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Successful Outlaw

Successful Outlaw follows the life of biker, builder and master silversmith, Daniel "Pepe" Rochon. During the 70's Pepe lived and worked at the Mabel Dodge Lujan House when Dennis Hopper was owner and is a rare individual who continues to live the ideals of the counter culture crusaders who arrived and started communes in Northern New Mexico in the 60's. As a director, I call it "counter cultural preservation."

  • Drilling Mora County
    Director
  • Drilling Mora County
    Producer
  • David Leal Cortez
    director
    Mora is Burning
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    western
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 19 minutes 19 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 25, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    40,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Colexico Experience
    Raton
    United States
    October 15, 2022
  • Madrid Film Festival
    Madrid
    United States
    September 8, 2023
Director Biography - Drilling Mora County

David Luis Leal Cortez. David is a writer, filmmaker and former political operative, who has worked on local, state, and national campaigns. He is from the Washington, DC area and graduated from the College of Santa Fe in Moving Image Arts. He has worked with art collectives like American Dust and Meow Wolf. Recently he has been a contributor to the New Mexican Inquisition, NM's only source for political satire. http://livetaos.com/author/david-luis-leal-cortez/page/2/

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Director Statement

Successful Outlaw follows the life of biker, builder and master silversmith, Daniel "Pepe" Rochon, as he builds an off grid, adobe, Sonora style hacienda. A character driven, transcendental documentary that elucidates and expands ones ideas about sustainability and creativity, and the blending of the two.