Elevated Texas noir / crime thriller
Latino-led. Commercial. Streamer-facing.
Materials available through management.

Sandbar Films develops elevated commercial film and television projects built around character, crime, culture, and American mythology, with a focus on marketable stories for theatrical, streaming, and global audiences.

Lujack is a feature film telling the story of a bright and brash San Francisco Inspector who loses it all. Through the mystery of life he finds a reason to live in the most unlikely of places. Her name is Angel, she stole his wallet and then stole his heart. He’s going to find her or die trying.

(Script/Bible available)
Location SF Budget 4.9m

The Mission is a 1-hour cop drama series, dealing with a team of Elite San Francisco Inspectors. We focus on the crimes they deal with and the effect on their family lives in the City by the Bay.

(Script/ Bible available)
Location SF, could be Franchises in other cities.
Budget 4.5m per episode

The Code is a political thriller series centered on a single father computer genius who lost his son in the Iraqi war. When the government refuses him answers, he does the logical thing and he hacks the Pentagon Main frame computer. Now the CIA wants his head and Homeland Security wants The Code.

(Script/Bible available)
Location SF and UK Budget 4.5m

Gus, Dawn of the Golden Matador, is a feature film based on the true story of legendary civil rights attorney Gus Garcia. Gus Garcia was the first Mexican American to argue a case on the floor of the Supreme Court and win, literally changing the course of the American justice system for Women and People of Color.

(Script/Bible available)
Location Texas Budget 7m

Calexico is a feature film action thriller about an aging criminal and his gang, the Collectors. When Cesar witnesses the boss in the act of committing a heinous crime, his pals are commissioned to take him out. Chaos ensues.

1st part of a Trilogy. (Script/Bible available)
Location, New Mexico Budget 7m

Billy’s Dance is a feature film fantasy/love story centered on the tumultuous life of paraplegic Billy Sims. He was injured in the war by a roadside bomb, changing his life forever. Our story focusses on his struggles, his daily life, and his ability to find love when he dreams, which makes him question which dream is reality.

(Short story avail)
Location TBD Budget 4m