Christian Gonzales

01 / Film & production

On set.

Directing, producing, and bringing a shoot together. Selected work from behind the camera.

Music videoColomars
Intro and AllureSelected work

Colomars Intro and Allure

Producer · First Assistant Director

Music videoRequest a viewing

Short filmWhen Did
the Wind
Begin2019

When Did the Wind Begin

Writer · Actor

Short film / 2019Request a viewing

Short filmA Dream,
a Death,
a Memory2021

A Dream, a Death, a Memory

Director · Writer

Short film / 2021Credits

Film portfolio & credits First assistant directing résumé

Behind the scenes

Christian Gonzales and a film crew gathered around a production monitor outside — At video village.

Christian standing with the camera team behind an actor during a shoot — Working through a setup with the camera team.

Christian discussing a scene with crew members outside — A conversation between takes.

Christian and fellow crew members gathered around monitors indoors — Watching a take together.

Christian working beside a camera and monitor on a green-screen set — On a green-screen production.

Christian coordinating a setup with a group of crew members — Coordinating the next setup.

A film crew working around a seated actor outside a building — Preparing a scene outside.

Christian watching a take with a colleague on a holiday set — On a holiday production.

Christian and a camera operator working in a doorway during a shoot — Building a shot in a tight space.

02 / Books & writing

Poetry & short fiction · Christian Gonzales

The Sword
and the Pen

Poetry and short stories about childhood, memory, and the choices that shape a life. The collection moves between personal poems and fiction set across different times and places.

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The earlier collection

Smiley

Poems and short stories on growing up and finding a voice of your own. First published as No Longer a Kid.

Explore the book

Books & author profiles The Margins · Writing archive

03 / About

Behind the work.

I’m a filmmaker and author based in Houston. I direct, produce, and work as a first assistant director, alongside writing poetry and fiction.

I trained at AMDA and the Los Angeles Film School before working on productions in Los Angeles.

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04 / Press & recognition

Conversations & reviews.

All press

Interview / 2026

VoyageHouston

Rising Stars: Meet Christian Gonzales of Houston

Author interview / 2025

VoyageLA

Christian Gonzales — Author of The Sword and the Pen

Book review / 2026

Emma Lee’s Blog

A review of The Sword and the Pen

Book review / 2024

A License to Quill

No Longer a Kid, the first edition of Smiley