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F IS FOR FILM

by Steven Adams

Performing Arts

Season 1

Episode 15: The Recordist by Indianna Bell & Josiah Allen

Sound recordist Andrew operates from the fringes of film sets, unseen and often forgotten. Using his sound equipment, he regularly listens to and records private conversations between crew and cast members. When Andrew tunes into a young actress having an affair with a film director, he uses the recording to blackmail her into submitting to his perverted desires.

Episode 14: The Coral Guardian by David Dincer

When a drowned deep-sea diver is given another chance at life, he discovers a new home. A compelling story about the changing underwater world and the precarious connection between man and nature.

Episode 13: Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, & Joe WIlson

Kapaemahu reveals the healing power of four mysterious stones on Waikiki Beach – and the legendary transgender spirits within them. Long ago, four extraordinary individuals of both male and female spirit brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii. Beloved by the people for their gentle ways and miraculous cures, they imbued four giant boulders with their powers. The stones still stand on what is now Waikiki Beach, but the true story behind them has been hidden – until now. Narrated in an ancient Hawaiian dialect, Kapaemahu brings this powerful legend back to life in vivid animation, seen through the eyes of a curious child.

Episode 12: My Brother is a Mermaid by Alfie Dale

My Brother is a Mermaid is a social realist fairytale about a trans-feminine teenager, as seen through the eyes of their 7 year old brother. Set in a desolate and prejudiced coastal town, the film examines how a child's unconditional love can be a powerful and disruptive force for good.

Episode 11: Eagle by Jose Acevedo

Edgar, a high school senior in Brooklyn, gets good news Jose Acevedo is a writer, director and producer who works as Head of Development at Phoebe Robinson's production company Tiny Reparations. He makes short films under his own banner Angel's Brother's Productions. In his free time he looks for the perfect hairless cat to adopt.

Episode 10: Sweet Potatoes by Rommel Villa

1951, Mexico City. After synthesizing the main component of the contraceptive pill, young scientist Luis Miramontes deals with the religious and personal consequences of his groundbreaking invention. Rommel is a director, producer, and writer born and raised in Sucre, Bolivia. His interest in telling stories started when he was a kid, creating fictional stories about his family having superpowers and fighting poverty and corruption. Rommel has a Bachelor’s Degree in Systems Engineering, a minor in Psychology, and he recently graduated from the MFA in FIlm and TV Production program at USC with an emphasis in Directing, where he directed over 8 films and wrote more than 10 scripts. Winner of best director in several theater festivals in Bolivia, Rommel received the Lionsgate and Televisa fund for Latinx filmmakers at USC. In addition, he was awarded two directing grants: one of them being TEDDY MATE, fully funded by USC, and the second one, SWEET POTATOES, which was funded by the Sloan Foundation and won a Student Academy Award. Rommel’s next project will be a psychological film based on the experience of Latino young adults in San Fernando Valley who suffer from psychotic disorders

Episode 9: The Orchard Girl by Nicholas Dunlevy

A fashion photography crew heads to a remote ranch house to shoot, only to get terrorized by a pair of ghoulish strangers. Nicholas grew up in Southern California and attended California State University Northridge. There he completed his senior thesis, "Minor Cuts & Major Abrasions" and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Film Production and a Minor in Business Management. Throughout high school and college Nicholas often worked on-set production assistant jobs on various commercials and independent features, as well as for United Talent Agency (UTA) in their agent trainee program. After college Nicholas worked for several years as an executive assistant to Peter Rice the former president of Fox Searchlight Pictures and was closely involved in such productions as "Napoleon Dynamite", "Last King of Scotland", "Sideways", "Notes On A Scandal", "Little Miss Sunshine", and "Juno".

Episode 8: I Want To Be Like You by Caitlyn Sponheimer & Robert Montcalm

Two women fall into a cycle of changing their appearance in order to find happiness. "I Want To Be Like You" is a science-fiction inspired, thriller short about body image and the pressures young women place on themselves to meet societally-imposed beauty standards. It examines the internal conflict that women face in a world inundated with media overly critical of female beauty and form. Through this, we follow two young women seeking satisfaction through altering their appearances. Ultimately, the theme is about happiness or the lack thereof; where we seek it and how illusive it can be if we place it outside ourselves.

Episode 7: Louey & Bri TV with Bri Smith

A sketch comedy web series starring Luis Guzman and Bri Smith where every episode is standalone and packs a punch!

Episode 6: Snake Dick by David Mahmoudieh

Jill's got the snake. Julia's got the flute. Alone, they have nothing. But together, they have a secret weapon to fight the darkness... David began his career as a trainee AD on productions including “X-Files”, “The Outer Limits” and “Batman Begins”, where he was lucky enough to learn from some of the best directors in the business. Almost a decade ago, David made the step-up from AD with his directing debut for Coldplay’s “Lost”, and has since become an award-winning director of commercials for brands including Google, Lego and Samsung. He now owns, and directs through, his production company Alpha Wolves, with clients including Yahoo, Universal Music and Porsche.

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