Kristopher Garcia-Simms has been a waiter, philosopher, author, lecturer, librarian, film producer and screenwriter. He was born in Pueblo, Colorado, once the steel capitol of the West. After receiving a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from Colorado State University, he attended the University of Arizona where he was a Knowledge River Scholar, a Library Science cohort that advances information issues impacting Latino and Native American communities.
During his graduate assistantship at the University of Arizona Libraries – Special Collections, he came across a hoard of screenplays, mostly John Ford Westerns shot in Mesa, Arizona. Captivated by the power and form of the film script, he went on to study screenwriting, film history, theory and research.
After receiving his master’s degree, he returned to Colorado to make movies in some of the most picturesque places in the nation. He wrote and produced the independent film Alien Valley (2015), distributed by Self Destruct Films and available on Amazon Prime Video. He has also written for Marshall Moore, the former Utah Film Commissioner and Vice President of Utah Film Studios, and collaborates regularly with Zachary Green, producer of The Obituary of Tunde Johnson (2019) and co-founder of the LAUNCH: Million Dollar Screenplay Contest.
In 2019, he won the All Pueblo Reads: Emerging Authors Grant Program and wrote Red Moon Night, an illustrated horror novella he will adapt for the screen.
In July of 2020, his screenplay, Vessel, was a finalist in the Stage 32: Microbudget Horror Script competition.
In addition to his passion for television and film, Kristopher is an avid Pickleball player and loves taking his Goldendoodle, Obi, for hikes with his fiancé, Carla.
Unique traits: Philosopher, librarian and screenwriter.
Utah Film Studios Interviews
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Alien Valley
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Stage 32: Microbudget Horror Script Competition Quarter Finalist
(2020)
Stage 32: Microbudget Horror Script Competition Semi-Finalist
(2020)
Stage 32: Microbudget Horror Script Competition FINALIST
(2020)
2014 Horror Screenplay Contest FINALIST
(2014)
University of Arizona
(2005-2007)
Colorado State University
(1999-2004)