From visionary filmmaker Robert Rodriguez and FactoryMade, El Rey Rebel sets your rebellious, independent spirit on fire. Unleash your inner rebel with raw action, fearless fun and pure mayhem. We live for Kung Fu classics, martial arts, grindhouse, gritty crime, extreme sports and all the adrenaline fuel you can handle.

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The filmmakers return to Austin to premiere their films on the big screen during SXSW.

Rebel Without a Crew

The Premiere

The filmmakers begin post-production and are tasked by Robert to cut a sizzle reel of their movies.

Post Production Begins

Alejandro pushes one of his actors for more, testing her creative limit, and her patience; Josh fights through audio issues and time constraints plaguing his film.

Testing Their Limits

Five first-time filmmakers are thrust into the world of pre-production and tasked with choosing locations; an alluring location leaves one filmmaker considering rewriting his entire script.

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Robert Rodriguez invites five amateur filmmakers to take on the same challenge he did 25 years ago with his first film -- to write, shoot and edit a brand-new feature length film with only $7,000.

S1 E8 | Testing Their Limits