The Spirit of Us
We are Catie and Angelo Espiritu, a husband and wife creative team that strongly believes in the power of stories. We do our best to bring them to life in different forms - whether through film, web-series, or even video games! Despite our humble beginnings, we have big ambitions and we hope that you’ll join us for the ride!
Our Projects
Better Men Elsewhere
Full Cast Audio Drama
Created by Angelo Espiritu
Release: 10/27/2022 (Pilot)
Genre: Magical Realism, Drama
A convict is sentenced to the strange town of Coventry, where mysterious occurrences and political strife make his sentence more dangerous than he ever could have imagined.
Death of the Author
(formerly Tangential Man)
Feature Length Film
Release: Late 2024
Runtime: ~90 min
Genre: Anthology featuring Drama, Dark Comedy, and Thriller
A problematic author’s complex life is revealed through the eyes of her friends, family, fans, and killer, revealing the truth that we may never see more than one side of anyone.
Who is Riley Johnson? An author. A friend. A daughter. An inspiration. A victim.
See her world through the eyes of those around her. Across five unique short films, dive deeper into the impact she has on strangers, her loved ones, and her fans as Death of the Author explores themes such as “you are your friends” and “can we really truly understand one another or are we perpetually alone?”
Bleeding Pages
Feature Length Film
Release: 05/01/2021
Runtime: 70 min
Genre: Adventure, Thriller
Four friends must face the harsh realities of their everyday lives when they can no longer find safety in their fantasy world.
Bleeding Pages follows four young teens on the verge of adulthood as they face the pains of growing up. This coming-of-age story explores grief, fear of growing up, generational trauma, substance abuse, and mortality with a colorful cast of characters.
Wayfaring Strangers
Single-Player Video Game
Created by Angelo Espiritu
Music by TJ Bernadowski
Release: TBD, Demo Available Now!
Platform: Windows
Not Rated
Genre: Adventure, Semi-Open World, Roguelite, RPG
Wayfaring Strangers is an action-adventure semi-open world roguelite with a focus on character based narratives. Imagine if the Legend of Zelda met Supergiant's Hades.