WHO WE ARE
The team behind Phintch
Phintch was founded by three former University of New Mexico students who saw the same thing across their home state: a wealth of talented local filmmakers and a lot of untapped stories, but nowhere built to keep that work alive once the festival lights went down.
So they built it themselves—a streaming platform made by New Mexicans, for New Mexican film. Phintch gives independent filmmakers from the Land of Enchantment a permanent home for their work and a direct line to the audiences, institutions, and supporters who want to champion it.
Adam Abusang
(Left)Co-Founder & Chief Technical Officer
Adam Abusang is the technical co-founder of Phintch and a software engineer at the University of New Mexico. He leads Phintch's technical development and infrastructure, helping build a sustainable home for New Mexico independent film and expanding how local filmmakers connect with audiences, institutions and supporters.
Bright Quashie
(Center)Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Bright Quashie is a storyboard artist, filmmaker, and cinematographer based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A former student of the University of New Mexico, he is the founder of Motion Light Film Company and co-founder of Phintch. His work explores themes of ambition, redemption, chaos, beauty and the human experience, inspired by New Mexico's culture, landscapes, and diverse communities.
Through Phintch, Bright is committed to supporting independent filmmakers by creating opportunities to showcase and distribute their work while connecting audiences with local stories. His work is driven by a passion for visual storytelling and a desire to strengthen New Mexico's independent film community.
Dillon Tiger Abeyta
(Right)Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer
Dillon Tiger Abeyta is a New Mexico filmmaker, screenwriter, director, and co-founder of Phintch. Born and raised between Santa Fe and Albuquerque, he studied film at the University of New Mexico before earning his Master's in Screenwriting from the University of the Arts London. His industry experience includes working on AMC's Dark Winds, where he contributed across multiple seasons of the acclaimed series.
Rooted in New Mexico, Tiger's work explores Chicano identity, culture, generational heritage, and the people and communities that shape the Southwest. His storytelling is driven by a commitment to authentic regional voices and expanding how New Mexican stories are represented on screen.
As co-founder of Phintch, Tiger is committed to championing independent New Mexican filmmakers at every stage of their journey. From supporting filmmakers in getting their projects made to creating a space where their finished work can find an audience. Through Phintch, he hopes to strengthen a filmmaking community where New Mexican storytellers have the resources, opportunities, and platform to tell their own stories and share them with the world.