Marco Alejandro Santiago

Director, Producer and Screenwriter

West Hollywood, California

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About Marco

Marco is a Los Angeles based filmmaker. Most recently he produced the theatrically released feature crime-drama WATER & POWER, a product of the Sundance Feature Film Labs and executive produced by Edward James Olmos. The film achieved a limited theatrical release through AMC Independent and digital distribution on Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Hulu, and Vudu through Sundance Artists Services in 2015. Previous to Water & Power, Marco wrote, directed, and produced XTRACTION, a female-centric action-thriller short film that screened in a variety of festivals, including the HBO Latino Film Festival in NYC. Mr. Santiago was a fellow of the NALIP Writers Lab and Producers Academy, and is a graduate of the UCLA professional Writers and Producers Program. He is currently in development of several feature film and TV projects; most notably, FIGHTER MAFIA, based on a biography of the legendary John Boyd, titled BOYD: The Fighter Pilot that Changed the Art of War, written by Pulitzer prize winning author, Robert Coram. Mr. Santiago is a licensed pilot with over 500 hours of flight time in a variety of aircraft. He received his training at Arizona State University, where he majored in aeronautical science management as well as aerospace engineering. Marco served in the U.S. Air Force and Arizona Air National Guard as Crew Chief on C-5, C-141, and KC-135 aircraft. He currently enjoys flying gliders over the California high desert.

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Water & Power Official Teaser #2 (2014) - Crime Drama Movie HD

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THE RECOVERY AGENTS - Feature Budget: $30M+ | Action ⋄ Thriller After losing his race sponsorship, an air race pilot gets his plane repossessed by his estranged daughter and forced to team up with her in order to globetrot the world and repossess planes from criminals and corporate deadbeats in order to repay his debts. Unbeknownst to them, they repo a Chinese jetliner rigged with a biological weapon of mass destruction, and must work through their relationship issues as they work to avert an international catastrophe.
THE RECOVERY AGENTS - TV Pilot Budget: $5M - $10M | Action ⋄ Adventure After a young woman repossesses her estranged father’s race plane, a powerful loan shark and terrorist financier forces them to work together in order to globetrot the world and repossess planes from criminals and corporate deadbeats in order to work off her father’s debts. In the process, they struggle to recover their relationship and his sobriety from gambling and alcohol addiction.
THE EMPATH Budget: $0 - $100K | Thriller ⋄ Crime After arresting a high-end dominatrix for the involuntary manslaughter of one of her wealthy clients, a downtrodden Hollywood detective enlists her empathic powers to find a powerful sex trafficker only to discover his true identity and an alternative reality.
86 Budget: $1M - $5M | Action ⋄ Thriller Four groups of people embark in separate life-and-death missions across Southern Arizona until their worlds collide in a high speed collision on Arizona State Highway 86. The story is told through the eyes of Miguel, who is on a mission to transport illegal contraband across the U.S. / Mexico border to save his mother’s life.
CHILD NARCO Budget: $0 - $100K | Thriller ⋄ Crime A young boy reluctantly joins a narco gang in Juarez, Mexico to avenge the assassination of his journalist mother until his world is cracked open when he finds out who really did it.
THE LENSMAN Budget: $0 - $100K | Action ⋄ Animation In a world full of ego-driven superheroes, a talented and powerful PR and Media Consultant must make tough choices when his superhero clients cross the line between right, wrong, and the personal.