Naughty Maids
Los Angeles, California | Series
Comedy, LGBTQ
Ramon, the new owner of Naughty Maids wants to impress their only client left. While, Ramon’s ex best friend, Calixto, a wannabe sleuth, suspects the only client of murder and wants to "Judge Judy" the truth. Will they receive 5 stars on Yelp or will they die in the process?
Naughty Maids
Los Angeles, California | Series
Comedy, LGBTQ
1 Campaigns | California, United States
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Ramon, the new owner of Naughty Maids wants to impress their only client left. While, Ramon’s ex best friend, Calixto, a wannabe sleuth, suspects the only client of murder and wants to "Judge Judy" the truth. Will they receive 5 stars on Yelp or will they die in the process?
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
This three-time recognized screenplay talks about how believing in presumptions can lead to deadly conclusions.
This is what happened to Ramon and Calixto's friendship. The more you love them the more painful the sting is. This life experience is told thru a friendship that is uncommonly seen but does exist; a bromance between a queer and a straight person. This film reminds you of the universality of friendship and the uniqueness of it. Also, how fun and insightful can it be to see their issues unfold with a possible death slowly inching towards them?
Where are my Pinoys and Pinays at? Asian content is on the rise. We have seen Beef, The Brother's Sun, Kim's Convenience, and etc.
This is the perfect opportunity to include other Asian stories and exposure outside our East Asian siblings. It is high time to have a Filipino leading man in a sitcom of a Filipino-American and about a Filipino-American.
Create your own content! Tell your own stories! In this impulsive world of Hollywood, taking matters in your own hands is the key to a career longevity and perhaps, getting that big break. I am a trained actor and attended numerous writing workshops. Despite my eagerness and preparedness to work, opportunities don't come easy. So, I created my own opportunity. This is me taking a bold step in securing my space in Hollywood. Join me in this quest!
Take a look at the shenanigans we came up with for our Naughty Maids promo.
Also, this is not my first project. I previously co-wrote, co-produced, and co-acted with - you guessed it right with Julio Vega - our short film entitled Centerpiece. It was warmly welcomed in numerous Film Festivals and was recently nominated Best in Editing at the Las Vegas Short Film Festival.
STRETCH GOOOOOOAAAAALS
Shooting in Los Angeles is very expensive. Our $26,000 goal is the absolute minimum we need to raise for production.
If we raise $30,000 we'll be able to hire a great team of editors, composers, and sound mixers for post production.
If we raise $45,000 we'll be able to rent the dream location Ramon & Calixto will be fussing around!
If we raise $40,000 we'll be able to pay our cast and crew more than the minimum.
If we raise $50,000 we'll be able to afford our dream actor to play LIAM (victim) and Mike (suspect) who we are currently in talks with. You know who you are!
Painting the Visuals (The Look)
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Production and Camera Crew
Costs $5,000
Ramon & Calixto are upgrading from TikTok. They need hardworking professionals to make them look good in-front of the camera.
Camera Crew & Rental/Grip & Electric
Costs $10,000
No make-up and primers can make Ramon & Calixto look crisp and sharp on screen. They need this. Badly.
Art Department and Rentals
Costs $4,500
Ramon & Calixto have a lot of gibberish in their office garage, but none of them are needed in this shoot.
Catering and Craft Services
Costs $2,000
Happy tummy, we are chummy. Ramon & Calixto want to keep it that way.
Film Festival Expenses
Costs $1,000
The world has to see what Ramon & Calixto have been up to.
Permits, Fees, & Insurance
Costs $3,500
Ramon & Calixto are shooting a SAG-AFTRA project and they are SAG-AFTRA abiding citizens.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
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Share this update!
About This Team
Lead: Rommel Rojas was born and raised in Davao, Philippines. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communications from Ateneo de Davao University and moved to the US in 2004. When his corporate stint ended in 2014, he rediscovered his passion in storytelling and attended both UCB and Elizabeth Mestnik Acting Studio for his training. He is a Meisner trained actor.
His recent work includes a short film, entitled Centerpiece, wherein, he co-wrote, produced and acted in, garnering selections in various film festivals. He loves hiking. He has hiked the Half Dome twice and did notable trails in Japan, South Korea, and Spain. His favorite color is green.
Co-Lead: Julio Vega is a Meisner-trained actor whose love for Film and TV developed at a young age.
Growing up, he would spend his afternoons making ‘Spec’ comic strips of his favorite cartoon shows and Chucky home movies with his cousins.
Julio is a proud graduate of UCLA (Go Bruins!!!). He is currently training with Alexa Alemanni at the Bad Pitch Writers Lab and Tess Kirsch at Tess Kirsch Acting Studio. He is an avid horror lover who wishes to write and direct his own horror movies one day.
Director: San-San Onglatco is an L.A. based Filipinx-Chinese filmmaker. She is a 2022 Film Independent Project Involve Directing Fellow and a 2021 Sundance Uprise Grantee. A graduate of AFI Conservatory’s prestigious MFA Directing Program, she holds a Screenwriting Certificate from UCLA and a B.A. in Literature from the Ateneo de Manila University.
She gravitates towards character driven stories about the immigrant experience with an emphasis on the Filipino/a/x diaspora. Her films have screened at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, and LA Shorts, to name a few.
Director of Photography: Yvgeniy Zhuk is an L.A. based cinematographer who was born and raised in Belarus. He emigrated to the US when he was 12 years old. He is a graduate of the distinguished AFI Conservatory MFA Cinematography Program. He holds a B.A. in Film and Media Arts from Temple University in Philadelphia.
Before pursuing an MFA in Cinematography, he worked extensively in the grip and electric, and camera departments. To date, he has completed over 300 productions including short films, features, music videos, commercials, and web series. The films he lensed have screened at Outfest, LA Shorts, Beverly Hills Film Festival, and more. He has also shot music videos for artists like Jaden Smith and 2 Chainz.
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
This three-time recognized screenplay talks about how believing in presumptions can lead to deadly conclusions.
This is what happened to Ramon and Calixto's friendship. The more you love them the more painful the sting is. This life experience is told thru a friendship that is uncommonly seen but does exist; a bromance between a queer and a straight person. This film reminds you of the universality of friendship and the uniqueness of it. Also, how fun and insightful can it be to see their issues unfold with a possible death slowly inching towards them?
Where are my Pinoys and Pinays at? Asian content is on the rise. We have seen Beef, The Brother's Sun, Kim's Convenience, and etc.
This is the perfect opportunity to include other Asian stories and exposure outside our East Asian siblings. It is high time to have a Filipino leading man in a sitcom of a Filipino-American and about a Filipino-American.
Create your own content! Tell your own stories! In this impulsive world of Hollywood, taking matters in your own hands is the key to a career longevity and perhaps, getting that big break. I am a trained actor and attended numerous writing workshops. Despite my eagerness and preparedness to work, opportunities don't come easy. So, I created my own opportunity. This is me taking a bold step in securing my space in Hollywood. Join me in this quest!
Take a look at the shenanigans we came up with for our Naughty Maids promo.
Also, this is not my first project. I previously co-wrote, co-produced, and co-acted with - you guessed it right with Julio Vega - our short film entitled Centerpiece. It was warmly welcomed in numerous Film Festivals and was recently nominated Best in Editing at the Las Vegas Short Film Festival.
STRETCH GOOOOOOAAAAALS
Shooting in Los Angeles is very expensive. Our $26,000 goal is the absolute minimum we need to raise for production.
If we raise $30,000 we'll be able to hire a great team of editors, composers, and sound mixers for post production.
If we raise $45,000 we'll be able to rent the dream location Ramon & Calixto will be fussing around!
If we raise $40,000 we'll be able to pay our cast and crew more than the minimum.
If we raise $50,000 we'll be able to afford our dream actor to play LIAM (victim) and Mike (suspect) who we are currently in talks with. You know who you are!
Painting the Visuals (The Look)
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Production and Camera Crew
Costs $5,000
Ramon & Calixto are upgrading from TikTok. They need hardworking professionals to make them look good in-front of the camera.
Camera Crew & Rental/Grip & Electric
Costs $10,000
No make-up and primers can make Ramon & Calixto look crisp and sharp on screen. They need this. Badly.
Art Department and Rentals
Costs $4,500
Ramon & Calixto have a lot of gibberish in their office garage, but none of them are needed in this shoot.
Catering and Craft Services
Costs $2,000
Happy tummy, we are chummy. Ramon & Calixto want to keep it that way.
Film Festival Expenses
Costs $1,000
The world has to see what Ramon & Calixto have been up to.
Permits, Fees, & Insurance
Costs $3,500
Ramon & Calixto are shooting a SAG-AFTRA project and they are SAG-AFTRA abiding citizens.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
Lead: Rommel Rojas was born and raised in Davao, Philippines. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communications from Ateneo de Davao University and moved to the US in 2004. When his corporate stint ended in 2014, he rediscovered his passion in storytelling and attended both UCB and Elizabeth Mestnik Acting Studio for his training. He is a Meisner trained actor.
His recent work includes a short film, entitled Centerpiece, wherein, he co-wrote, produced and acted in, garnering selections in various film festivals. He loves hiking. He has hiked the Half Dome twice and did notable trails in Japan, South Korea, and Spain. His favorite color is green.
Co-Lead: Julio Vega is a Meisner-trained actor whose love for Film and TV developed at a young age.
Growing up, he would spend his afternoons making ‘Spec’ comic strips of his favorite cartoon shows and Chucky home movies with his cousins.
Julio is a proud graduate of UCLA (Go Bruins!!!). He is currently training with Alexa Alemanni at the Bad Pitch Writers Lab and Tess Kirsch at Tess Kirsch Acting Studio. He is an avid horror lover who wishes to write and direct his own horror movies one day.
Director: San-San Onglatco is an L.A. based Filipinx-Chinese filmmaker. She is a 2022 Film Independent Project Involve Directing Fellow and a 2021 Sundance Uprise Grantee. A graduate of AFI Conservatory’s prestigious MFA Directing Program, she holds a Screenwriting Certificate from UCLA and a B.A. in Literature from the Ateneo de Manila University.
She gravitates towards character driven stories about the immigrant experience with an emphasis on the Filipino/a/x diaspora. Her films have screened at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, and LA Shorts, to name a few.
Director of Photography: Yvgeniy Zhuk is an L.A. based cinematographer who was born and raised in Belarus. He emigrated to the US when he was 12 years old. He is a graduate of the distinguished AFI Conservatory MFA Cinematography Program. He holds a B.A. in Film and Media Arts from Temple University in Philadelphia.
Before pursuing an MFA in Cinematography, he worked extensively in the grip and electric, and camera departments. To date, he has completed over 300 productions including short films, features, music videos, commercials, and web series. The films he lensed have screened at Outfest, LA Shorts, Beverly Hills Film Festival, and more. He has also shot music videos for artists like Jaden Smith and 2 Chainz.