Zachary Cruz

Zachary Cruz is a Puerto Rican-American filmmaker in the state of New York. Zachary graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts with a Bachelor's in Fine Arts Degree, majoring in Film & Television. Currently, Zachary works at the United States Military Academy at West Point producing several projects for West Point's social media platforms, most notably the "Go Army Beat Navy" commercial during the Army/Navy game since December 2023. Zachary is a Writer, Director, and Producer. Zachary has acquired years of experience in directing, acting, production work, and overall making movies, with films like Sleep Over, Ashes That Spill at Dawn, and The Attic. The documentary he directed, A Love of Wrestling (2021), was screened at New York University’s Sports Film Festival. Cruz's latest Walking Away, has screened in several film festivals across New York state, including Hudson Valley Film Festival, NY Shorts Film Festival, NYU First Run Film Festival, as well as winning Best Student Romantic Short Film.