Schemes & Scams

Gritty stories of ambition, where characters push the limits to achieve their dreams despite all odds.

Saturday, Oct 26th | 2:45 PM

Logline: A police officer’s body cam captures the raw terror of a school shooting.

Short Film | Runtime: 0:00:30

Premiere Status: World Premiere

 

Hisonni Mustafa – Director – TJ Schwingle- cinematographer – Furlined – production company- Via – agency Commercial Directors diversity program project

Logline: A young boy’s desire to get his mother back, and a father’s wish to make things right collide.

Short Film | Runtime: 0:17:48

Premiere Status: LA Premiere

 

Director HEIDI MIAMI MARSHALL Producer MATHIA VARGAS, CARLOS IBARRA, JOHNNY SÁNCHEZ Screenwriter JOHNNY SÁNCHEZ Cinematographer JAMAL SOLOMON Composer MELISA MCGREGOR & ORLANDO PÉREZ ROSSO Editor FRANCK MÉNDEZ Executive Producer FRANK OZ, HEIDI MIAMI MARSHALL, ANDREW MCLAIN Co-Producer MICHELLE HURD, AMY POWELL, JLOVE CALDERÓN Co-Executive Producer JENNIFER SKLIAS-GAHAN, ART CHUDABALA Executive In Charge of Production JOHNNY SÁNCHEZ Line Producer CARLOS IBARRA Cast in order of appearance, GAVIN GUERRERO, JOHNNY SÁNCHEZ, CARTER JONES, IZZABELLA TIMONERA, ALEXIS CRUZ, JENNAH ROMAN, ANDRES SANTIAGO PIÑA Contacts JOHNNY SÁNCHEZ 


Press Contact JOHNNY SÁNCHEZ / EMAIL: JOHNNYSANCHEZ@MAC.COM

Logline: When an enterprising teen is left with seemingly insurmountable debt by his unscrupulous, late father, he must play poker to either make the money back and save what’s left of his family… or die trying.

Short Film | Runtime: 0:14:51

Director
Dusan Brown

Producer
Joyce Kelly-Brown, James (Kexian) Lee, Dusan Brown

Screenwriter
Dusan Brown

Cinematographer
Kenzo Lee

Composer
Simon Gerlach


Editor
Edward Pinkava

Line Producer
James (Kexian) Lee

Cast
Dusan Brown, Rolondo Boyce, Daniel Chernish

Logline: When a phone scammer makes one last late night call, the woman on the other end gives her much more than she bargained for.

Short Film | Runtime: 0:07:30

Director
JULIE SHARBUTT

Producer
WHITNEY WOLANIN

Screenwriter
JULIE SHARBUTT

Cinematographer
KATHERINE CASTRO

Composer
OTL


Editor
WHITNEY WOLANIN

Executive Producer
JULIE SHARBUTT, JEANNE DREWSEN

Cast
JULIE SHARBUTT, JACKIE WELCH, TED WELCH

Logline: After her grandmother dies, an aimless and apathetic art school grad must come up with five months of back rent or she risks eviction from her inherited rent-controlled apartment in a gentrifying Brooklyn.

Student Short Film | Runtime: 14:55

Premiere Status: No Premiere

Director
DeeDee Casimir

Producer
DeeDee Casimir
Jordan Shanks
Christina Ingraldi

Screenwriter
DeeDee Casimir

Associate Producer
Melanie Wainwright
Joi Pierre
Camille Chambers

Cinematographer
Brenton Oechsle

Composer
Jeremy Jardine

Editor
Sam Zarrin


Casting Director
Kim Coleman

Executive Producer
DeeDee Casimir
Kim Coleman

Co-Producer
Adia Z. May

Line Producer
Tyrone Dixon

Cast
Armani Greer
Cecelia Friday
BeeBe Smith
Thomas Copeland JR.
Chaine “CJ Fly” Downer

Logline: ANXIOUS. is a surreal dark comedy feature film about a woman named Ruby who has an anxiety attack and trips down the rabbit hole of her mind, where she meets versions of herself who take over her life.

Short Film | Runtime: 0:17:15

Premiere Status: No Premiere

Director
Naomi Christie & Jamar Harding

Producer
Naomi Christie

Screenwriter
Naomi Christie

Cinematographer
Dan-Jamal Weekes

Composer
Christian Lum & Ljay Currie

Editor
Jamar Harding


Cast
Patrick Sanderson, Nathan Shoop, Franceasca Maldonado

Contacts

Press Contact
Naomi Christie
Los Angeles
619-788-2250
missnaomichristie@gmail.com

US Sales Contact
Naomi Christie
Los Angeles
619-788-2250
missnaomichristie@gmail.com

International Sales Contact
Naomi Christie
Los Angeles
619-788-2250
missnaomichristie@gmail.com