Press Coverage
Miami Herald
“The protest was organized by several local filmmakers who support MDC’s leadership and are skeptical of the city’s plans, said filmmaker Chris Molina. After learning about MDC’s eviction from the theater, Molina started a petition on change.org to urge the city to reconsider. As of Tuesday, the petition had over 6,000 signatures, surpassing its original goal of a couple thousand.”
Miami New Times
Best Film Director 2022
“An up-and-coming director must possess authenticity, tenacity, and above all, curiosity. Chris Molina possesses all these traits, making him an exciting, emerging filmmaker. Over the past few years, he's been a behind-the-scenes fixture with various film productions, festivals, and collectives, absorbing the film culture of South Florida. (cont.) Already a two-time Sundance Ignite finalist and recent artist-in-residence at Oolite Arts, Molina is becoming a marquee name in South Florida's film scene.”
Deadline
“This year’s career development program will provide two cohorts of 14 students with an exhaustive overview of specific sectors within the film and media industry. Throughout the six-week program, students will attend interactive workshops, as well as peer meetups and discussions, and one-on-one mentor sessions with industry professionals, including screenwriters, showrunners, executives, producers, and distributors across the scripted and documentary film, TV and audio industries.”
Deadline
“Returning in 2022 is the $1,000 Florida Cinemaslam Student Film Award, judged by previous Cinemaslam-winning alumni, with its cash prize going to the gay character study The Truth of a Thousand Nights, directed by Chris Molina.”
Aspen 82
Aspen Daily News
“Oolite artist-in-residence Chris Molina, whose filmmaking focuses on queer culture and the queer experience through an autobiographical lens, expressed how being at Anderson Ranch and exploring the Roaring Fork Valley has given him the opportunity to be more experimental.”
Miami New Times
“On Saturday, February 6, Miami will get a taste of Molina’s work with the debut of the Sun Pass Film Festival. The one-night-only virtual event spotlights what Molina calls “100 percent, locally sourced, homegrown, sustainably farmed talent” from Miami's independent film scene.”
“In a particularly trying time for creatives, Molina argues that “the community can only get better if we offer new voices the chance to make themselves known."
The New Tropic
“If you need something to do and are looking for some Miami-made cinema, supporting Sun Pass is a wonderful way to uplift the local creative community.”
Hyperallergic
“Trey Edward Shults, whose South Florida film Waves has just hit theaters, presented his short Krisha in an event called “Family Matters,” which was followed by a conversation with local director Chris Molina about Florida filmmaking and creating narratives using existing resources and family members.”