
Jesus Antonio Rivera
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1977-10-25 (47 years old)
Jesus Antonio Rivera
Biography
Jesus Antonio Rivera, also known under the moniker Demonbabies, is a Metro Detroit–raised, Los Angeles–based multidisciplinary artist and director whose work spans film, video, collage, painting, and performance. A former member of a Public Access Television collective, he first cut his teeth making analog, guerrilla video art with friends—an early immersion that shaped his raw, experimental style.
Over the years, he transitioned into commercial and music video production, balancing professional industry work with a steady practice in underground media. His work frequently explores themes of childhood trauma, mental illness, fractured memories, abandonment, and buried family histories—channeling these subjects through a visual language that ranges from lo-fi psychotronic, comedy, horror and surreal absurdity to high-fidelity nightmare beauty.
Rivera served on the Board of Directors for Coaxial Arts Foundation for eight years and is the co-founder of the cinema collective Cathode Cinema. His work has been showcased globally in galleries, in print, and even on clothing, reflecting a career built at the intersection of underground art and outsider media.
Known For
Acting
(2016)
20 Years Of Madness
as Himself
(2016)
Slushy Kids Kamp
as Boy
(2015)
The Mind Behind You
as Mama
(2014)
Razzmatazz
as Anton
(2013)
Suburban Legend
as Darion
(2001)
Crew
(2019)
Youth Crimes
Director
(2017)
Fook Fook Boys
Director, Writer
(2017)
Karens
Director
(2017)
Shock Theater
Director, Writer
(2016)
You Are All Fucked
Director, Writer
(2016)
Slushy Kids Kamp
Director
(2015)
The Mind Behind You
Director, Writer
(2014)
Ka-Ka Void
Director
(2014)
Razzmatazz
Story
(2013)
Suburban Legend
Writer, Camera Operator
(2010)
Hypnotize
Editor, Director
(2008)
Hex Mex
Director, Editor, Animation
(2008)
The Sword and the Sheath
Gaffer
(2004)
Angel Fever
Director
(2001)
Hypnophrenia
Director, Writer, Editor
(1998)
Rex Complex
Director, Writer