Growing Up Is Hard To Do vol. 1
These films explore the full spectrum of life, capturing the transitions and defining moments from the blossoming of youth to the reflections of later years.
Thursday, Oct 24th | 9:45 PM
Logline: When two parents take their three year-old daughter to interview at the prestigious Future Generations Preschool, they are forced to reckon with what success really means for their daughter and themselves.
Student Short Film | Runtime: 0:14:08
Premiere Status: LA Premiere
Director
Jenna Rossman
Producer
Adrienne Picciotto, J. Mehr Kaur, Karolina Esqueda-Rocha
Screenwriter
Jenna Rossman
Cinematographer
Meg Weck
Composer
Alex Shenkman
Editor
Jasmine Jeanette Walker
Executive Producer
N/A
Co-Producer
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Co-Executive Producer
N/A
Executive In Charge of Production
N/A
Line Producer
N/A
Cast
David: Garrett Young
Danielle: Lauren LeBeouf
Dahlia: Ophelia Rae
Dr. Prentis: Dorian Frankel
Miss Angelique: Abby Awe
Miss Genevieve: Allie Leonard
Future Generation Students: Harper Burkhart, Ayden Fukano,Vivian Martinez, Damir Pavlovskyi
Contacts
Press Contact
Jenna Rossman
jennarossman@gmail.com
US Sales Contact
Jenna Rossman
jennarossman@gmail.com
International Sales Contact
Jenna Rossman
jennarossman@gmail.com
Logline: While rehearsing asking out the girl of his dreams, a lonely and highly allergic Circuit-Shack employee gets stung in the throat by a hornet.
Short Film | Runtime: 0:12:25
Director
Blake Winston Rice
Producer
Gabriella Piazza, Michael Cejovic, Krista Minto (Supervising Producer)
Screenwriter
Blake Winston Rice
Cinematographer
Matheus Bastos
Composer
Jordan Caiola
Editor
Mike O’Brien
Executive Producer
Blake Winston Rice, Tom Jester, Chris Cadwell, Alex Macnicoll, Dexmob, Mike O’Brien
Cast
Nick: Michael Gandolfini
Tierney: Olivia Nikkanen
Chris Lense: Matt Van Orden
Helene Pendergrass: Zina Louhaicy
Contacts
Press Contact
NAME: Catherine Lynn Scott
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US Sales Contact
NAME: Kelly Lui
COMPANY: Ouat Media
LOCATION 2844 Dundas St. W, Toronto, ON M6P 1Y7
PHONE T: 416.492.1595 x285
EMAIL kelly.lui@ouatmedia.com
International Sales Contact
NAME: Kelly Lui
COMPANY: Ouat Media
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Logline: Overcome by abuse, a teenage black boy is forced to choose between pulling the trigger or not in an effort to protect himself. In turn, we are split between two realities of fate – the dream or a dream deferred.
Short Film | Runtime: 0:12:25
Premiere Status: LA Premiere
Director
D’Angelo ‘D’Lo’ Louis
Producer
Jamari Perry, David Hunter Jr.
Screenwriter
D’Angelo ‘D’Lo’ Louis
Cinematographer
Andy Chen, David G. Hernandez, Christian Rubio
Editor
Tommy Aagaard
Executive Producer
Keenan Coogler, LaRoyce Hawkins, D’Angelo ‘D’Lo’ Louis, Michael P. Shawver
Associate Producer
Björne Larson
Cast
LaRoyce Hawkins, Jordan Coleman, Patrick Cage, Mell Bowser, AJ Hudson, Tre Horton, Rebekah “Favela” Fuerst, Rigo Obezo, Kev “K.B” Black. David Hunter Jr.
Logline:When a newly famous music producer visits his hometown, he battles the guilt of abandoning his past and the bitterness of an old friend.
Short Film | Runtime: 0:21:56
Director
Quincy Ledbetter & Denzel Whitaker
Producer
Yuki Maekawa-Ledbetter
Ramfis Myrthil
Screenwriter
Quincy Ledbetter & Denzel Whitaker
Cinematographer
John Rosario
Composer
M A E S T R O
Matthew Tyler
Editor
Quincy Ledbetter & Denzel Whitaker
Executive Producer
Benjamin Delaney
Cabria Delaney
Alan Greenstein
Lamont Tyson
Dale Levell Whitaker
Younalanda Whitaker
Co-Producer
n/a
Co-Executive Producer
n/a
Executive In Charge of Production
n/a
Line Producer
n/a
Cast
Denzel Whitaker
Kris D. Lofton
Maestro Harrell
Charles J. Worth
Darnell Kirkwood
Anwar Wolf
Kouri Prince Whitaker
De’Markes Dogan
Chad L. Coleman
Contacts
Press Contact
NAME: Yuki Maekawa-Ledbetter
COMPANY: ML-NEBULA
LOCATION: NY
PHONE: 507-401-6316
EMAIL: yuki@ml-nebula.com
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Logline: IAn Asian American mom teaches her grown-up child how to drive, forcing both to confront parts of the car, and themselves, they never have before.
Short Film | Runtime: 0:08:00
Director
Alex Song-Xia
Producers
Niki Ang, Jen Arwatchanakarn
Screenwriter
Alex Song-Xia
Cinematographer
Akina Van de Velde
Production Designer
Justine Ellen Chen
Editor
Kirsten Hoang
Composer
Chris Ryan
Cast
Keiko Agena, Alex Song-Xia
Contacts
All Inquiries
Alex Song-Xia
alexsongxia@gmail.com
(Dir/Writer: Gigi Grigorian, Producers: Gigi Grigorian, Haley Johnson)
Logline: An elderly man with Alzheimer’s thinks he’s a composer and is determined to prove it.
Short Film | Runtime: 0:11:59