Two San Antonio filmmakers are hoping to distill cinematic storytelling to its most essential form. Valerie Garza and Robb Garcia will launch the Elemental Film Festival on June 12 and 13, a new movie showcase inspired by air, earth, fire, and water.“(Garcia) and I had the first initial brainstorm ing meeting, and we just thought about fire representing passion, earth is the foundation, water is the emotion, air is vision and imagination,” Garza explains. “All of these elements are actually genres for the films. So, if a film is a tear-jerker, we'll put it in with water.”The duo, along with programming director James Borrego and nonprofit partner Cine Studio San Antonio, wanted to feature movies that challenge all involved — not just the viewers, but the creatives behind and in front of the camera.“This was just an idea that came to us — let's do something where we can highlight the filmmaker as well, not just the film,” says Garza. “Let’s find out more about the filmmaker – who are they, what are they trying to say?”More than 20 submitted and juried films will be screened at the festival and entered into an awards competition, the majority from San Antonio and Texas. Highlights include: ...read more read less