Bunkhouse Studios set to be home base for local creatives

Jordee Arvin is a visionary.

The New Mexico-based filmmaker has always put in the hard work to bring the magic of film to life.

After years in the industry, he’s making a giant leap with Bunkhouse Studios.

“My business partner and I own our production company, Journey Home Media, and we had been looking for a space for awhile,” Arvin says. “We were looking for a place that we could work out of, as well as have space where we could bring clients.”

What Arvin found is a 10,000-square-foot warehouse located in the Northeast Heights.

“We thought there was no way we could afford it,” he says. “The more we sat on it, the more we thought that maybe we can do something with this.”

Arvin says the company wants to create a place where local filmmakers, photographers, actors and storytellers come together under one roof to celebrate their shared passion for visual storytelling.

From 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, Bunkhouse Studios will hold an open house for the community to see its space.

The networking event is co-hosted by the Albuquerque Film and Media Incubator.

There will also be food trucks available while walking around the space.

Arvin says if he was going to take the risk, he wanted to amp it up.

“We thought, ‘Why don’t we create a bunch of sets and rent it out to the general public,’ ” he says. “It will be super good for the creative community.”

Arvin says Bunkhouse Studios will bridge the gap for independent filmmakers in having quality studio space.

With Netflix and Cinelease Studios in Albuquerque, those sets are untouchable, Arvin says.

“You really only have one specific look in the studios,” he says. “There’s no in-between. The studios that exist don’t cater to indie films or photography. We’re catering to the local creative community.”

Arvin says the open house will bring together filmmakers and creatives of all types.

“We imagine this space to be a home for creatives,” he says. “The industry is bustling and studio space is a rare thing. This gives creatives another outlet to create.”

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