Tony Olmos

Tony Olmos is a Mexican-American filmmaker and musician who is the creator of the films Continuance and South of 8 (2016), and directed Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea (2023), Fletcher and Jenks (2016) and Pulp Friction (2021). He was awarded Best Dramatic Screenplay at the Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival in 2016 and received several nominations at the GI Film Festival San Diego in 2017.

Personal life Olmos moved to San Diego from Mount Shasta, residing in La Jolla, California. He was previously a musician before becoming a filmmaker.

Career Olmos filmed his movies in San Diego County, which is where most of them are set in. His work in character development is influenced by Martin Scorsese. and his writing earned him a screenplay award in 2016 at the Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival. His horror comedy film Continuance premiered in 2021 and was a follow up to South of 8. He later collaborated with screenwriter Brian Patrick Butler by directing the film Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea, which received several nominations at the 13th Oceanside International Film Festival in 2024 and was later distributed by BayView Entertainment.

Short films

Olmos directed the short film Fletcher and Jenks, which was in competition for the 48 Hour Film Project, and it received nominations at the GI Film Festival San Diego in 2017. He worked with producer Mark Atkinson on Pulp Friction, which screened at the San Diego Latino Film Festival in 2022 and was nominated for Award This! in 2023.

Fletcher and Jenks Short film 2023 Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea

Best Narrative Short Fletcher and Jenks

Local Choice Award Fletcher and Jenks Best Film Made by a Veteran or Service Member Fletcher and Jenks Award This! 2023 Award This! Short Film Pulp Friction 48 Hour Film Project, San Diego 2016 Best Film Fletcher and Jenks Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema 2022 Best Director – Short Film Pulp Friction Rosewood Five

Olmos collaborated with Jeanette Di Pinza and Luke Pensabene to form Rosewood Five, a microfilmmaking company that began in 2016 during the production of the film South of 8. The location, situated in the basement of the C Street Inn, was known as Rosewood Five Studios before it became Gray Area Multimedia. It housed some performances of the San Diego International Fringe Festival from 2015 to 2017.

Rosewood Five also produced the films Hatred, Fletcher and Jenks, Flowers for My Garden, Pulp Friction, Continuance, and Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea.

Olmos is the founder, and describes the company's projects as captivating stories that address societal issues and brings to mind strong emotions.