COMPLETED SHORT / 2021
MiNE
Directed by Shawn-Caulin Young. Written with Cassie Keet. Cinematography by Leonidas Jaramillo.
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American cinema.New Mexico soul.
Independent film and television rooted in the Four Corners. Working across New Mexico and California.
SHIPROCK / NAVAJO NATION
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01 / THE COMPANYBack to top
The land shapes the story.
Founded by Shawn-Caulin Young, Blue Cowboy Pictures is an independent film and television company rooted in the Four Corners.
Our films and series explore the Southwest through horror, thrillers, crime, and historical drama.
We welcome storytellers of every background and champion Indigenous, Hispanic, and all New Mexico grown voices.
Blue Cowboy Pictures was involved in the initial development of select BISTI Studios projects.
BISTI Studios — film & television02 / FILMS & TRAILERSBack to top
Selected past work.
COMPLETED SHORT / 2018
Stand/Still
Shawn-Caulin Young, co-director, co-writer & producer.
Founder’s past work; original production credits and ownership apply. MiNE (2021 short) is separate from the feature in development. Project & rights notices.
More films & credits03 / SELECTED PROJECTSBack to top
In development...
Features and television in development. Materials available by request.
01 / FEATURE / IN DEVELOPMENT
W@tch_mE_DiE
Social horror / Survival thriller · Feature
Trapped in a shuttered mall before Black Friday, a guilt-ridden bystander and his co-workers must survive a killer’s livestream—and stop the marketplace selling their deaths.
Feature in development. Project information.
Request materials02 / FEATURE / IN DEVELOPMENT
MiNE
Psychological thriller / Survival horror · Feature
Fleeing an abusive partner in northwestern New Mexico, a woman takes in an injured stranger. A paid network is hunting them both, determined to return them to the man they both escaped.
In development · Production remains contingent. Project notice
Request materials Watch the original short’s trailer ↑03 / LIMITED SERIES / IN DEVELOPMENT
The Broken Circle
True Crime / Civil-Rights Drama / Supernatural Thriller
Years after three Navajo men are murdered in Farmington, a journalist returns to a divided town. A Diné civil-rights leader’s fight for justice collides with rumors of a curse.
Limited series in development. Project information.
Request informationProjects remain subject to rights, financing, and production agreements. Project & rights notices.
Projects & past work ↗04 / PRODUCTIONBack to top
More on screen.
More opportunity here.
Development, production planning, and local connections in New Mexico and California.
Photograph by John Fowler · CC BY 2.0 · Cropped
Local talent. Industry reach.
Production planning and connections to crew, casting, and creative collaborators in New Mexico and beyond. Engagements are subject to availability and separate agreement.
Meet our networkThe San Juan County advantage.
Distinctive locations, local resources, and access to New Mexico’s production incentives and crew-training programs.
Explore incentives & resourcesClear accounting.
No bullshit.
Transparent budgets, written rates and terms, timely pay, safe sets, and straight answers. Respect for the crew, the community, and every dollar.
05 / Workforce & Actor Training.Back to top
Build the craft.
Grow the workforce.
Helping actors and emerging crew build their craft and find their next step.
Pathways into production
Mentorship and local connections to help emerging crew explore production work and training resources.
Actor training & mentorship
Scene work, auditions, character development, and on-camera practice with Shawn-Caulin Young.
Local skills help keep production work in New Mexico. Explore New Mexico’s rural and qualified-facility incentives.
Ask about training and mentorship. State workforce programs have their own eligibility and approval requirements.
Explore training & mentorship ↗06 / THE FOUNDERBack to top
Actor / Writer / Director / Producer
Shawn-Caulin
Young
Raised in Farmington, New Mexico, Shawn-Caulin Young is a filmmaker and actor. His work explores belonging, loyalty, and people under pressure.
Through Blue Cowboy Pictures, he brings an actor’s perspective to story development and creative collaboration.
Shawn-Caulin Young — selected work
2022 / SCREENWRITINGScreenCraft Fellowship winnerShawn-Caulin Young · Queer and Southern God ↗2021 / MiNE SHORTBest Thriller & CinematographyBerlin Short Awards · June ↗2018 / STAND/STILLBest Director & People’s ChoiceShort+Sweet Hollywood ↗2018 / STAND/STILLBest Emerging ArtistJefferson State Flixx Fest · Shawn-Caulin Young ↗
CALIFORNIA & NEW MEXICO
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