SUPERFAKE
Los Angeles, California | Film Short
Comedy, LGBTQ
SUPERFAKE is a gritty, sun-soaked comedy about a trans woman who discovers her boyfriend, and the designer bag he gave her - might be fake. This film humanizes trans women through humor, with a premise everyone can relate to - the search for something real in a world obsessed with appearances.
SUPERFAKE
Los Angeles, California | Film Short
Comedy, LGBTQ
1 Campaigns | California, United States
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SUPERFAKE is a gritty, sun-soaked comedy about a trans woman who discovers her boyfriend, and the designer bag he gave her - might be fake. This film humanizes trans women through humor, with a premise everyone can relate to - the search for something real in a world obsessed with appearances.
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
An Introduction:
Hi, my name is Aphrodite Armstrong, and I’m an actress, comic, filmmaker, and SoCal native. This film is born from my experience coming into my womanhood - and the many questions and challenges of “realness” (a term used within the trans community to describe one’s ability to ‘pass’ as cisgender) that life posed. The fake bag fascination was born from my obsession with realness, and this burning feeling inside me that - much like a fake designer bag, even if I looked like a “real woman”, my value would never be the same. So I got inspired - to explore what it is that makes something “real” in the first place.
SYNOPSIS:
SUPERFAKE is a 12-minute surreal comedy short that follows Giselle, a trans woman in Los Angeles who believes she’s finally found the perfect man—charming, generous, and emotionally available. But her fantasy cracks open when she discovers he’s married—and the designer bag he gave her is fake. What starts as high-camp romance spirals into a surreal crash-out all during Giselle’s shift at a Crab Shack. Told through a series of stylized, fast-paced vignettes—hotel pools, Lexus backseats, strip club parking lots, seafood joints—the film combines meme-level humor, absurd visuals, and the emotional volatility of someone who just got super played.
Giselle’s journey isn’t just about one shitty man—it’s about the broader, often unspoken pressure trans women face to perform an idealized femininity in order to feel worthy of love. SUPERFAKE examines what happens when the fantasy collapses—and how we rebuild from that ruin. It’s a loud, tender, unhinged meditation on trans heartbreak, fake bags, and the messy, resilient beauty of choosing laughter and sisterhood over shame.
VISUAL LANGUAGE AND TONE:
Growing up in Southern California, I’m deeply inspired by it’s duality. It is two things at the same time: trashy and glamorous, rich and poor, alive and dead, densely populated and a desert. We aim to create a visual language that captures this beautiful duality.
WHY FUND OUR FILM?:
Trans women make up a minuscule percentage of roles represented in film and television, a percentage that has steadily declined in recent years. It’s rare to see authentic trans representation, and even more rare to see us represented in our own words. With this film, we aim to continue the work of so many trans trailblazers by employing trans women within our cast, and re-writing the narrative about our bodies, our world, and our lives. SUPERFAKE is not only a career-making opportunity for me as an actress and writer, but an opportunity to create something ABOUT the girls, BY the girls, and FOR the girls. Your pledge is a commitment to connecting a doll to her dreams! (Shoutout Star Amerasu for coining that perfect phrase!)
Additionally, our film is a love letter to LA dolls. Los Angeles is having a film crisis of our own, in the wake of the LA Fires, the strikes, and COVID. It’s been a tragic few years, and production jobs have become increasingly scarce and difficult to come by. It’s an expensive time to make a film in LA - but it’s a piece of our city’s history that deserves to survive. A pledge to our film helps us enrich the film industry within our city and keep Angeleno artists afloat!
WHY US?:
This isn’t our teams first rodeo - just our first SUPERFAKE rodeo! Our team is full of experienced and award winning filmmakers, from SXSW to Sundance! Check our team page for more info on our team and our impact within the indie film scene.
A few milestones from our team:
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU:
Thanks to Neon x The Future of Film is Female and Plattinum Productions, we have $64,000 of our $94,000 budget!!!! (Pinch me!)
We’re over two thirds of the way to being fully funded - and we’re looking to you to close that gap, and ensure the completion of our film.
Your pledges will go to securing locations, a great camera package, post-production, and festival submissions. Our plan is for a three day shoot in January 2026, in Los Angeles.
Here’s how it breaks down:
Locations: $15,000
Camera/Lighting package: $7,500
Post Production/Festival Submissions: $7,500
We are so incredibly grateful to have gotten this far, and can’t wait to cross the finish line!
Every dollar, share, and like counts, so feel free to share this page with anyone interested in the future of trans filmmaking!
Thank you in advance for supporting indie filmmaking by the dolls for the dolls! <3
CONTACT:
If you have any questions, resources, or would like to get in contact, feel free to email us at [email protected], or follow our instagram @superfakefilm for more updates!
XOXO,
The Superfake Team <3
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
CRAB SHACK LOCATION
Costs $10,000
Help us secure a real crab shack location ($5000 per day) to shoot in - to give our film the perfect setting!
HIGH END POOL LOCATION
Costs $5,000
This will help to give our film the perfect setting and unmistakably Los Angeles look!
POST PRODUCTION AND FESTIVAL APPLICATIONS
Costs $7,500
This will help us make sure our movie is edited and colored beautifully, along with giving us the ability to submit to top festivals!
ELEVATED CAMERA AND LIGHTING PACKAGE
Costs $7,500
A lighting and camera package will ensure our film is beautifully shot!!
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
River Gallo, Director, Producer
River Gallo (they/them) is a Salvadoran-American filmmaker, actor, writer, and intersex activist. Their feature PONYBOI premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition. The film won the Grand Jury Award for Best US Feature at Newfest New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival and River won Best Performance at the Torino Film Festival. River wrote, produced, and starred in the film, making it the first narrative feature created by and starring an out intersex artist in cinema history. PONYBOI is based on their 2019 short film of the same name that was executive produced by Emma Thompson and Stephen Fry, and premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. In 2023, River was the subject of the critically- acclaimed feature documentary EVERY BODY directed by Academy-award nominated director Julie Cohen. In the commercial space, River has directed advertising spots for Facebook, Maison Margiela, and MTV. For their work in the arts and on social justice issues, River was on the 2023 OUT 100 list and won a GLAAD Rising Star Media Award. River was named one of the 10 LGBTQIA+ Film and TV Creators on the Rise in 2023 by Indiewire. PONYBOI will be theatrically released June 27th by Fox Entertainment Studios.
Aphrodite Armstrong, Writer and Lead Cast
Aphrodite Armstrong is an actress, writer, and comedian based in Los Angeles, CA. Most recently, Aphrodite was featured in the sex worker mob thriller "Ponyboi" (dir. Esteban Arango) which premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival in the US Dramatic Competition category. Aphrodite is also the recipient of the 2022 South by Southwest Special Jury Prize for Outstanding Performances for her work in the short film "West by God" (dir. Scott Lazer), which had it’s world premiere at the Berlinale Film Festival and an American premiere at SXSW. As a playwright, her debut play, Superfake, was developed through the UNCSA Keys to the Kingdom play series and read at Company of Angels in LA. Most recently on stage, she appeared in Roger Q. Mason’s California Story, for which she received a special recognition from the City of Los Angeles for excellent storytelling that honors and uplifts LA’s cultural history. As a comedian, she can be seen at comedy clubs all over Los Angeles, such as The Hollywood Improv, Haha Comedy Club, The Hotel Cafe, etc. She is a graduate of the Drama program at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, and is an alumnus of the Upright Citizens Brigade Los Angeles.
Trevor Wall, Producer
Profiled in Variety’s “10 Producers to Watch: Class of 2025”, Trevor Wall began his entertainment career as an awkwardly shy Squanto in a very problematic kindergarten Thanksgiving play. After a year at Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment, he started working at The Mission Entertainment (QUEEN & SLIM, BEING MARY TYLER MOORE) where he worked closely with Emmy Winner Lena Waithe to lay the foundation and infrastructure to launch her company Hillman Grad Productions. Next, Trevor joined 30K FT, a former production company from music artist Drake, and produced his first feature film PONYBOI, which premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Directed by Esteban Arango, written by River Gallo and starring River, Dylan O’Brien, Victoria Pedretti, Murray Bartlett, and Indya Moore. Now as an independent producer, his latest feature film SLANTED, written and directed by Amy Wang, had its world premiere at 2025’s SXSW where it won the Grand Jury Prize. The film stars Shirley Chen (DIDI), McKenna Grace (SCREAM 7, GHOSTBUSTERS AFTERLIFE), and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (NEVER HAVE I EVER). When Trevor’s not making his cinephile mom proud working in Hollywood, you can find him wandering a local art museum during the day and doom scrolling into the abyss on the state of America at night.
Constanza and Doménica Castro, Producers
Constanza and Doménica Castro are sister filmmakers from Mexico City and founders of 271 Films, a film, television, and commercial production company based in Los Angeles. 271 Films tells stories that bring meaningful perspectives to an audience, that connect them to their humanity and their emotional intelligence with a focus on stories from underrepresented communities. The sisters exemplify Latinas in Film intending to highlight the ways women have transformed the film industry and have broken glass ceilings. They were named the 2021 Nevada Women Filmmakers of the Year and continue to elevate underrepresented stories and voices both in front and behind the camera. They partnered with Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad Productions to Executive Produce and co-run the Indeed Rising Voices initiative, which invests in and mentors the next generation of BIPOC directors. The program has produced 50 films that premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, most of which have been theatrically released. Their work has garnered over 2 billion views and has screened theatrically across the 6 qualifying metro areas, as well as played on HBO, Amazon, Mubi, The New Yorker Screening Room, Nylon, Vice, BET, MTV, and festivals such as Sundance, AFI Fest, Tribeca, Palm Springs, Atlanta, Calgary, and Nashville Film Festival. ‘We Are Here’, their co-directorial debut, world premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival has played at over 20 festivals including DOC NYC, Palm Springs ShortFest, and qualified for the Oscars after winning the Animated Shorts Jury Award at the 2022 New Hampshire Film Festival.
Betti (YUQ Studios/Plattinum Productions), Executive Producer
Betti, she/her, is a proud transgender actor, writer and producer. She is the co owner of Plattinum Productions and the head of production at YUQ Studios. You may recognize her from her hilarious role as “Trish” on the HBO Max original series THE SEX LIVES OF COLLEGE GIRLS. Betti is a member of the Transgender Film Center Co-Hort of 2025 and is spearheading both producing and starring in films and productions that amplify unheard voices in entertainment.
Annika Dawson, Line Producer
Annika Dawson is from San Diego, CA. She earned her B.A in Journalism and Film Studies from San Diego State University. She is an M.F.A graduate of USC’s Prestigious Stark Producing Program. She was selected for and completed the Women in Film Creative Producing Mentorship Program as well. Working as a multi-hyphenate across multiple mediums, she has worked in TV and Film Development at Spyglass Media. In addition, she has Line Produced for Emmy nominated docu-series programs and features. Keeping her creative flow, she has produced award-winning short films and primarily line produces commercials and music videos for companies like RadicalMedia, Furlined, ProdCo, and MJZ. These projects have allowed her the opportunity to produce and travel the world, gaining perspective on stories she wishes to shepherd and tell. Among her feature credits, she Co-Produced DOMINO, a comedy film starring David Arquette and Snoop Dogg, directed by Baron Davis that garnered limited theatrical distribution by Tri-Star. The next year she produced, THE SUMMONED, a horror feature in Texas which is available on iTunes and distributed with XYZ Films. In 2023, she produced AMERICAN BABY, an independent drama feature financed by Access Entertainment (BEAU IS AFRAID, IRON CLAW) in Austin, TX that received a SAG interim waiver to proceed during the strike and has recently won the Audience Award with a US premiere at the Austin Film Festival in 2025. Above all, she is dedicated to partnering with filmmakers to create character rich and unique stories across genres.
Calla Faeria (YUQ Studios), Associate Producer
Calla Faeria (they/them) is a Los Angeles–based photographer, filmmaker and performance artist whose work chronicles queer and trans life with a focus on preserving LGBTQIA+ cultural history. Calla is the co-founder/Director of Business Operations of YUQ Studios, and the founder of Faerialand, a DIY drag theater and community art platform that fuses live performance, extravagant costumery and photography into immersive queer theater. Their photography has been featured in It’s Where I Belong: 40 Years and More of Drag in West Hollywood at the ONE Institute and Vestite, a queer zine and public-art project sponsored by the City of West Hollywood. In 2025 Calla produced their first short film, MONES, with Zackary Drucker and Plattinum Productions.
Bohenne Arreux (YUQ Studios), Associate Producer
Bohenne Arreaux (he/they/she) is a theater professional, visual artist, drag artist, circus artist and all-around creative force. As the co-founder of YUQ Studios, Boh brings over ten years of production experience across theater, film, photography and mixed media. Known for a keen eye for striking visual imagery and compelling stage productions, Boh’s portfolio includes partnerships with celebrity drag artists from RuPaul’s Drag Race, collaborations with local talent on photo and video projects, and the creation of immersive live events throughout Los Angeles. As Head of Studio Operations, Bohcombines artistic vision with technical expertise to help every client bring their creative ideas to life.
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
An Introduction:
Hi, my name is Aphrodite Armstrong, and I’m an actress, comic, filmmaker, and SoCal native. This film is born from my experience coming into my womanhood - and the many questions and challenges of “realness” (a term used within the trans community to describe one’s ability to ‘pass’ as cisgender) that life posed. The fake bag fascination was born from my obsession with realness, and this burning feeling inside me that - much like a fake designer bag, even if I looked like a “real woman”, my value would never be the same. So I got inspired - to explore what it is that makes something “real” in the first place.
SYNOPSIS:
SUPERFAKE is a 12-minute surreal comedy short that follows Giselle, a trans woman in Los Angeles who believes she’s finally found the perfect man—charming, generous, and emotionally available. But her fantasy cracks open when she discovers he’s married—and the designer bag he gave her is fake. What starts as high-camp romance spirals into a surreal crash-out all during Giselle’s shift at a Crab Shack. Told through a series of stylized, fast-paced vignettes—hotel pools, Lexus backseats, strip club parking lots, seafood joints—the film combines meme-level humor, absurd visuals, and the emotional volatility of someone who just got super played.
Giselle’s journey isn’t just about one shitty man—it’s about the broader, often unspoken pressure trans women face to perform an idealized femininity in order to feel worthy of love. SUPERFAKE examines what happens when the fantasy collapses—and how we rebuild from that ruin. It’s a loud, tender, unhinged meditation on trans heartbreak, fake bags, and the messy, resilient beauty of choosing laughter and sisterhood over shame.
VISUAL LANGUAGE AND TONE:
Growing up in Southern California, I’m deeply inspired by it’s duality. It is two things at the same time: trashy and glamorous, rich and poor, alive and dead, densely populated and a desert. We aim to create a visual language that captures this beautiful duality.
WHY FUND OUR FILM?:
Trans women make up a minuscule percentage of roles represented in film and television, a percentage that has steadily declined in recent years. It’s rare to see authentic trans representation, and even more rare to see us represented in our own words. With this film, we aim to continue the work of so many trans trailblazers by employing trans women within our cast, and re-writing the narrative about our bodies, our world, and our lives. SUPERFAKE is not only a career-making opportunity for me as an actress and writer, but an opportunity to create something ABOUT the girls, BY the girls, and FOR the girls. Your pledge is a commitment to connecting a doll to her dreams! (Shoutout Star Amerasu for coining that perfect phrase!)
Additionally, our film is a love letter to LA dolls. Los Angeles is having a film crisis of our own, in the wake of the LA Fires, the strikes, and COVID. It’s been a tragic few years, and production jobs have become increasingly scarce and difficult to come by. It’s an expensive time to make a film in LA - but it’s a piece of our city’s history that deserves to survive. A pledge to our film helps us enrich the film industry within our city and keep Angeleno artists afloat!
WHY US?:
This isn’t our teams first rodeo - just our first SUPERFAKE rodeo! Our team is full of experienced and award winning filmmakers, from SXSW to Sundance! Check our team page for more info on our team and our impact within the indie film scene.
A few milestones from our team:
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU:
Thanks to Neon x The Future of Film is Female and Plattinum Productions, we have $64,000 of our $94,000 budget!!!! (Pinch me!)
We’re over two thirds of the way to being fully funded - and we’re looking to you to close that gap, and ensure the completion of our film.
Your pledges will go to securing locations, a great camera package, post-production, and festival submissions. Our plan is for a three day shoot in January 2026, in Los Angeles.
Here’s how it breaks down:
Locations: $15,000
Camera/Lighting package: $7,500
Post Production/Festival Submissions: $7,500
We are so incredibly grateful to have gotten this far, and can’t wait to cross the finish line!
Every dollar, share, and like counts, so feel free to share this page with anyone interested in the future of trans filmmaking!
Thank you in advance for supporting indie filmmaking by the dolls for the dolls! <3
CONTACT:
If you have any questions, resources, or would like to get in contact, feel free to email us at [email protected], or follow our instagram @superfakefilm for more updates!
XOXO,
The Superfake Team <3
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
CRAB SHACK LOCATION
Costs $10,000
Help us secure a real crab shack location ($5000 per day) to shoot in - to give our film the perfect setting!
HIGH END POOL LOCATION
Costs $5,000
This will help to give our film the perfect setting and unmistakably Los Angeles look!
POST PRODUCTION AND FESTIVAL APPLICATIONS
Costs $7,500
This will help us make sure our movie is edited and colored beautifully, along with giving us the ability to submit to top festivals!
ELEVATED CAMERA AND LIGHTING PACKAGE
Costs $7,500
A lighting and camera package will ensure our film is beautifully shot!!
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
River Gallo, Director, Producer
River Gallo (they/them) is a Salvadoran-American filmmaker, actor, writer, and intersex activist. Their feature PONYBOI premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition. The film won the Grand Jury Award for Best US Feature at Newfest New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival and River won Best Performance at the Torino Film Festival. River wrote, produced, and starred in the film, making it the first narrative feature created by and starring an out intersex artist in cinema history. PONYBOI is based on their 2019 short film of the same name that was executive produced by Emma Thompson and Stephen Fry, and premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. In 2023, River was the subject of the critically- acclaimed feature documentary EVERY BODY directed by Academy-award nominated director Julie Cohen. In the commercial space, River has directed advertising spots for Facebook, Maison Margiela, and MTV. For their work in the arts and on social justice issues, River was on the 2023 OUT 100 list and won a GLAAD Rising Star Media Award. River was named one of the 10 LGBTQIA+ Film and TV Creators on the Rise in 2023 by Indiewire. PONYBOI will be theatrically released June 27th by Fox Entertainment Studios.
Aphrodite Armstrong, Writer and Lead Cast
Aphrodite Armstrong is an actress, writer, and comedian based in Los Angeles, CA. Most recently, Aphrodite was featured in the sex worker mob thriller "Ponyboi" (dir. Esteban Arango) which premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival in the US Dramatic Competition category. Aphrodite is also the recipient of the 2022 South by Southwest Special Jury Prize for Outstanding Performances for her work in the short film "West by God" (dir. Scott Lazer), which had it’s world premiere at the Berlinale Film Festival and an American premiere at SXSW. As a playwright, her debut play, Superfake, was developed through the UNCSA Keys to the Kingdom play series and read at Company of Angels in LA. Most recently on stage, she appeared in Roger Q. Mason’s California Story, for which she received a special recognition from the City of Los Angeles for excellent storytelling that honors and uplifts LA’s cultural history. As a comedian, she can be seen at comedy clubs all over Los Angeles, such as The Hollywood Improv, Haha Comedy Club, The Hotel Cafe, etc. She is a graduate of the Drama program at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, and is an alumnus of the Upright Citizens Brigade Los Angeles.
Trevor Wall, Producer
Profiled in Variety’s “10 Producers to Watch: Class of 2025”, Trevor Wall began his entertainment career as an awkwardly shy Squanto in a very problematic kindergarten Thanksgiving play. After a year at Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment, he started working at The Mission Entertainment (QUEEN & SLIM, BEING MARY TYLER MOORE) where he worked closely with Emmy Winner Lena Waithe to lay the foundation and infrastructure to launch her company Hillman Grad Productions. Next, Trevor joined 30K FT, a former production company from music artist Drake, and produced his first feature film PONYBOI, which premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Directed by Esteban Arango, written by River Gallo and starring River, Dylan O’Brien, Victoria Pedretti, Murray Bartlett, and Indya Moore. Now as an independent producer, his latest feature film SLANTED, written and directed by Amy Wang, had its world premiere at 2025’s SXSW where it won the Grand Jury Prize. The film stars Shirley Chen (DIDI), McKenna Grace (SCREAM 7, GHOSTBUSTERS AFTERLIFE), and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (NEVER HAVE I EVER). When Trevor’s not making his cinephile mom proud working in Hollywood, you can find him wandering a local art museum during the day and doom scrolling into the abyss on the state of America at night.
Constanza and Doménica Castro, Producers
Constanza and Doménica Castro are sister filmmakers from Mexico City and founders of 271 Films, a film, television, and commercial production company based in Los Angeles. 271 Films tells stories that bring meaningful perspectives to an audience, that connect them to their humanity and their emotional intelligence with a focus on stories from underrepresented communities. The sisters exemplify Latinas in Film intending to highlight the ways women have transformed the film industry and have broken glass ceilings. They were named the 2021 Nevada Women Filmmakers of the Year and continue to elevate underrepresented stories and voices both in front and behind the camera. They partnered with Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad Productions to Executive Produce and co-run the Indeed Rising Voices initiative, which invests in and mentors the next generation of BIPOC directors. The program has produced 50 films that premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, most of which have been theatrically released. Their work has garnered over 2 billion views and has screened theatrically across the 6 qualifying metro areas, as well as played on HBO, Amazon, Mubi, The New Yorker Screening Room, Nylon, Vice, BET, MTV, and festivals such as Sundance, AFI Fest, Tribeca, Palm Springs, Atlanta, Calgary, and Nashville Film Festival. ‘We Are Here’, their co-directorial debut, world premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival has played at over 20 festivals including DOC NYC, Palm Springs ShortFest, and qualified for the Oscars after winning the Animated Shorts Jury Award at the 2022 New Hampshire Film Festival.
Betti (YUQ Studios/Plattinum Productions), Executive Producer
Betti, she/her, is a proud transgender actor, writer and producer. She is the co owner of Plattinum Productions and the head of production at YUQ Studios. You may recognize her from her hilarious role as “Trish” on the HBO Max original series THE SEX LIVES OF COLLEGE GIRLS. Betti is a member of the Transgender Film Center Co-Hort of 2025 and is spearheading both producing and starring in films and productions that amplify unheard voices in entertainment.
Annika Dawson, Line Producer
Annika Dawson is from San Diego, CA. She earned her B.A in Journalism and Film Studies from San Diego State University. She is an M.F.A graduate of USC’s Prestigious Stark Producing Program. She was selected for and completed the Women in Film Creative Producing Mentorship Program as well. Working as a multi-hyphenate across multiple mediums, she has worked in TV and Film Development at Spyglass Media. In addition, she has Line Produced for Emmy nominated docu-series programs and features. Keeping her creative flow, she has produced award-winning short films and primarily line produces commercials and music videos for companies like RadicalMedia, Furlined, ProdCo, and MJZ. These projects have allowed her the opportunity to produce and travel the world, gaining perspective on stories she wishes to shepherd and tell. Among her feature credits, she Co-Produced DOMINO, a comedy film starring David Arquette and Snoop Dogg, directed by Baron Davis that garnered limited theatrical distribution by Tri-Star. The next year she produced, THE SUMMONED, a horror feature in Texas which is available on iTunes and distributed with XYZ Films. In 2023, she produced AMERICAN BABY, an independent drama feature financed by Access Entertainment (BEAU IS AFRAID, IRON CLAW) in Austin, TX that received a SAG interim waiver to proceed during the strike and has recently won the Audience Award with a US premiere at the Austin Film Festival in 2025. Above all, she is dedicated to partnering with filmmakers to create character rich and unique stories across genres.
Calla Faeria (YUQ Studios), Associate Producer
Calla Faeria (they/them) is a Los Angeles–based photographer, filmmaker and performance artist whose work chronicles queer and trans life with a focus on preserving LGBTQIA+ cultural history. Calla is the co-founder/Director of Business Operations of YUQ Studios, and the founder of Faerialand, a DIY drag theater and community art platform that fuses live performance, extravagant costumery and photography into immersive queer theater. Their photography has been featured in It’s Where I Belong: 40 Years and More of Drag in West Hollywood at the ONE Institute and Vestite, a queer zine and public-art project sponsored by the City of West Hollywood. In 2025 Calla produced their first short film, MONES, with Zackary Drucker and Plattinum Productions.
Bohenne Arreux (YUQ Studios), Associate Producer
Bohenne Arreaux (he/they/she) is a theater professional, visual artist, drag artist, circus artist and all-around creative force. As the co-founder of YUQ Studios, Boh brings over ten years of production experience across theater, film, photography and mixed media. Known for a keen eye for striking visual imagery and compelling stage productions, Boh’s portfolio includes partnerships with celebrity drag artists from RuPaul’s Drag Race, collaborations with local talent on photo and video projects, and the creation of immersive live events throughout Los Angeles. As Head of Studio Operations, Bohcombines artistic vision with technical expertise to help every client bring their creative ideas to life.