ROCK SOUP LLC
 
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Rock Soup LLC is a limited liability company formed by the producing partnership of Javier Gomez and Sixto Melendez. The purpose of Rock Soup LLC is to independently produce feature length films. Javier Gomez and Sixto Melendez have forged a creative partnership for about a decade. The two friends studied film together and presently work as producer / photographer / editor freelancers. Combined they have amassed over 10 years of experience in television and film production. CONTACT ROCK SOUP AT: ROCKSOUPLLC @YAHOO.COM mailto:rocksoupllc@yahoo.com?subject=shapeimage_4_link_0
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The 'Arizona movie'? Arguably, nobody has made the quintessential “Arizona movie” yet, not in the sense that “Annie Hall” is the quintessential New York movie, or “Chinatown” is the quintessential Los Angeles movie. “Raising Arizona” has its champions, but wasn’t that just Ivy League film wonks having fun at the expense of us rubes? Maybe there’s no “Arizona movie” because there’s no defined “Arizona experience.” At least, not until now, with the nation focusing on the state’s intractable immigration crisis. And maybe that will benefit Gomez and Melendez, who seem to be in the right place in the right time to tell their story. Presume, for a minute, that their notional feature film does become a huge Sundance hit. Are these politically neutral filmmakers ready to become lightning rods in the immigration debate? If they don’t want to view the movie in political terms, it stands to reason that others will. Already, their short film has been profiled in several Spanish-language media outlets, including Telemundo. “To be totally honest with you, that’s one thing I wish I didn’t have to deal with,” Gomez says. “We understand that this is the sort of thing that brings a lot of heat, from both sides. But right now, it’s just a labor of love.” By Craig Outhier, East Valley Tribune
 
Sixto Melendez and Javier Gomez have been recently awarded the Stylos 2008 artist of the year, for their efforts and accomplishments in the latino film industry in Arizona.
Their short films Laberinto Infernal and Una Deuda Oculta are examples of their work, that was recognized by local artist and media industry in Arizona.
 
STYLOS Award
2008 Artist of the year