Francis Galluppi is a filmmaker based out of Los Angeles, California. Galluppi's style is an embodiment of a do-it-yourself mindset as he has written, directed, produced, edited, and scored all of his own films to date. The first short film, High Desert Hell, went on to win several awards, including the "Wes Craven Award" at the Catalina Film Festival in 2019. The Gemini Project, Galluppi's follow-up film, won "Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Short Film'' at the Burbank International Film Festival in 2020. The Last Stop in Yuma County is his feature directorial debut.