Rich Pérez
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About Rich
Rich Pérez is a filmmaker, creative producer, author, whose work explores where story, place, and belonging converge. He is the author of a book on the theology of place and ethnic heritage— Mi Casa Uptown, the creator of award-winning short films with festival selections nationwide, and one of the producers of the multi-city We Go On grief tour. A former pastor with over two decades in church leadership, Rich brings a filmmaker's eye and a shepherd's instinct to every stage. His talks hold space for honesty and beauty at once; for faith and doubt to sit at the same table.
Featured Keynotes
The Inside Job
Most of us have been trained to manage our appearance— spiritually, socially, digitally. In this talk, Rich reframes what Jesus actually meant when he called people to a righteousness that surpasses the most visibly religious people of his day. Spoiler: it's not about doing more. It's about going deeper. Drawing from the Sermon on the Mount, Rich explores what it means to be salt (essential, healing, sometimes stinging) and light (costly, purposeful, impossible to hide)— not as performances, but as the natural overflow of inner transformation.
Walk Anyway
Peter doesn’t ask Jesus to stop the storm. He asks to walk through it. That one detail changes everything. In this talk, Rich unpacks why the most formative moments in our lives aren't the ones where God removes the chaos— but the ones where we step into it anyway, with just enough faith to try and just enough doubt to sink. A meditation on tension, trust, and what real growth actually requires of us.
Hide The Treasure
When Rich's publisher rejected his vision for a bilingual book— not out of cruelty, but economics— something landed underneath the logistics: my lens isn't worth the investment. This talk connects that personal wound to the craft of filmmaking, the theology of hiddenness in Matthew 13, and the difference between solidarity that's declared and solidarity that's searched for…together. A case for why the most durable empathy is the kind that costs you something to find.
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