Artist ★ Filmmaker ★ Tlacuilo

Polaris Castillo’s work blends the complimentary energies between the soul of the cosmos and the human spirit, taking inspiration from his Mesoamerican ancestry and utilizing illustration and filmmaking to preserve the sacred tradition of storytelling as a modern day tlacuilo, the Nahuatl translation for writer, artist, or scribe of the times. His portfolio highlights Indigenous tales, sexual diversity and uplifts BIPOC communities. He was born in East Los Angeles to immigrant parents from Mexico. His greatest honor is to embody the role of a storyteller, a passion passed down from his ancestors.

His work has been showcased at the Museum of Indigenous People (Arizona), ¡VIVA EL CINE! Film Festival (Buenos Aires, Argentina), San Diego Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival, Toronto Queer Film Festival (Canada), San Diego Latino Film Festival, Geelong Pride Film Festival (Australia), Root Division (San Francisco), Seattle Erotic Art Show, Tía Chucha's Centro Cultural, Espacio 1839, Stay Gallery, Barrio Fuerza and more.

 The Art Institute of California — Los Angeles
2013 — Bachelor of Science in Video Production & Digital Filmmaking
PolarisCastillo23@gmail.com