Take A Chance Productions

08/05/2020

Check out this interview from El Pachuco Zoot Suits, Inc. with Moses Porras aka "Mr. Zoot Suit" who reflects on his time with El Pachuco Dance Company and shares about our short documentary!

30/04/2020

Thanks for the repost Philadelphia Latino Film Festival! Yes, you can watch Mr. Zoot Suit online for free! Enjoy! Comment! Stay safe! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUc3q0AMO0M&t=38s

10/01/2020

Mr. Zoot Suit is now available to watch online! Thank you to everyone who has supported the film throughout our production and festival journey, and special thanks to those who helped bring this film to life! Like, share, and comment! Looking forward to all the great things this new year/decade has in store!

After putting his dreams on hold, a university housekeeping supervisor follows his passion for dancing and educating others about the history of the zoot suit. Production-Take…

10/01/2020

Happy New Year to all! Take A Chance Productions wants to thank everyone who has followed our Mr. Zoot Suit festival journey this past year and a half, and appreciate your continued support of the film! We look forward to many more great endeavors! The film is out now! Click the link to watch!
https://vimeo.com/383980301

07/10/2019

Honored to have Mr. Zoot Suit shown at the Dallas VideoFest this past weekend! Special thanks to Bart Weiss and everyone part of the team!

Bart Weiss and Mr. Zoot Suit

10/09/2019

Back to back wins! Thank you Anaheim FilmFest for giving us the Gold Hattie Award for Best Documentary Short! The festival takes place September 29th, in Long Beach, California. Click below for more details:
https://anaheimfilmfest.com/

08/09/2019

Winner!!! So excited to announce that Mr. Zoot Suit won Best Documentary Short at the South Texas International Film Festival!!! Watch below for Moses's interview!

06/09/2019

Two festivals. Two different states. Both screening Mr. Zoot Suit in the same week! First, come see the film tonight at 8pm during the South Texas International Film Festival in Edinburg, TX, and tomorrow at the Cine Magnífico. Albuquerque Latino Film Festival in New Mexico! Click the photos for more info!

02/09/2019

Orale! This week! Come see Mr. Zoot Suit at the South Texas International Film Festival in Edinburg, TX September 6th, at 8pm during their Short Films Block. Best of all, it's FREE! Reserve your seat here:
https://tinyurl.com/yysd74xg

03/08/2019

So honored to announce that we won "Best Student Film" for "Mr. Zoot Suit" at this year's CineOdyssey Film Festival in Charlotte, North Carolina! Such a great honor! We also got our first film review! Click the article below to read it! Special thanks to La-Vaughnda Taylor!

This past weekend (well Thursday – Saturday, to be exact) I had the pleasure of attending the 3rd Annual CineOdyssey Film Festival here in Charlotte, NC. Established to spotlight diverse, co…

12/07/2019

We're so excited about our North Carolina premiere for Mr. Zoot Suit! If you, or anyone you know, happen to be in Charlotte, NC July 18th-20th, then come attend the CineOdyssey Film Festival! Tickets available now!

Click here for more info: http://www.cineodysseyfest.org/?page_id=10955

24/05/2019

If you happen to be in the Philly area next Saturday, then please come see a FREE screening of our film "Mr. Zoot Suit" at the Philadelphia Latino Film Festival! Share with your friends and family too!

More PHLAFF 2019 Shorts coming your way! Catch the second wave of the FREE festival shorts showcase on June 1 @ 11:00AM. Save the date, and let us know you're coming here → https://www.facebook.com/events/1541961572603852/

18/05/2019

Hooray again for Mr. Zoot Suit! See you all in September at the South Texas International Film Festival in Edinburg, TX!

We want to thank all the filmmakers who submitted for the 2019 season and congratulate the official selections for the success into the final round of judging. We will see you all in September!

05/05/2019

Next stop: Philly! So honored to recieve our 8th laurel for Mr. Zoot Suit! Come see the film at the Philadelphia Latino Film Festival which takes place May 30th-June 2nd! Click here for more info: https://www.phlaff.org/
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P.S. Mr. Zoot Suit now has his own Instagram page! Follow ._zoot_suit on IG to see Moses's journey after the making of this film!

22/04/2019

"Mr. Zoot Suit" is heading to North Carolina! Come see the film at the CineOdyssey Film Festival which takes place July 18-20th!

http://www.cineodysseyfest.org/

02/04/2019

"Mr. Zoot Suit" screening at the Houston Latino Film Festival!

30/03/2019

A video from opening night at the Houston Latino Film Festival. "Mr. Zoot Suit" will be screening in the "Hecho en Texas" shorts block this Sunday, March 31st, at the MATCH in Houston! If you happen to be in the Houston area, then feel free to attend! Click link below for ticket/venue info!
https://houstonlatinofilmfestival.org/event/made-in-texas/?wcs_timestamp=1554030000

22/03/2019

We're heading to Houston! "Mr. Zoot Suit" will be screened at the Houston Latino Film Festival on Sunday, March 31st at 11am!

Venue: Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston (MATCH) -3400 Main St, Houston, TX 77002

Click below for more info:
https://houstonlatinofilmfestival.org/event/made-in-texas/?wcs_timestamp=1554030000

24/02/2019

Cheers for Mr. Zoot Suit! Thank you Festival De Cine Latino Americano for the honorable mention award!🙏

Congrats to FDCLA 2019 Winners!
Tejano Short (Winner) -Ramona
Honorable mention- Zoot Suit

Doc Short (Winner) -Him
Honorable mention-Gary the yard artist

Young Filmmaker (Winner)- Hands of a woman
Honorable mention-Rosario

Shorts Narrative (Winner) -Rabid
Honorable mention -Color blind

Outstanding Feature Film -Love Cecy
Oustanding Feature Doc -The Long Ride

24/02/2019

"Mr. Zoot Suit" Screening at the Festival de Cine Latino Americano!

15/02/2019

Screening at the University of North Texas! Free and open to the public!

http://fdcla.org/ /en/en

12/02/2019

"Mr. Zoot Suit" will be screened next weekend at the Festival De Cine Latino Americano in Denton, TX! Best of all, it's FREE! The screening takes place at 3pm on Saturday, February 23, in the UNT Media Arts department! If you happen to be in the DFW area during that time, then feel free to attend!

http://fdcla.org/index.html /en/en

18/01/2019

Orale! We're coming to **Denton**! Excited to announce that "Mr. Zoot Suit" will be screened at the Festival De Cine Latino Americano which takes place February 22-24th at the University of North Texas Media Center! Free event!

Click here for screening times: fdcla.org

22/12/2018

This December marks 3 years since I made my very first narrative film! I made it for my Digital Film intro class while in college. Glad to say I've improved my filmmaking abilities since then😂. Special thanks to everyone involved in this production! --CM

*Poster design by J.c. Wollslager

Brief summary: A girl takes drastic measures to prevent her roommate from going to a dance with the guy she likes.

16/11/2018

For those attending OLLU - Our Lady of the Lake University's "A Celebration of Progress" event this evening, please feel free to see a special screening of "Mr. Zoot Suit" at 7pm Chapel Auditorium! Free and open to the public!

16/11/2018

Thank you Chuco Garcia for representing our film at the West Texas Film Festival in Odessa, Texas!

ZOOT SUIT. Education Day.

15/11/2018

Screening tomorrow at the West Texas Film Festival in Odessa, Texas!

www.wtxfilmfest.org

MR. ZOOT SUIT. Directed by Chan'Cellore Makanjuola. Education Day. Friday Nov 16th @ 1:15 pm. Jack Rodgers Auditorium @ Odessa College.

14/11/2018

(11/10/18) "Mr. Zoot Suit" screening at the Luminaria Contemporary Arts Festival!
📸: Karina Martinez

10/11/2018

The Luminaria Contemporary Arts Festival is today! "Mr. Zoot Suit" will be screened along the Riverwalk next to the SAFILM station! Click the map below for details! The film will be on loop with other films throughout the night! Hope to see you there!

31/10/2018

One year ago we put on a zoot suit performance in 24th Street Theatre to be included as footage for "Mr. Zoot Suit."

Special thanks to Anna Boone, Jessuly Suarez, Karina Martinez, and Daniel Bommer for helping with this production, and many thanks to the late Jesse Arenas II for being our lighting designer!