Jacquelyn Garcia

Jacquelyn Garcia is a filmmaker from Houston Texas Specializing in gothic aesthetic her films always seem to carry an endearing and relatable sense of character Starting off with her first ever short film a clay stopmotion animated piece titled Winonas Monster which tells the story of a girl and her personal monster that follows her to school Jacquelyn quickly established her stylings and sensibilities Winonas Monster was awarded Best Film at the Hogg Foundation Short Film Competition in 2022 and made its Houston premiere in 2025 Following Winonas Monster she codirected a project with her partner and longtime collaborator Eli Fischer The two of them created the short film Apollo The Space Dog which was created for the NASA Cinespace Film Competition The film tells the story of a dog that attempts to break the monotony of his life by venturing into space The film premiered in Houston at the River Oaks Theater in 2024 In addition to her directing work she has also been a cinematographer and producer on the concert film Heart of a Bull and has done model work for the award winning scifi short film Liv in addition to acting work on the scifi short The Chief The Warrior and the Renegade She is currently working on developing her first live action short as well as continuing to collaborate with other local filmmakers