Laura Irion Photography, Ted Ely Studio
Actor. Filmmaker. Adventurer.
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CASHED
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Also featuring Renika Williams of HBO’s Sex Lives of College Girls
After a rare night of drinking on her 25th birthday, Jess wakes up to a wicked hangover and surprise unemployment. As she struggles with whether or not to spend her last few bucks on weed, she tries to pick up the pieces of her life and find some peace of mind in the process.
Awards:
Best Actress (for Ryen), CIAFF
Best Actress (for Ryen), Best Dramatic USA Short, & Best Cinematography, CICHFF
Audience Favorite, HollyShorts Monthly
Best Comedy Short (nom), Queens World Film Festival
Bronze Remi Award, Houston WorldFest
Official Selections:
Queens World Film Festival
BLOW-UP International Arthouse Film Festival
Williamsburg Film Festival
Fort Myers Film Festival
HollyShorts Monthly Screenings
Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival
Golden State Film Festival
Deep Focus Film Festival
Tally Shorts Film Festival
NewFilmmakers NY
Transparent Film Festival
Tallahassee Film Festival
Cannabis Culture Film Festival
Front Range International Film Festival
HIGH SCORE
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After a young man is fired from his job as a result of his offensive behavior, he finds the perfect people to blame: minorities. Newly inspired by the white supremacist ideology of the “Great Replacement” conspiracy theory, we watch as he sinks into the darkest pits of the internet and takes the ideas he finds there as his own…
Awards:
Best Short & Best Actor, Chelsea Film Festival (USAToday's Top 10 Best Film Fests)
Best Thriller Short, Culver City Film Festival
Stop Hate Award, Immigration Film Festival
Best Short Film (nom) & Social Awareness Award (nom), Orlando Film Festival
Official Selections:
16th Annual Oscar Qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival
19th Annual Canada Screen Award Qualifying Female Eye Film Festival
SOHO International Film Festival
Philadelphia Jewish Film & Media Festival
San Diego Int’l Film Festival’s Joyce Forum Jewish Short Film Fest
Cinematters: NY Social Justice Film Festival
(alongside Academy Award-Winner Regina King's "One Night in Miami" and Emmy-Winner Sam Pollard's "MLK/FBI")Chelsea Film Festival
Culver City Film Festival
Paris International Film Festival
Colorado International Activism Film Festival
We Make Movies International Film Festival
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