Alan De Lira-Richards

Dynamic professional with experience at Southwest Film Center, excelling in digital content creation and audience engagement. Proven ability to enhance marketing strategies and achieve significant viewership on social media. Skilled in film editing with Final Cut Pro X & Adobe Premiere Pro, while being a cooperative team player dedicated to delivering high-quality results. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Hardworking employee with customer service, multitasking, and time management abilities. Devoted to giving every customer a positive and memorable experience. Committed job seeker with a history of meeting company needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.

San Isidro Parish Church, Food Distributor

• High School Class rank of 76th out of 327 students.
• 2nd place winner for Mystery Comedy short film from Future Voices of New Mexico 2020
• 2021 Bilingual Seal of New Mexico Recipient
• Capital High School Sterling Silver Recipient of 2021
• Santa Fe Community College Fall 2021 Dean's List
• Made the University of New Mexico's College of Fine Arts Dean's List for each semester from Fall 2022 to Spring 2025.
• Received an award for his efforts as a Concession Stand Worker due to Southwest Film Center being awarded Agency of the Year by ASUNM during the 2023-24 academic year.
• Earned Summa Cum Laude status with a 3.99 overall GPA by college graduation.

• Cryptic Cellphone, 2020, Writer, Producer, Editor, Actor, Director, A homage to Indiana Jones, Steven Lucas is intrigued by an ancient artifact that looks like your common cellphone from the mid-to-late 2000s. But he discovers something demonic from within., 2nd place winner for Mystery Comedy short film from Future Voices of New Mexico 2020
• Typical Vs Atypical, 2022, Writer, Producer, Editor, Actor, Director, In this unique short story, two different people go through life, with one being your average joe, and the other being a person with autism., Screened in High Desert Screening in 08/01/22
• THE ACTION FIST EXPLOSION MOVIE, 2023, Voice Actor, Location Scout, Dubbed in for the actors utilizing two distinct vocal ranges for each character for dialogue, grunts, reactions, and other action-related ADR. Also secured the main filming location within UNM Campus.
• A Lesson in Fistory, 2024, 1st Assistant Director, Actor, Kept track of time to ensure production went by smoothly for the director and the cast/crew, noticed unforeseen details in terms of the content that would be presented in each shot and made an appearance within the film as Goon 1.
• The Waiting Room, 2024, Background Actor
• Green Between the Lines, 2024, Main Editor, DIT, Offloaded camera and sound footage into my hard drive on set. Organized each file into specific bins for each scene and edited everything together on Premiere.
• Muertos TV Pilot, 2024, DIT, Offloaded camera and sound footage into multiple hard drives on set. Organized each file into specific bins for each scene and day they were shot on.
• Unspeakable Acts of Cruelty, 2024, 2nd Assistant Director, Script Supervisor, Kept track of time to ensure production went by smoothly for the director and the cast/crew, noticed unforeseen details in terms of the content that would be presented in each shot, while also keeping track of each take that was shot daily.
• No Good Reason, 2024, Background Actor
• Silent Trespasser, 2024, Producer, Assistant Director, Script Supervisor, Managed the logistics of making sure this project was as producible of a project as possible from a financial and creative standpoint. Kept track of time to ensure production went by smoothly for the director and the cast/crew, noticed unforeseen details in terms of the content that would be presented in each shot, while also taking notes of each take shot daily, keeping track of continuity.
• Malpáis, 2025, Script Supervisor, Took notes of each take shot daily and kept track of continuity.
• Unmasking, 2025, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Casting Director, Costume Designer, Alan's first large film project as a director, wrote the film over six months, managed the logistics of making sure this project was as producible of a project as possible from a financial and creative standpoint, and put together the film as an editor so that it could flow to his liking. He also chose the wardrobe associated with the main characters while managing the actors who auditioned and earned the roles they auditioned for.
• Immaculate Perception, 2025, Script Supervisor, Took notes of each take shot daily and kept track of continuity.
• Horseheads, 2025, Background Actor
• Don't Look Back, 2025, Editor, DIT, Edited the film to the specifications requested by the director, and offloaded camera and sound footage into multiple hard drives on set. Organized each file into specific bins for each scene and day they were shot on.
• Rejacked, 2025, DIT, Offloaded camera and sound footage into multiple hard drives on set. Organized each file into specific bins for each scene and day they were shot on.
• Thrift Store Messiah, 2025, Script Supervisor, DIT, Took notes of each take shot daily and offloaded camera and sound footage into multiple hard drives on set. Organized each file into specific bins for each scene and day they were shot on.
• Shredded, 2025, Script Supervisor, Background Actor, Took notes of each take shot daily and kept track of continuity and provided background for several scenes.
• A Lesson in Fistory 2, 2025, 1st Assistant Director, Kept track of time to ensure production went by smoothly for the director and the cast/crew, noticed unforeseen details in terms of the content that would be presented in each shot, etc.
• Don't Forget Harvard, 2025, Editor, DIT, Edited the film to the specifications requested by the director, and offloaded camera and sound footage into multiple hard drives on set. Organized each file into specific bins for each scene and day they were shot on.
• A Family Matter, 2025, Script Supervisor, Took notes of each take shot daily and kept track of continuity.

• Earned a plaque for his hard-work as a Concession Stand Worker within Southwest Film Center for the 2023-2024 academic year.
• Won 1st Prize for a local art contest when he was in 5th grade.

• Wrote & Directed his senior thesis film: Unmasking, a story based on his experiences with autism.
• Helped produce, assistant direct, edit, and script supervise various senior thesis/student short films, from Silent Trespasser (2025) to MALPAIS (2025).
• Theater Manager for a local high school play during his junior year.
• Provided volunteer food distribution support for the San Isidro Church within Santa Fe.