastor Arnold
- digital intermediate colorist
- Emily Vail
- temp colorist (festival submission)
- Jackey Lee
- composer
- Theo Bedoucha
- visual effects
- Jace Hardwick
- visual design
- Vivian Yang
- motion graphics
- Peter John Kearney
- technical consultant
- Jackey Lee
original song — “through the sands of nowhere”
- songwriter, producer
- Theo Bedoucha
- songwriter, performer
- Jingwen Felix Qiang
- music remix & guitar performance
- Timothy Juliano
vendors
- camera provider
- Dingos Camera LLC
- grip & lighting package & truck
- CFG Rental Group
- production supplies
- Walk & Talk Production Rentals · Countrywide Disposal
- insurance provider
- Image Macro Control Film Production
- casting service
- Breakdown Service
- color & finishing
- FotoKem
- festival and sales
- CineFun Studio
with thanks to
David An · Mufeng Han · Siyuan Che · Yumin Li · Olive Guerra · Gabriella Guerra · Isabel Guerra · Alex Alijouni · Joan Ahrim Kwon · Mercy Xu · Li Xu · Yujia Wang · George Gao · Brehon Humphrey · Jorge Rivera · Joewi Verhoeven · Mirko Amico · Xing Su · Jennifer Dahlman · Zhen Li · Barrett Leddy
supported by
this film was supported by the film independent fiscal sponsorship program