Esteban Arango

Esteban Arango is a Colombian American filmmaker.^[1]

Esteban Arango
Born	Bogotá, Colombia
Occupation	Film director

Early life and education

Arango was born in Bogotá, Colombia and moved with his family to the United States in 2000. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications from Florida International University.^[2]

Career

After graduating college, Arango worked as a creative producer at the Discovery Channel.^[2]

Arango's feature-length debut, Blast Beat, adapted from his 2015 short film of the same name, premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.^[1][3] That year, he was named one of 10 Directors to Watch by Variety.^[4]

Ponyboi, directed by Arango and written by and starring River Gallo, premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.^[5]

Filmography

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2015	Blast Beat	Short film	[4]
2020	Blast Beat	—	[4]
2024	Ponyboi	—	[5]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2016	Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival	International Competition	Blast Beat	Nominated	[3]
2020	Sundance Film Festival	U.S. Dramatic Competition	Blast Beat	Nominated	[1]
	Palm Springs International Film Festival	Directors to Watch		Won[a]	[4]
2024	Sundance Film Festival	U.S. Dramatic Competition	Ponyboi	Nominated	[5]

Notes

1. One of ten winners.