Driftin’ on a Memory
Los Angeles, California | Film Short
Drama, Comedy
Three Mexican-American brothers disagree on how to handle their father as he struggles with his addiction at a lonely quiet bus stop. A film about healing those important relationships in your life while you can because you never know when you’ll get another chance to.
Driftin’ on a Memory
Los Angeles, California | Film Short
Drama, Comedy
1 Campaigns | California, United States
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Three Mexican-American brothers disagree on how to handle their father as he struggles with his addiction at a lonely quiet bus stop. A film about healing those important relationships in your life while you can because you never know when you’ll get another chance to.
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
ALL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE BEING MATCHED UP TO $1,000 FOR THE FINAL WEEK! LET'S REACH 100%
Driftin’ on a Memory is a dramedy about Drew, the oldest of three Chicano brothers, trying to force his father back to rehab after he has a bad relapse at a lonely bus stop. Drew shows his father an old photo of when they were happy together at the batting cages, hoping it's enough but with the help of his two brothers, Ben and Jeremy, Drew learns that something has to give or he'll lose everything. This is a very personal film about loving people in your life who struggle and what that does to your other relationships. These characters mourn but also welcome their future. It is loosely inspired by a real event that the writer/director experienced but it might be something plenty of people relate to. "Someone once asked me if I'll get a tattoo to pay respects to my late father but telling this story is how I'll do that."
THE THEMES
Brotherhood
Three Brothers who come together after being disconnected for a long time.
Addiction
A father who battles his addiction but cares for his boys.
Chicano Love
Whether it's the lowrider oldies Dad showed them or the way they talk, these characters wear their culture with pride.
THE WHY
This short film breaks down a lot of topics that are not discussed in the Latino community and those Latinos who have read the story emphasize to us "This is a story that needs to be told- especially for us". Latino families are very prideful and will do anything for each other, sometimes that causes tension. The Mexican men in this film are not what you're used to seeing in other films, they look and act different from each other, representation that matters.
THE LOOK
Think Beautiful Boy meets Iron Claw but you know, with Mexicans.
THE NEED
¡Tenemos que pagar por todo esto! Cameras cost money and so does paying actors and crew! We've broken down the cost and every dollar you contribute will go straight into making this film a reality. We're hoping to have the cast and crew be primarily Mexican-American but we want to ensure we pay everyone right! We've got a script ready to go into production and a crew that's eager to get started pero we need some money to get started! We're hoping to start principal filming in May!
Once we reach these amounts we can start each of these steps!
$5,000 - PRE-PRODUCTION
Casting, Hiring Crew
$7,500 - PRODUCTION
Equipment, Location
$10,000 - POST-PRODUCTION
Editing, Composing
$13,000 - FILM FESTIVAL
Submissions, Marketing
THE TEAM
CREW
Writer/Director: Angel Ruvalcaba Jr.
Angel Ruvalcaba is a Mexican-American producer, writer, and director with several years of experience in animation and live-action. Born and raised in Sylmar, CA, Angel moved to Mesa, AZ where he studied filmmaking at Arizona State University and had his film screened at a film festival. Angel has received awards from film festivals for his visual effects work as a VFX Supervisor and prides himself on being a jack of all trades! He is a LatinX in Animation charter member and was one of the first professors to teach animation for the Latino Film Institute’s Youth Cinema Project.
As a Production Coordinator/Assistant at Walt Disney Animation Studios, Angel works on a variety of large-scale productions such as Encanto, Zootopia+, and theme park attractions. Over the last two years, Angel has been in the Creative Legacy department and worked on projects that span theme parks, commercials, hotels, and cruise lines such as the upcoming Tiana's Bayou Adventure the new water attraction hitting the Disney parks soon! Angel is also co-producing an animated short film "Pollo Punch". Angel is the first member of his family to graduate high school and college and is constantly looking for ways to make his family proud. Angel feels very strongly about having the right representation in Film/TV and this film is just the beginning of that.
Producer: Carlos Mendez
Is a DACAmented filmmaker born in Mexico City, residing in Los Angeles, CA since three years of age. Carlos has worked on live television shows, News stations, directed live sports events, documentaries and short films.
Carlos is a first generation college graduate, he received his Bachelor's Degree in Film and Television studies in 2016 from CSULB. His filmography has won Best Picture awards under campus film festivals and his work has been recognized in a variety of media outlets; such as, Univision, Telemundo, EFE, Uproxx, La Opinion and many others. He has dedicated his filmography to telling the stories of the undocumented community. Carlos is the founder of UndocuCinema, an organization dedicated to advocate and support undocumented artists in the film and television industry.
His current filmography includes the short Documentary film ‘Con Mascaras y Sin Papeles’ and his first stop motion animation project ‘Encaged Love’, both have been awarded film festival recognition and awards. As he forms part of Latinx in Animation, he hopes to continue to advocate for inclusion in all aspects of cinema. Carlos is also co-producing an animated short film "Roots".
Producer: Soraya Gonzalez
is a biracial Latina producer with experience working post-production social media management on the award-winning documentary feature film 26.2 TO LIFE as well as producing live-action short and feature films.
A Los Angeles native with a recent bachelor's degree from Cal State University Northridge in film and media production alongside her minor in business management, Soraya has been working on establishing herself in the film industry.
Soraya recently joined the Verloren Productions team as a Producer and has been co-producing multiple short films with two feature films in the works.
Director of Photography: Carlo Tonda
Carlo Tonda is an award-winning Los Angeles-based filmmaker, originally from Guatemala. He has worked with numerous global brands, production companies and artists, including Netflix, HBO, Paramount Pictures, E! News, Coca-Cola, Facebook, Oculus Rift, Resident Evil, Snapchat and Lady Gaga. His credits span countless commercials, documentaries, music videos, short films, feature films and TV shows.
He has worked repeatedly with Goya winner (Spanish Academy Award) cinematographer Raquel Gallego (Black Widow, Iron Man 2), Emmy nominated director of photography Sion Michel (Memoirs of a Geisha, Collateral, Green Lantern), cinematographer Lisa Rinzler (Academy Award winning short Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone, If You're a Girl) and Emmy winners Greg Whiteley, Jonathan Nicholas and Chelsea Yarnell (Netflix's Last Chance U, Netflix's Cheer).
As a cinematographer, he’s best known for the film Aguanta, which won the award for Best Feature Film at the 2021 Marina Del Rey Film Festival, and was selected to screen at BraveMaker Film Fest, Sacramento International Film Festival and Youth Chicago Film Festival, among others. He also shot Bloom, a short starring Mexican star Sebastian Dante (Netflix's El Rey: Vicente Fernandez, Netflix's Who's a Good Boy). His accollades include the 2023 Silver Telly for his work in the commercial The Gift of Time for Hospital Non-Profit Adventist Health.
He wrote, directed and shot Cata, a short film that garnered several awards and was screened at festivals throughout the world, including the Festival Ícaro Centroamérica (the largest Academy Award-qualifying festival in the sub-continent), Buenos Aires International Film Festival, Los Angeles Live Score Film Festival, Sunscreen Film Festival West, #AmLatino Film Festival, etc.
Casting Director: Ivan Bernal
Ivan Bernal is an Actor & Producer from Mexico, raised in Dallas, Texas. With over 12 years of professional acting experience in the fields of Film , Theater (30+ Productions in both English & Spanish) Television, V.O. Video Games and Commercials. Some of his recent credits include: A recurring role in MARVEL's First ever Spanish podcast "WOLVERINE: LA LARGA NOCHE" out now on all major platforms and a supporting role in The Beta Test premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and Tribeca Film Festival directed by award winning Jim Cummings. Ivan also had a guest star role in Telemundo's Soap Opera "Bajo el Mismo Cielo", Netflix: "La Casa de Las Flores - English Dubbing SEASONS 1 - 3, Netflix's Real Rob with Rob Schneider and was a series regular in Cine Sony's Mini Series Comedy: "La Vida Es Como el Cine". Ivan is a proud member of the Sag/Aftra Union for Actors. Being fully bilingual he's been able to work in both markets both Commercially and Theatrically. National Campaigns & Commercials for major brands like: Toyota, McDonalds, AT&T, Gas Stations 76 among others. Ivan was featured in the National Spanish Morning show: "Despierta America" on a two-day segment followed by a Live Interview with the show hosts. Ivan was awarded the Sinergia Award for acting at the Frida Kahlo Theater in Los Angeles in 2018 and the Best Performance in Monologue by the Dallas Latino Theater Festival in 2009. In addition to acting Ivan is also a producer working in the fields of Audio Dubbing, Voice Overs and ADR for over 8yrs at Voxx Studios LLC. As theater producer Ivan co-produced the play: "Are you bringing something for Mexico?" directed by Juan Parada and was success among the Los Angeles Latino Theater Community and the play: "All City" by Carlos Sanchez for the 10 Min Theater Festival in 2019. Ivan Bernal received a Recognition by The Los Angeles City Mayor Eric Garcetti for his contributions to the Los Angeles Arts and Culture.
In Collaboration with:
Cast coming very soon!
Also featuring music from the up-and-coming Chicano Oldies musician Johnny David!
THE ASK
- Contribute financially to our campaign
- Share our campaign with others
- Interact with our Instagram account
to help us spread the word about this project, and spark discussions
around ways to help those affected by addiction.
GRACIAS! THANK YOU! for reading and we'll see you on the other side!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Crew
Costs $2,000
We gotta make sure we pay the crew for all their hard work!
Costume, Makeup & Hair
Costs $500
None of the characters will be wearing swapmeet shirts but they will need costumes, makeup, and hair done!
Insurance & Permits
Costs $1,500
We gotta make sure we're protected with insurance and permits.
Craft / Catering
Costs $250
It'll be a mostly Mexican crew so yeah we're having tamales.
Cast
Costs $2,000
Gotta pay our brothers, literally.
Music
Costs $200
There is a moment in the film with a song and it might be an oldie, with your help!
Lighting
Costs $600
Have to make sure the homies look good in the shot.
Sound
Costs $1,000
How will we hear these brothers talk about their feelings without good audio?
Camera
Costs $2,000
An intense drama like this needs to look as good as it possible can.
Post Production
Costs $500
We can't stand by as the editors ready to cut the movie together.
Film Festival
Costs $300
We're going to have a good time submitting the film to several festivals.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
The Team:
Writer/Director: Angel Ruvalcaba Jr.
Angel Ruvalcaba is a Mexican-American producer, writer, and director with several years of experience in animation and live-action. Born and raised in Sylmar, CA, Angel moved to Mesa, AZ where he studied filmmaking at Arizona State University and had his film screened at a film festival. Angel has received awards from film festivals for his visual effects work as a VFX Supervisor and prides himself on being a jack of all trades! He is a LatinX in Animation charter member and was one of the first professors to teach animation for the Latino Film Institute’s Youth Cinema Project.
As a Production Coordinator/Assistant at Walt Disney Animation Studios, Angel works on a variety of large-scale productions such as Encanto, Zootopia+, and theme park attractions. Over the last two years, Angel has been in the Creative Legacy department and worked on projects that span theme parks, commercials, hotels, and cruise lines such as the upcoming Tiana's Bayou Adventure the new water attraction hitting the Disney parks soon! Angel is also co-producing an animated short film "Pollo Punch". Angel is the first member of his family to graduate high school and college and is constantly looking for ways to make his family proud. Angel feels very strongly about having the right representation in Film/TV and this film is just the beginning of that.
Associate Producer: Carlos Mendez
Is a DACAmented filmmaker born in Mexico City, residing in Los Angeles, CA since three years of age. Carlos has worked on live television shows, News stations, directed live sports events, documentaries and short films.
Carlos is a first generation college graduate, he received his Bachelor's Degree in Film and Television studies in 2016 from CSULB. His filmography has won Best Picture awards under campus film festivals and his work has been recognized in a variety of media outlets; such as, Univision, Telemundo, EFE, Uproxx, La Opinion and many others. He has dedicated his filmography to telling the stories of the undocumented community. Carlos is the founder of UndocuCinema, an organization dedicated to advocate and support undocumented artists in the film and television industry.
His current filmography includes the short Documentary film ‘Con Mascaras y Sin Papeles’ and his first stop motion animation project ‘Encaged Love’, both have been awarded film festival recognition and awards. As he forms part of Latinx in Animation, he hopes to continue to advocate for inclusion in all aspects of cinema. Carlos is also co-producing an animated short film "Roots".
Producer: Soraya Gonzalez
is a biracial Latina producer with experience working post-production social media management on the award-winning documentary feature film 26.2 TO LIFE as well as producing live-action short and feature films.
A Los Angeles native with a recent bachelor's degree from Cal State University Northridge in film and media production alongside her minor in business management, Soraya has been working on establishing herself in the film industry.
Soraya recently joined the Verloren Productions team as a Producer and has been co-producing multiple short films with two feature films in the works.
Director of Photography: Carlo Tonda
Carlo Tonda is an award-winning Los Angeles-based filmmaker, originally from Guatemala. He has worked with numerous global brands, production companies and artists, including Netflix, HBO, Paramount Pictures, E! News, Coca-Cola, Facebook, Oculus Rift, Resident Evil, Snapchat and Lady Gaga. His credits span countless commercials, documentaries, music videos, short films, feature films and TV shows.
He has worked repeatedly with Goya winner (Spanish Academy Award) cinematographer Raquel Gallego (Black Widow, Iron Man 2), Emmy nominated director of photography Sion Michel (Memoirs of a Geisha, Collateral, Green Lantern), cinematographer Lisa Rinzler (Academy Award winning short Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone, If You're a Girl) and Emmy winners Greg Whiteley, Jonathan Nicholas and Chelsea Yarnell (Netflix's Last Chance U, Netflix's Cheer).
As a cinematographer, he’s best known for the film Aguanta, which won the award for Best Feature Film at the 2021 Marina Del Rey Film Festival, and was selected to screen at BraveMaker Film Fest, Sacramento International Film Festival and Youth Chicago Film Festival, among others. He also shot Bloom, a short starring Mexican star Sebastian Dante (Netflix's El Rey: Vicente Fernandez, Netflix's Who's a Good Boy). His accollades include the 2023 Silver Telly for his work in the commercial The Gift of Time for Hospital Non-Profit Adventist Health.
He wrote, directed and shot Cata, a short film that garnered several awards and was screened at festivals throughout the world, including the Festival Ícaro Centroamérica (the largest Academy Award-qualifying festival in the sub-continent), Buenos Aires International Film Festival, Los Angeles Live Score Film Festival, Sunscreen Film Festival West, #AmLatino Film Festival, etc.
Casting Director: Ivan Bernal
Ivan Bernal is an Actor & Producer from Mexico, raised in Dallas, Texas. With over 12 years of professional acting experience in the fields of Film , Theater (30+ Productions in both English & Spanish) Television, V.O. Video Games and Commercials. Some of his recent credits include: A recurring role in MARVEL's First ever Spanish podcast "WOLVERINE: LA LARGA NOCHE" out now on all major platforms and a supporting role in The Beta Test premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and Tribeca Film Festival directed by award winning Jim Cummings. Ivan also had a guest star role in Telemundo's Soap Opera "Bajo el Mismo Cielo", Netflix: "La Casa de Las Flores - English Dubbing SEASONS 1 - 3, Netflix's Real Rob with Rob Schneider and was a series regular in Cine Sony's Mini Series Comedy: "La Vida Es Como el Cine". Ivan is a proud member of the Sag/Aftra Union for Actors. Being fully bilingual he's been able to work in both markets both Commercially and Theatrically. National Campaigns & Commercials for major brands like: Toyota, McDonalds, AT&T, Gas Stations 76 among others. Ivan was featured in the National Spanish Morning show: "Despierta America" on a two-day segment followed by a Live Interview with the show hosts. Ivan was awarded the Sinergia Award for acting at the Frida Kahlo Theater in Los Angeles in 2018 and the Best Performance in Monologue by the Dallas Latino Theater Festival in 2009. In addition to acting Ivan is also a producer working in the fields of Audio Dubbing, Voice Overs and ADR for over 8yrs at Voxx Studios LLC. As theater producer Ivan co-produced the play: "Are you bringing something for Mexico?" directed by Juan Parada and was success among the Los Angeles Latino Theater Community and the play: "All City" by Carlos Sanchez for the 10 Min Theater Festival in 2019. Ivan Bernal received a Recognition by The Los Angeles City Mayor Eric Garcetti for his contributions to the Los Angeles Arts and Culture.
In Collaboration with:
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
ALL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE BEING MATCHED UP TO $1,000 FOR THE FINAL WEEK! LET'S REACH 100%
Driftin’ on a Memory is a dramedy about Drew, the oldest of three Chicano brothers, trying to force his father back to rehab after he has a bad relapse at a lonely bus stop. Drew shows his father an old photo of when they were happy together at the batting cages, hoping it's enough but with the help of his two brothers, Ben and Jeremy, Drew learns that something has to give or he'll lose everything. This is a very personal film about loving people in your life who struggle and what that does to your other relationships. These characters mourn but also welcome their future. It is loosely inspired by a real event that the writer/director experienced but it might be something plenty of people relate to. "Someone once asked me if I'll get a tattoo to pay respects to my late father but telling this story is how I'll do that."
THE THEMES
Brotherhood
Three Brothers who come together after being disconnected for a long time.
Addiction
A father who battles his addiction but cares for his boys.
Chicano Love
Whether it's the lowrider oldies Dad showed them or the way they talk, these characters wear their culture with pride.
THE WHY
This short film breaks down a lot of topics that are not discussed in the Latino community and those Latinos who have read the story emphasize to us "This is a story that needs to be told- especially for us". Latino families are very prideful and will do anything for each other, sometimes that causes tension. The Mexican men in this film are not what you're used to seeing in other films, they look and act different from each other, representation that matters.
THE LOOK
Think Beautiful Boy meets Iron Claw but you know, with Mexicans.
THE NEED
¡Tenemos que pagar por todo esto! Cameras cost money and so does paying actors and crew! We've broken down the cost and every dollar you contribute will go straight into making this film a reality. We're hoping to have the cast and crew be primarily Mexican-American but we want to ensure we pay everyone right! We've got a script ready to go into production and a crew that's eager to get started pero we need some money to get started! We're hoping to start principal filming in May!
Once we reach these amounts we can start each of these steps!
$5,000 - PRE-PRODUCTION
Casting, Hiring Crew
$7,500 - PRODUCTION
Equipment, Location
$10,000 - POST-PRODUCTION
Editing, Composing
$13,000 - FILM FESTIVAL
Submissions, Marketing
THE TEAM
CREW
Writer/Director: Angel Ruvalcaba Jr.
Angel Ruvalcaba is a Mexican-American producer, writer, and director with several years of experience in animation and live-action. Born and raised in Sylmar, CA, Angel moved to Mesa, AZ where he studied filmmaking at Arizona State University and had his film screened at a film festival. Angel has received awards from film festivals for his visual effects work as a VFX Supervisor and prides himself on being a jack of all trades! He is a LatinX in Animation charter member and was one of the first professors to teach animation for the Latino Film Institute’s Youth Cinema Project.
As a Production Coordinator/Assistant at Walt Disney Animation Studios, Angel works on a variety of large-scale productions such as Encanto, Zootopia+, and theme park attractions. Over the last two years, Angel has been in the Creative Legacy department and worked on projects that span theme parks, commercials, hotels, and cruise lines such as the upcoming Tiana's Bayou Adventure the new water attraction hitting the Disney parks soon! Angel is also co-producing an animated short film "Pollo Punch". Angel is the first member of his family to graduate high school and college and is constantly looking for ways to make his family proud. Angel feels very strongly about having the right representation in Film/TV and this film is just the beginning of that.
Producer: Carlos Mendez
Is a DACAmented filmmaker born in Mexico City, residing in Los Angeles, CA since three years of age. Carlos has worked on live television shows, News stations, directed live sports events, documentaries and short films.
Carlos is a first generation college graduate, he received his Bachelor's Degree in Film and Television studies in 2016 from CSULB. His filmography has won Best Picture awards under campus film festivals and his work has been recognized in a variety of media outlets; such as, Univision, Telemundo, EFE, Uproxx, La Opinion and many others. He has dedicated his filmography to telling the stories of the undocumented community. Carlos is the founder of UndocuCinema, an organization dedicated to advocate and support undocumented artists in the film and television industry.
His current filmography includes the short Documentary film ‘Con Mascaras y Sin Papeles’ and his first stop motion animation project ‘Encaged Love’, both have been awarded film festival recognition and awards. As he forms part of Latinx in Animation, he hopes to continue to advocate for inclusion in all aspects of cinema. Carlos is also co-producing an animated short film "Roots".
Producer: Soraya Gonzalez
is a biracial Latina producer with experience working post-production social media management on the award-winning documentary feature film 26.2 TO LIFE as well as producing live-action short and feature films.
A Los Angeles native with a recent bachelor's degree from Cal State University Northridge in film and media production alongside her minor in business management, Soraya has been working on establishing herself in the film industry.
Soraya recently joined the Verloren Productions team as a Producer and has been co-producing multiple short films with two feature films in the works.
Director of Photography: Carlo Tonda
Carlo Tonda is an award-winning Los Angeles-based filmmaker, originally from Guatemala. He has worked with numerous global brands, production companies and artists, including Netflix, HBO, Paramount Pictures, E! News, Coca-Cola, Facebook, Oculus Rift, Resident Evil, Snapchat and Lady Gaga. His credits span countless commercials, documentaries, music videos, short films, feature films and TV shows.
He has worked repeatedly with Goya winner (Spanish Academy Award) cinematographer Raquel Gallego (Black Widow, Iron Man 2), Emmy nominated director of photography Sion Michel (Memoirs of a Geisha, Collateral, Green Lantern), cinematographer Lisa Rinzler (Academy Award winning short Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone, If You're a Girl) and Emmy winners Greg Whiteley, Jonathan Nicholas and Chelsea Yarnell (Netflix's Last Chance U, Netflix's Cheer).
As a cinematographer, he’s best known for the film Aguanta, which won the award for Best Feature Film at the 2021 Marina Del Rey Film Festival, and was selected to screen at BraveMaker Film Fest, Sacramento International Film Festival and Youth Chicago Film Festival, among others. He also shot Bloom, a short starring Mexican star Sebastian Dante (Netflix's El Rey: Vicente Fernandez, Netflix's Who's a Good Boy). His accollades include the 2023 Silver Telly for his work in the commercial The Gift of Time for Hospital Non-Profit Adventist Health.
He wrote, directed and shot Cata, a short film that garnered several awards and was screened at festivals throughout the world, including the Festival Ícaro Centroamérica (the largest Academy Award-qualifying festival in the sub-continent), Buenos Aires International Film Festival, Los Angeles Live Score Film Festival, Sunscreen Film Festival West, #AmLatino Film Festival, etc.
Casting Director: Ivan Bernal
Ivan Bernal is an Actor & Producer from Mexico, raised in Dallas, Texas. With over 12 years of professional acting experience in the fields of Film , Theater (30+ Productions in both English & Spanish) Television, V.O. Video Games and Commercials. Some of his recent credits include: A recurring role in MARVEL's First ever Spanish podcast "WOLVERINE: LA LARGA NOCHE" out now on all major platforms and a supporting role in The Beta Test premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and Tribeca Film Festival directed by award winning Jim Cummings. Ivan also had a guest star role in Telemundo's Soap Opera "Bajo el Mismo Cielo", Netflix: "La Casa de Las Flores - English Dubbing SEASONS 1 - 3, Netflix's Real Rob with Rob Schneider and was a series regular in Cine Sony's Mini Series Comedy: "La Vida Es Como el Cine". Ivan is a proud member of the Sag/Aftra Union for Actors. Being fully bilingual he's been able to work in both markets both Commercially and Theatrically. National Campaigns & Commercials for major brands like: Toyota, McDonalds, AT&T, Gas Stations 76 among others. Ivan was featured in the National Spanish Morning show: "Despierta America" on a two-day segment followed by a Live Interview with the show hosts. Ivan was awarded the Sinergia Award for acting at the Frida Kahlo Theater in Los Angeles in 2018 and the Best Performance in Monologue by the Dallas Latino Theater Festival in 2009. In addition to acting Ivan is also a producer working in the fields of Audio Dubbing, Voice Overs and ADR for over 8yrs at Voxx Studios LLC. As theater producer Ivan co-produced the play: "Are you bringing something for Mexico?" directed by Juan Parada and was success among the Los Angeles Latino Theater Community and the play: "All City" by Carlos Sanchez for the 10 Min Theater Festival in 2019. Ivan Bernal received a Recognition by The Los Angeles City Mayor Eric Garcetti for his contributions to the Los Angeles Arts and Culture.
In Collaboration with:
Cast coming very soon!
Also featuring music from the up-and-coming Chicano Oldies musician Johnny David!
THE ASK
- Contribute financially to our campaign
- Share our campaign with others
- Interact with our Instagram account
to help us spread the word about this project, and spark discussions
around ways to help those affected by addiction.
GRACIAS! THANK YOU! for reading and we'll see you on the other side!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Crew
Costs $2,000
We gotta make sure we pay the crew for all their hard work!
Costume, Makeup & Hair
Costs $500
None of the characters will be wearing swapmeet shirts but they will need costumes, makeup, and hair done!
Insurance & Permits
Costs $1,500
We gotta make sure we're protected with insurance and permits.
Craft / Catering
Costs $250
It'll be a mostly Mexican crew so yeah we're having tamales.
Cast
Costs $2,000
Gotta pay our brothers, literally.
Music
Costs $200
There is a moment in the film with a song and it might be an oldie, with your help!
Lighting
Costs $600
Have to make sure the homies look good in the shot.
Sound
Costs $1,000
How will we hear these brothers talk about their feelings without good audio?
Camera
Costs $2,000
An intense drama like this needs to look as good as it possible can.
Post Production
Costs $500
We can't stand by as the editors ready to cut the movie together.
Film Festival
Costs $300
We're going to have a good time submitting the film to several festivals.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
The Team:
Writer/Director: Angel Ruvalcaba Jr.
Angel Ruvalcaba is a Mexican-American producer, writer, and director with several years of experience in animation and live-action. Born and raised in Sylmar, CA, Angel moved to Mesa, AZ where he studied filmmaking at Arizona State University and had his film screened at a film festival. Angel has received awards from film festivals for his visual effects work as a VFX Supervisor and prides himself on being a jack of all trades! He is a LatinX in Animation charter member and was one of the first professors to teach animation for the Latino Film Institute’s Youth Cinema Project.
As a Production Coordinator/Assistant at Walt Disney Animation Studios, Angel works on a variety of large-scale productions such as Encanto, Zootopia+, and theme park attractions. Over the last two years, Angel has been in the Creative Legacy department and worked on projects that span theme parks, commercials, hotels, and cruise lines such as the upcoming Tiana's Bayou Adventure the new water attraction hitting the Disney parks soon! Angel is also co-producing an animated short film "Pollo Punch". Angel is the first member of his family to graduate high school and college and is constantly looking for ways to make his family proud. Angel feels very strongly about having the right representation in Film/TV and this film is just the beginning of that.
Associate Producer: Carlos Mendez
Is a DACAmented filmmaker born in Mexico City, residing in Los Angeles, CA since three years of age. Carlos has worked on live television shows, News stations, directed live sports events, documentaries and short films.
Carlos is a first generation college graduate, he received his Bachelor's Degree in Film and Television studies in 2016 from CSULB. His filmography has won Best Picture awards under campus film festivals and his work has been recognized in a variety of media outlets; such as, Univision, Telemundo, EFE, Uproxx, La Opinion and many others. He has dedicated his filmography to telling the stories of the undocumented community. Carlos is the founder of UndocuCinema, an organization dedicated to advocate and support undocumented artists in the film and television industry.
His current filmography includes the short Documentary film ‘Con Mascaras y Sin Papeles’ and his first stop motion animation project ‘Encaged Love’, both have been awarded film festival recognition and awards. As he forms part of Latinx in Animation, he hopes to continue to advocate for inclusion in all aspects of cinema. Carlos is also co-producing an animated short film "Roots".
Producer: Soraya Gonzalez
is a biracial Latina producer with experience working post-production social media management on the award-winning documentary feature film 26.2 TO LIFE as well as producing live-action short and feature films.
A Los Angeles native with a recent bachelor's degree from Cal State University Northridge in film and media production alongside her minor in business management, Soraya has been working on establishing herself in the film industry.
Soraya recently joined the Verloren Productions team as a Producer and has been co-producing multiple short films with two feature films in the works.
Director of Photography: Carlo Tonda
Carlo Tonda is an award-winning Los Angeles-based filmmaker, originally from Guatemala. He has worked with numerous global brands, production companies and artists, including Netflix, HBO, Paramount Pictures, E! News, Coca-Cola, Facebook, Oculus Rift, Resident Evil, Snapchat and Lady Gaga. His credits span countless commercials, documentaries, music videos, short films, feature films and TV shows.
He has worked repeatedly with Goya winner (Spanish Academy Award) cinematographer Raquel Gallego (Black Widow, Iron Man 2), Emmy nominated director of photography Sion Michel (Memoirs of a Geisha, Collateral, Green Lantern), cinematographer Lisa Rinzler (Academy Award winning short Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone, If You're a Girl) and Emmy winners Greg Whiteley, Jonathan Nicholas and Chelsea Yarnell (Netflix's Last Chance U, Netflix's Cheer).
As a cinematographer, he’s best known for the film Aguanta, which won the award for Best Feature Film at the 2021 Marina Del Rey Film Festival, and was selected to screen at BraveMaker Film Fest, Sacramento International Film Festival and Youth Chicago Film Festival, among others. He also shot Bloom, a short starring Mexican star Sebastian Dante (Netflix's El Rey: Vicente Fernandez, Netflix's Who's a Good Boy). His accollades include the 2023 Silver Telly for his work in the commercial The Gift of Time for Hospital Non-Profit Adventist Health.
He wrote, directed and shot Cata, a short film that garnered several awards and was screened at festivals throughout the world, including the Festival Ícaro Centroamérica (the largest Academy Award-qualifying festival in the sub-continent), Buenos Aires International Film Festival, Los Angeles Live Score Film Festival, Sunscreen Film Festival West, #AmLatino Film Festival, etc.
Casting Director: Ivan Bernal
Ivan Bernal is an Actor & Producer from Mexico, raised in Dallas, Texas. With over 12 years of professional acting experience in the fields of Film , Theater (30+ Productions in both English & Spanish) Television, V.O. Video Games and Commercials. Some of his recent credits include: A recurring role in MARVEL's First ever Spanish podcast "WOLVERINE: LA LARGA NOCHE" out now on all major platforms and a supporting role in The Beta Test premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and Tribeca Film Festival directed by award winning Jim Cummings. Ivan also had a guest star role in Telemundo's Soap Opera "Bajo el Mismo Cielo", Netflix: "La Casa de Las Flores - English Dubbing SEASONS 1 - 3, Netflix's Real Rob with Rob Schneider and was a series regular in Cine Sony's Mini Series Comedy: "La Vida Es Como el Cine". Ivan is a proud member of the Sag/Aftra Union for Actors. Being fully bilingual he's been able to work in both markets both Commercially and Theatrically. National Campaigns & Commercials for major brands like: Toyota, McDonalds, AT&T, Gas Stations 76 among others. Ivan was featured in the National Spanish Morning show: "Despierta America" on a two-day segment followed by a Live Interview with the show hosts. Ivan was awarded the Sinergia Award for acting at the Frida Kahlo Theater in Los Angeles in 2018 and the Best Performance in Monologue by the Dallas Latino Theater Festival in 2009. In addition to acting Ivan is also a producer working in the fields of Audio Dubbing, Voice Overs and ADR for over 8yrs at Voxx Studios LLC. As theater producer Ivan co-produced the play: "Are you bringing something for Mexico?" directed by Juan Parada and was success among the Los Angeles Latino Theater Community and the play: "All City" by Carlos Sanchez for the 10 Min Theater Festival in 2019. Ivan Bernal received a Recognition by The Los Angeles City Mayor Eric Garcetti for his contributions to the Los Angeles Arts and Culture.
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