Alfonso Campos

Born in Nicaragua, Director Alfonso Campos came to Los Angeles as a child after surviving his country's savage civil war. He credits early American and European cinema as the vehicles that helped him cope and escape the uncertainties of war, and in turn influencing a future passion for making films. He has written and directed fashion short films and commercial campaigns for Tarina Tarantino , Sephora and Paul Mitchell. In 2006 he directed his first fashion film, the highly stylized "Hollywood Wonderland" starring Illeana Douglas. Next up was "Tokyo Hardcore" starring AFI frontman, Davey Havok; A fashion film about a rock star, a beautiful android, and an obsessed transgender fan seeking fame and love at all cost. The following year he wrote and directed a branded episodic internet series about fashion espionage called Biba. It starred Nestor Carbonell and Dominik Garcia-Lorido. Alfonso later directed a beautiful documentary about the making of "My Pretty". A re-interpretation of "The Wizard of Oz" for a fashion collaboration featuring Tarina Tarantino and Warner Bros. It starred Debi Mazar and Kelly Osbourne. With his latest short film, "Velvet Karma" Bailey Noble and Emily Mest, poke fun at the pretentious world of fashion cinema.