'eighty-six'
Jersey City, New Jersey | Film Short
Drama
‘eighty-six’ is a slice of life drama following a young waitress who must choose between her passion and practicality after meeting a customer who makes her feel human for the first time. This film is a love letter to all those who have worked in the food service industry, giving them their flowers.
'eighty-six'
Jersey City, New Jersey | Film Short
Drama
1 Campaigns | New Jersey, United States
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Goal: $10,000 for production
‘eighty-six’ is a slice of life drama following a young waitress who must choose between her passion and practicality after meeting a customer who makes her feel human for the first time. This film is a love letter to all those who have worked in the food service industry, giving them their flowers.
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Sunday morning brunch: Two eggs over easy, orange juice carafe, couple of pancakes, and the waitress serving your meal.
Daniela Marie de Guzman has been serving at The Juniper for well over four summers and has perfected her waitressing script to a tee. Feeling completely drained by her workplace and the people in it, Daniela Marie has considered leaving the job behind in pursuit of her passions. On one of her busiest days of work, she meets Jacqueline Davis who makes Daniela Marie feel human again. Within their conversation, Daniela Marie finds a refreshing faith and genuineness in human nature.
The name ‘eighty-six’ derives from common restaurant lingo.
If a customer were to not want something in their meal, the quickest way for a waiter to represent that is to notate ‘86’. This title highlights Daniela Marie's dismissal of her job as well as how she is inspired to ultimately leave the work behind and chase her dream.
‘eighty-six’ presents the notion of a power dynamic between waitress and customer.
Is the customer always right? Do they truly understand what waitresses experience? Is the food service industry flawed through its tipping system? By sharing this film in a slice-of-life narrative, ‘eighty-six’ aims to answer these questions in the most realistic food service scenarios.
M&S - Spend it Well (2017)
Baby Driver (2017)
Daisy Jones & the Six (2023)
DANIELA MARIE'S WORLD
My goal for this project is to make something real. Using the chaos of a Sunday morning brunch to set the scene of our film, we aim to showcase what a true restaurant environment is like behind the scenes. Fully packed resaturant, natural morning sunlight, and plenty of small talk.
I have spent several summers working as a waiter, and there has only been one customer that truly made me feel like a person.
In the food service industry, you tend to forget your own humanity and become a cog in a 9-5 machine. I want to share that experience through this film and highlight that customer I will always take inspiration from. ‘eighty-six’ is for those who have worked service jobs and also for those who haven’t. This story is a love letter to those who have put in the hours and give them their flowers; at the same time, it is also showing those who have never experienced food service work what it is truly like behind the scenes. I want to highlight what I believe to be the true human experience and show that inspiration can come from anywhere - even if it’s from a singular conversation.
Our base budget goal for this film is $10,000.
Please consider leaving a generous tip for this campaign. Please share this campaign and spread the word. Any tip large or small would be greatly appreciated.
Follow our storytelling process! Your support will help us achieve our goal in telling the best story possible!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP! We cannot wait to make ‘eighty-six’ together!
And most importantly, always remember to tip your servers!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Location
Costs $2,500
Our story takes place in one restaurant, so we are looking for the perfect location to do the job.
Equipment
Costs $2,500
'eighty-six' has a vision! We need to make it look good. Help us obtain the equipment needed.
Catering
Costs $1,500
Can't have hungry customers in our restaurant! Help us feed our cast and crew throughout our production.
Production Design
Costs $1,000
Every plate of food counts! Even keeping your uniform nice and clean.
Festival Circuit
Costs $750
We want to share our story and message to all of those who could relate to the food service industry experience, giving them their flowers.
Post Production
Costs $1,250
Gotta mix all the ingredients in the recipe together! Help us get the highest quality post production materials that this story deserves.
Transportation
Costs $500
Corner! Help us get our equipment safely to production every day.
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About This Team
'eighty-six' Core Team
A look into our head chefs running the main kitchen. In our bustling restaurant, we are packed with cooks, servers, and hostesses to deliver a quality meal service!
Dominick N. Parungao - Director/Writer
Dominick is a Filipino-American award winning film director and cinematographer in the NJ/NY space. Born and raised in Voorhees, New Jersey, Dominick graduated from Montclair State University with a BFA in Filmmaking. Passionate in all his work, Dominick strives to culminate all his experiences throughout production to create an efficient and enjoyable on-set environment. Most importantly, he wants to share his voice as a creative and share his love of visual storytelling through the art of filmmaking.
His previous directorial work, Forgive Me, Father, has been recognized in the festival circuit such as Oniros Film Awards and New York Lift-Off Festival. Continuing his love for storytelling, Dominick is driven to share a work environment he is very familiar with through the project of 'eighty-six'. With this project, Dominick wants to give flowers to those who have worked in the service industry and provide a behind-the-scenes look to those who have not. Dominick aims to tell stories with a true level of authenticity with his fellow collaborators and uplift underrepresented communities through his filmmaking.
Seth Imperial - Associate Producer
Seth Imperial is an award-winning Filipino film director; creating narrative films from his experiences and applying them to a world that serves as an escape from our own. His films have screen at carious festivals and locations, most notably at The Director's Guild of America in Los Angeles for the KINO Film Festival last year. With an unwavering passion and dedication to his craft, Seth seeks to explore universal themes through a unique, cinematic lens that resonates with audiences worldwide. Whether exploring human connection, identity, or even the end of the world, Seth's films invites viewers to journey beyond the ordinary and into the extraordinary.
Seth is excited and honored to help Dominick fulfill his vision with this amazing film as his location manager and fellow producer. <3
Richard Cruz - Associate Producer
Richard Cruz is a Montclair State graduate with a Bachelors degree in Television and Digital Media. Although his background is television heavy, he has a hand within the film space. Typically serving as a Key Grip or Grip on film sets. Richard recently discovered he would like to experience different roles within the film industry. He is grateful and is looking forward to being an Associate Producer for Dominick's up-and-coming project, 'eighty-six'.
Rohita Gedala - Producer
Rohita Gedala is an award-winning Telugu American filmmaker and freelance Creative Producer based in the New Jersey/New York area. After spending time in Paris, Boston, and the Netherlands, she became the first South Asian woman to graduate from Emerson’s Global BFA program. Following her international experience, her work in the New York entertainment scene has ranged from assisting brands such as Kolkata Chai Company, Netflix’s Indian Matchmaking, and Red Bull, to collaborating with collectives like And/Aur and Popshift, as well as managing artist relations within the budding South Asian music scene.
Her narrative work has been recognized by festivals including the Chicago South Asian Film Festival and the UK Asian Film Festival, where she was later invited to serve as a judge for the Short Film Competition. Guided by the belief that “you can’t push culture without capital,” Rohita aims to continue uplifting fellow creatives and collaborating on projects that reimagine how mainstream media portrays our communities.
Samantha Herrera - Consulting Producer
Samantha Herrera (she/her) is a queer, Filipina filmmaker born and raised in Queens, New York City. Her roots began in theatre at LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. She trained at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, Hunter College and London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Saint Vegas, is the first narrative film she has directed, written and produced which is currently in its festival run. It had its World Premiere at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 2025 and will internationally premiere in Quezon City, Philippines hosted by Cine Balikbayan. In addition, she played the lead with an all-Filipino cast in a Canadian-based film Goodbye, with a Side of Lechon (dir: King Louie Palomo) which is currently in post-production.
Currently, she is playing the lead role of Sabine in the film, DIWATA (dir: Shea Formanes), slated to shoot this November 2025 in Seattle.
Aside from directing and acting, Samantha works at her alma mater at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City, teaches yoga and runs a Filipino food pop-up business called Tikman Mo Ko @tikman.mo.ko with her partner.
Juan Ospina - Director of Photography
Juan Ospina is a freelance Director of Photography based in New Jersey. As a freelance cinematographer, he has experience with working both commercial and narrative projects along with shooting in 16mm. Juan is super excited to be working on this with my close friends and super talented individuals!
Amber Elefante - Production Designer
Amber Elefante is a Film Director/Assistant Director located in New Jersey. She has a huge passion for production design and is so excited to bring 'eighty-six' to life. Amber enjoys being a part of stories that enables voices to be heard and believes this will definitely be one of those stories!
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Hunter Clark - Casting Director
Hunter Clark is an East Coast-based Director, Writer, Producer, and Casting Director, specializing in character-driven stories inspired by family, community, and sports. He believes storytelling brings people together. His work ranges from small, guerilla projects like Our Last Steps which showcases his resourcefulness in filmmaking to documentaries such as Craft focusing on young athletes’ mental health, and series pilots like Open Gym about the fading presence of community centers.
Currently, he is developing a sports drama/sociological thriller on concussions in youth athletics, aiming to raise awareness and unite audiences through impactful storytelling.
Frank Cettina - Editor
Frank Cettina is an award-winning editor from New Jersey with nearly seven years of experience. His work focuses on the emotional power of subtle details and quiet moments, aiming to create stories that linger long after they end.
Jillian Patino - Social Media Media Manager
Jillian Alexa Villa-Real Patiño is a graduate from Montclair State University with a B.S in Exercise Science and a concentration in Pre-Clinical Studies.
She is passionate about helping people through the healthcare field, but also has passion for being creative. Ultimately in both fields, healthcare and film, she finds happiness in watching someone/something grow to become stronger and successful. She hopes her contributions to the 'eighty-six' film makes Dominick proud, and she cannot wait to watch the film grow strong and successful with the help of its team.
What is 345 Pictures & Media?
345 PM is a start up production company founded by Dominick Niñal Parungao, Seth Imperial, and Richard Cruz.
From our mission to yours: 345 PM strives to become better curators and help aspiring artists achieve their visions.
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
Sunday morning brunch: Two eggs over easy, orange juice carafe, couple of pancakes, and the waitress serving your meal.
Daniela Marie de Guzman has been serving at The Juniper for well over four summers and has perfected her waitressing script to a tee. Feeling completely drained by her workplace and the people in it, Daniela Marie has considered leaving the job behind in pursuit of her passions. On one of her busiest days of work, she meets Jacqueline Davis who makes Daniela Marie feel human again. Within their conversation, Daniela Marie finds a refreshing faith and genuineness in human nature.
The name ‘eighty-six’ derives from common restaurant lingo.
If a customer were to not want something in their meal, the quickest way for a waiter to represent that is to notate ‘86’. This title highlights Daniela Marie's dismissal of her job as well as how she is inspired to ultimately leave the work behind and chase her dream.
‘eighty-six’ presents the notion of a power dynamic between waitress and customer.
Is the customer always right? Do they truly understand what waitresses experience? Is the food service industry flawed through its tipping system? By sharing this film in a slice-of-life narrative, ‘eighty-six’ aims to answer these questions in the most realistic food service scenarios.
M&S - Spend it Well (2017)
Baby Driver (2017)
Daisy Jones & the Six (2023)
DANIELA MARIE'S WORLD
My goal for this project is to make something real. Using the chaos of a Sunday morning brunch to set the scene of our film, we aim to showcase what a true restaurant environment is like behind the scenes. Fully packed resaturant, natural morning sunlight, and plenty of small talk.
I have spent several summers working as a waiter, and there has only been one customer that truly made me feel like a person.
In the food service industry, you tend to forget your own humanity and become a cog in a 9-5 machine. I want to share that experience through this film and highlight that customer I will always take inspiration from. ‘eighty-six’ is for those who have worked service jobs and also for those who haven’t. This story is a love letter to those who have put in the hours and give them their flowers; at the same time, it is also showing those who have never experienced food service work what it is truly like behind the scenes. I want to highlight what I believe to be the true human experience and show that inspiration can come from anywhere - even if it’s from a singular conversation.
Our base budget goal for this film is $10,000.
Please consider leaving a generous tip for this campaign. Please share this campaign and spread the word. Any tip large or small would be greatly appreciated.
Follow our storytelling process! Your support will help us achieve our goal in telling the best story possible!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP! We cannot wait to make ‘eighty-six’ together!
And most importantly, always remember to tip your servers!
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Location
Costs $2,500
Our story takes place in one restaurant, so we are looking for the perfect location to do the job.
Equipment
Costs $2,500
'eighty-six' has a vision! We need to make it look good. Help us obtain the equipment needed.
Catering
Costs $1,500
Can't have hungry customers in our restaurant! Help us feed our cast and crew throughout our production.
Production Design
Costs $1,000
Every plate of food counts! Even keeping your uniform nice and clean.
Festival Circuit
Costs $750
We want to share our story and message to all of those who could relate to the food service industry experience, giving them their flowers.
Post Production
Costs $1,250
Gotta mix all the ingredients in the recipe together! Help us get the highest quality post production materials that this story deserves.
Transportation
Costs $500
Corner! Help us get our equipment safely to production every day.
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
'eighty-six' Core Team
A look into our head chefs running the main kitchen. In our bustling restaurant, we are packed with cooks, servers, and hostesses to deliver a quality meal service!
Dominick N. Parungao - Director/Writer
Dominick is a Filipino-American award winning film director and cinematographer in the NJ/NY space. Born and raised in Voorhees, New Jersey, Dominick graduated from Montclair State University with a BFA in Filmmaking. Passionate in all his work, Dominick strives to culminate all his experiences throughout production to create an efficient and enjoyable on-set environment. Most importantly, he wants to share his voice as a creative and share his love of visual storytelling through the art of filmmaking.
His previous directorial work, Forgive Me, Father, has been recognized in the festival circuit such as Oniros Film Awards and New York Lift-Off Festival. Continuing his love for storytelling, Dominick is driven to share a work environment he is very familiar with through the project of 'eighty-six'. With this project, Dominick wants to give flowers to those who have worked in the service industry and provide a behind-the-scenes look to those who have not. Dominick aims to tell stories with a true level of authenticity with his fellow collaborators and uplift underrepresented communities through his filmmaking.
Seth Imperial - Associate Producer
Seth Imperial is an award-winning Filipino film director; creating narrative films from his experiences and applying them to a world that serves as an escape from our own. His films have screen at carious festivals and locations, most notably at The Director's Guild of America in Los Angeles for the KINO Film Festival last year. With an unwavering passion and dedication to his craft, Seth seeks to explore universal themes through a unique, cinematic lens that resonates with audiences worldwide. Whether exploring human connection, identity, or even the end of the world, Seth's films invites viewers to journey beyond the ordinary and into the extraordinary.
Seth is excited and honored to help Dominick fulfill his vision with this amazing film as his location manager and fellow producer. <3
Richard Cruz - Associate Producer
Richard Cruz is a Montclair State graduate with a Bachelors degree in Television and Digital Media. Although his background is television heavy, he has a hand within the film space. Typically serving as a Key Grip or Grip on film sets. Richard recently discovered he would like to experience different roles within the film industry. He is grateful and is looking forward to being an Associate Producer for Dominick's up-and-coming project, 'eighty-six'.
Rohita Gedala - Producer
Rohita Gedala is an award-winning Telugu American filmmaker and freelance Creative Producer based in the New Jersey/New York area. After spending time in Paris, Boston, and the Netherlands, she became the first South Asian woman to graduate from Emerson’s Global BFA program. Following her international experience, her work in the New York entertainment scene has ranged from assisting brands such as Kolkata Chai Company, Netflix’s Indian Matchmaking, and Red Bull, to collaborating with collectives like And/Aur and Popshift, as well as managing artist relations within the budding South Asian music scene.
Her narrative work has been recognized by festivals including the Chicago South Asian Film Festival and the UK Asian Film Festival, where she was later invited to serve as a judge for the Short Film Competition. Guided by the belief that “you can’t push culture without capital,” Rohita aims to continue uplifting fellow creatives and collaborating on projects that reimagine how mainstream media portrays our communities.
Samantha Herrera - Consulting Producer
Samantha Herrera (she/her) is a queer, Filipina filmmaker born and raised in Queens, New York City. Her roots began in theatre at LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. She trained at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, Hunter College and London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Saint Vegas, is the first narrative film she has directed, written and produced which is currently in its festival run. It had its World Premiere at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 2025 and will internationally premiere in Quezon City, Philippines hosted by Cine Balikbayan. In addition, she played the lead with an all-Filipino cast in a Canadian-based film Goodbye, with a Side of Lechon (dir: King Louie Palomo) which is currently in post-production.
Currently, she is playing the lead role of Sabine in the film, DIWATA (dir: Shea Formanes), slated to shoot this November 2025 in Seattle.
Aside from directing and acting, Samantha works at her alma mater at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City, teaches yoga and runs a Filipino food pop-up business called Tikman Mo Ko @tikman.mo.ko with her partner.
Juan Ospina - Director of Photography
Juan Ospina is a freelance Director of Photography based in New Jersey. As a freelance cinematographer, he has experience with working both commercial and narrative projects along with shooting in 16mm. Juan is super excited to be working on this with my close friends and super talented individuals!
Amber Elefante - Production Designer
Amber Elefante is a Film Director/Assistant Director located in New Jersey. She has a huge passion for production design and is so excited to bring 'eighty-six' to life. Amber enjoys being a part of stories that enables voices to be heard and believes this will definitely be one of those stories!
Hunter Clark - Casting Director
Hunter Clark is an East Coast-based Director, Writer, Producer, and Casting Director, specializing in character-driven stories inspired by family, community, and sports. He believes storytelling brings people together. His work ranges from small, guerilla projects like Our Last Steps which showcases his resourcefulness in filmmaking to documentaries such as Craft focusing on young athletes’ mental health, and series pilots like Open Gym about the fading presence of community centers.
Currently, he is developing a sports drama/sociological thriller on concussions in youth athletics, aiming to raise awareness and unite audiences through impactful storytelling.
Frank Cettina - Editor
Frank Cettina is an award-winning editor from New Jersey with nearly seven years of experience. His work focuses on the emotional power of subtle details and quiet moments, aiming to create stories that linger long after they end.
Jillian Patino - Social Media Media Manager
Jillian Alexa Villa-Real Patiño is a graduate from Montclair State University with a B.S in Exercise Science and a concentration in Pre-Clinical Studies.
She is passionate about helping people through the healthcare field, but also has passion for being creative. Ultimately in both fields, healthcare and film, she finds happiness in watching someone/something grow to become stronger and successful. She hopes her contributions to the 'eighty-six' film makes Dominick proud, and she cannot wait to watch the film grow strong and successful with the help of its team.
What is 345 Pictures & Media?
345 PM is a start up production company founded by Dominick Niñal Parungao, Seth Imperial, and Richard Cruz.
From our mission to yours: 345 PM strives to become better curators and help aspiring artists achieve their visions.