Spring Break
Alumni take show on the road to promote thriller film
Courtney Roberts and Arlinda Arriaga
Issue date: 4/11/08 Section: ARTS & LIFE
NT alumni and filmmakers Gabriel Barboza and Jose Sauceda have taken their film "Green Eyed Monster" on tour around the country from New York to Los Angeles.
The low-budget film was released February 2007 and is a supernatural thriller based on Hispanic folklore.
Sauceda, assistant director of the film, said the film is more than just a movie.
"I think many people can relate, especially because the movie has a lot of superstition," Sauceda said. "Every family and culture has heard of some type of mysteries when they were kids."
In the movie, a group of friends is drawn to an abandoned ranch to seek out the mystery of a hidden treasure buried by a crazy uncle. The film retells the story of an old Southern Texas legend.
The money changes the attitudes of the characters, and their greed grows and slowly consumes them throughout the course of the film.
Barboza, the director, writer and producer of the film, said kids disappearing, strange apparitions and bewitched locations add a more supernatural element to the thriller.
"There is more of a Hispanic folklore aspect to it because Hispanics are very superstitious people," said Barboza. "They believe someone has buried money somewhere."
Barboza explained that the inspiration originated from his own personal story of his great-grandmother hiding Spanish money in a wall.
"There was always a reason of why the money can't be found," he said. "A lot of the belief is in witchcraft where women can do harm to you by spells. They also believed in lechuzas, or women who can turn into birds at night."
The film was shot in a small, rural town close to Cleburne with only two trailers to house the cast and crew for two weeks.
"Living on set, there was a big sense of family and getting the project done," Sauceda said. "The place was really haunted."
The movie provides more than a feature film, because it also has a $10,000 contest for viewers in it.
The low-budget film was released February 2007 and is a supernatural thriller based on Hispanic folklore.
Sauceda, assistant director of the film, said the film is more than just a movie.
"I think many people can relate, especially because the movie has a lot of superstition," Sauceda said. "Every family and culture has heard of some type of mysteries when they were kids."
In the movie, a group of friends is drawn to an abandoned ranch to seek out the mystery of a hidden treasure buried by a crazy uncle. The film retells the story of an old Southern Texas legend.
The money changes the attitudes of the characters, and their greed grows and slowly consumes them throughout the course of the film.
Barboza, the director, writer and producer of the film, said kids disappearing, strange apparitions and bewitched locations add a more supernatural element to the thriller.
"There is more of a Hispanic folklore aspect to it because Hispanics are very superstitious people," said Barboza. "They believe someone has buried money somewhere."
Barboza explained that the inspiration originated from his own personal story of his great-grandmother hiding Spanish money in a wall.
"There was always a reason of why the money can't be found," he said. "A lot of the belief is in witchcraft where women can do harm to you by spells. They also believed in lechuzas, or women who can turn into birds at night."
The film was shot in a small, rural town close to Cleburne with only two trailers to house the cast and crew for two weeks.
"Living on set, there was a big sense of family and getting the project done," Sauceda said. "The place was really haunted."
The movie provides more than a feature film, because it also has a $10,000 contest for viewers in it.
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Jose Sauceda
posted 4/11/08 @ 2:29 PM CST
Thank you for showing interest in this project. It has been a fun ride.
And anyone that would like to follow us online, you can do so at the official website (printed above) and at our blogs:
Gabriel Barboza - http://greyskyproject. (Continued…)
Enedelia Sauceda
posted 4/12/08 @ 9:55 PM CST
Great article. Thank you for supporting the UNT alumni
and our Latino film makers!
Jerad Dickey
posted 4/14/08 @ 7:28 PM CST
Bravo gentlemen. Good to see people succeeding. Good luck.
Rob Dunn
posted 4/14/08 @ 8:10 PM CST
Excellent article! This is the kind of support that all aspiring achievers need and thrive on. On their behalf, "Thanks from the growing base of fans!"
Ryan Hollingsworth
posted 4/16/08 @ 12:23 PM CST
Talkin' bout dat Clizass Sprang 04 , FO SHOW!! (applause here)
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