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A Los Angeles–based marketing, storytelling, and workforce development company helping schools, public agencies, and mission-driven organizations strengthen their digital presence and community impact.
Fifth Sun Pictures partners with organizations across the education, government, and business sectors to deliver strategic marketing, film production, digital infrastructure, and emerging immersive learning experiences. Our work combines professional creative services with workforce development opportunities that empower the next generation of creators and innovators.
About
How It Started
Fifth Sun began as a grassroots effort by a group of LAUSD alumni from South Central Los Angeles who wanted to create more opportunities for their community.
In 2014, the founding team began experimenting with entrepreneurship while still in high school — filming weddings, quinceañeras, and community events while learning the fundamentals of storytelling and digital media. What started as a small student venture eventually evolved into a broader mission: helping organizations communicate their stories and strengthen their digital infrastructure.
By 2019, that vision became Fifth Sun Pictures — a creative company focused on helping schools, nonprofits, and local businesses modernize their digital presence and reach their communities more effectively.
Today, Fifth Sun works across Los Angeles with clients ranging from public schools and government agencies to growing businesses and community organizations.
What We Do
Marketing & Digital Infrastructure
We help organizations strengthen their digital presence through website development, e-commerce, marketing strategy, and communications infrastructure.
Film Production & Storytelling
Our team produces documentary-style storytelling, promotional films, and digital media campaigns that help organizations connect with their communities.
Immersive Learning & Emerging Technology
Through partnerships with organizations such as Delete the Divide, Meta Platforms, the Getty Conservation Institute, Fifth Sun develops immersive learning experiences using VR, AI wearables, and emerging technologies to expand access to digital skills and creative careers.
How It All Started
Fifth Sun began as a grassroots effort by a group of LAUSD alumni from South Central Los Angeles who wanted to create more opportunities for their community.
In 2014, the founding team began experimenting with entrepreneurship while still in high school — filming weddings, quinceañeras, and community events while learning the fundamentals of storytelling and digital media. What started as a small student venture eventually evolved into a broader mission: helping organizations communicate their stories and strengthen their digital infrastructure.
By 2019, that vision became Fifth Sun Pictures — a creative company focused on helping schools, nonprofits, and local businesses modernize their digital presence and reach their communities more effectively.
Today, Fifth Sun works across Los Angeles with clients ranging from public schools and government agencies to growing businesses and community organizations.
Our Mission
We believe that strong communication infrastructure — websites, storytelling, and digital tools — is essential for thriving communities.
Our mission is to help organizations:
• tell their stories through powerful media
• build modern digital infrastructure
• expand economic opportunity
• create pathways for the next generation of creators
By combining professional marketing services with hands-on workforce development opportunities, Fifth Sun helps bridge the gap between industry and education.
Meet Marco
Marco Vargas is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Fifth Sun Pictures, a Los Angeles–based marketing, storytelling, and workforce development company serving organizations across the education, government, and business sectors.
A proud alumnus of the Los Angeles Unified School District and of Dartmouth College, Marco founded Fifth Sun with the vision of helping organizations strengthen their digital infrastructure and communicate their stories more effectively. Under his leadership, Fifth Sun has partnered with schools, public agencies, nonprofits, and businesses to deliver marketing strategy, film production, website development, and emerging immersive learning initiatives.
Marco is particularly passionate about expanding economic opportunity and creative career pathways for young people from underserved communities. Through Fifth Sun’s workforce development approach, students and early-career professionals gain real-world experience in media production, marketing, and digital innovation while contributing to impactful projects for clients across Los Angeles.
His work focuses on the intersection of storytelling, technology, and workforce development, helping organizations build stronger connections with the communities they serve.
Meet Pablo
Pablo Gonzalez is the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Fifth Sun Pictures, where he leads operations, project management, and partnership development across the company’s marketing, digital infrastructure, and immersive learning initiatives.
An alumnus of the Los Angeles Unified School District and the University of California, Merced, Pablo brings a strong operational mindset to Fifth Sun’s work with schools, nonprofits, public agencies, and businesses throughout Los Angeles. He oversees the systems and processes that allow Fifth Sun’s multidisciplinary team to deliver complex projects ranging from website development and film production to workforce training and emerging technology programs.
Pablo is committed to ensuring that Fifth Sun’s projects remain mission-driven, efficient, and impactful. His leadership helps translate creative ideas into scalable programs that support community organizations, strengthen digital infrastructure, and expand access to economic and educational opportunity.
Meet Marco
Marco Vargas is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Fifth Sun Pictures, a Los Angeles–based marketing, storytelling, and workforce development company serving organizations across the education, government, and business sectors.
A proud alumnus of the Los Angeles Unified School District and of Dartmouth College, Marco founded Fifth Sun with the vision of helping organizations strengthen their digital infrastructure and communicate their stories more effectively. Under his leadership, Fifth Sun has partnered with schools, public agencies, nonprofits, and businesses to deliver marketing strategy, film production, website development, and emerging immersive learning initiatives.
Marco is particularly passionate about expanding economic opportunity and creative career pathways for young people from underserved communities. Through Fifth Sun’s workforce development approach, students and early-career professionals gain real-world experience in media production, marketing, and digital innovation while contributing to impactful projects for clients across Los Angeles.
His work focuses on the intersection of storytelling, technology, and workforce development, helping organizations build stronger connections with the communities they serve.
Meet Pablo
Pablo Gonzalez is the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Fifth Sun Pictures, where he leads operations, project management, and partnership development across the company’s marketing, digital infrastructure, and immersive learning initiatives.
An alumnus of the Los Angeles Unified School District and the University of California, Merced, Pablo brings a strong operational mindset to Fifth Sun’s work with schools, nonprofits, public agencies, and businesses throughout Los Angeles. He oversees the systems and processes that allow Fifth Sun’s multidisciplinary team to deliver complex projects ranging from website development and film production to workforce training and emerging technology programs.
Pablo is committed to ensuring that Fifth Sun’s projects remain mission-driven, efficient, and impactful. His leadership helps translate creative ideas into scalable programs that support community organizations, strengthen digital infrastructure, and expand access to economic and educational opportunity.
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