Esteban Arango
FILM: PONYBOI
Esteban Arango is an award winning Colombian-American writer/director working in film, television, music videos, and advertising. Blast Beat, Arango’s feature film directorial debut, was produced by Charles King’s Macro Ventures starring Moises Arias, Mateo Arias, Diane Guerrero, Wilmer Valderrama and Kali Uchis. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2020 as part of the U.S. Dramatic Competition, an achievement for which Variety named him one of 10 Directors to watch that same year. Blast Beat was released by Sony Pictures and Vertical Entertainment in select theaters in the United States and digital platforms everywhere in May of 2021. Ponyboi is Arango’s sophomore feature film. His lyrical filmmaking approach can also be seen outside of his narrative films, most notably ¿Teo’s? Uno Dos music video featuring Jaden Smith. He has directed promos and commercials for clients including Discovery, NBC, Telemundo, FIFA, and Dish.