Laura Grace Robles
- Actress
Laura Grace Robles started as a theater camp and film school drop out who emerged as Birthday Gurl, actress and San Antonio video artist and guerrilla film director using video installation and projections for Rakim, Marcel Rodriguez Lopez of the Mars Volta and his side project Eureka the Butcher and Gordon Raphael the Producer of The Strokes during their musical performances. Birthday Gurl is also one of the founders of the Straight Jacket Guerrilla Film Festival along side Fabrizio Federico.
She unearths her junk film, fake mockumentary and acid film manifestos as the junk film aesthetics opening concerts for musicians like Com Truise, Machine Drum, and The Octopus Project The artist has approached the idea of conceptualizing a number of her films using her film making manifestos since her organization of public installation documented by street art photography. She has directed Jesus Practice (2013) Foxy featured in the Indie Wise Film Festival(2015) and DICA selected as a finalist in the Art Film Awards in 2020. Her films and DIY mentality contribute to the Punk Cinema movement.