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Hey, I'm Celeste!
New York, New York
Celeste Holben has always known she wanted a job in a creative field. After cycling through architect, chef, actress, and writer, she landed on filmmaking as the career for her. Leaving California behind for greener pastures (despite the inevitable, “Why would you leave California if you want to make movies?”), she attended the University of Michigan and received her degree in Screen Arts and Cultures. Not satisfied with the distance she’d put between herself and Los Angeles, she made the move to Brooklyn in June of 2017. She has been working (and wearing many hats) for Spacestation, a full-service production company, since graduation. Please note that she would love to have coffee with Greta Gerwig… and JK Rowling.
My Projects
Projects I'm Supporting

Finding Normal Season Two
Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy
Ashley continues her quest to "find normal" as she navigates the treacherous waters of adulting; her first job and her first romance!
This project got the green light!

Solus
Memphis, Tennessee• Film Short
Fantasy, Thriller
Enslaved to a gothic, Victorian house of the underworld, an orphan plots her escape but is haunted by the secrets lurking within.
This project got the green light!

Playing with Fire
Dover, New Hampshire• Film Short
Drama
After a barn fire kills their parents, siblings Henry and Hattie’s bond is tested by Hattie's fiancé, as they war over control of the farm.
This project got the green light!

Chasing Fletcher Allen (Formerly Stalking LeVar)
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy, Romantic Comedy
One woman's story in finding a balance between the external things that she believes she needs with the internal answers that she's been avo
This project got the green light!

Wolf
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
A girl who lost the love of her life to schizophrenia goes on a journey to win him back in this haunting, funny, sensual tale
This project got the green light!

Reflection
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama
When the murders of unarmed African American men seem never-ending, the women in their community must search for strength.
This project got the green light!

PURE
Los Angeles, California• Series
Adventure, Sci-Fi
A warrior and her unlikely ally journey to the Annex, escape the Dissension and face sacrifice in a genetically divided future.
This project got the green light!

CUDDLE
New York City, New York• Series
Drama, Romantic Comedy
In a society bound to our devices, where does our need for human connection get fed?
This project got the green light!

End of Summer
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Family, LGBTQ
En route to their daughter’s College Move-In Day, a family’s car ride takes an unexpected turn when the father is struck by a heart attack.
This project got the green light!

Broken Symphony
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama, Crime
Following individual tragedies, the lives of a queen-pin millionaire, her pop star niece, and a jazz musician are dangerously intertwined.
This project got the green light!

AIRMEN
Santa Clarita, California• Series
Comedy, Drama
A dramedy about a group of eclectic Air Force troops navigating life and career during peacetime operations.
This project got the green light!

The Countries We Love
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Foreign Film
Brazilian immigrants failing and succeeding on their American Dream journey
This project got the green light!

Consent
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy, Musical
A short comedy about a serious subject.
This project got the green light!

History
New York City, New York• Series
Drama, LGBTQ
An LGBTQIA drama about love, loneliness and the family you choose.
This project got the green light!

Dad Man Walking
Chicago, Illinois• Series
Comedy, Drama
A single Dad navigates the PTA, his freelance career and money troubles after he gets full custody of his young daughter
This project got the green light!

The Society™
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Thriller, Satire
THE SOCIETY™ is a dark comedy about being depressed, betrayed and seduced via ultra exclusive dating app... into a surreal pink nightmare.
This project got the green light!

The Over Easy Courthouse Cafe Web Series Season 2
Stoughton, Norfolk County• Series
Comedy
Three women create a sanctuary to leave the out there, out there.
This project got the green light!

The New Frontier
Seattle, Washington• Film Short
Western, Experimental
This isn't your classic TLC Western. A Western Film reclaiming People of Color's Forgotten History and Contributions to the United States
This project got the green light!
People Will Not Believe
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Horror, Drama
Following a terrible and violent assault, a young woman works to make sense of her trauma in a modern reassessment of the vampire myth.
This project got the green light!

I Know You Are
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, LGBTQ
Gracie has already come out of the closet once, she's not about to do it again.
This project got the green light!

No More Comics in L.A.
Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy
STRUGGLE. SISTERHOOD. STAND-UP
This project got the green light!

Magic Hour
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Comedy
A suburban housewife decides to finally live her dream of going to film school without telling her philandering husband and bratty daughter.
This project got the green light!

Human Telegraphs (Post-Production!)
New York City, New York• Series
Comedy
Three women form a human-messenger business in NYC and get tangled in the intimate, unexpected and hilarious lives of strangers in the city.
This project got the green light!

The Seed - A Motion Picture Inspired By Actual Events
Austin, Texas• Film Short
Drama, Family
A Texas corn farmer must suddenly make a stand against a powerful multi-national GMO seed and chemical corporation.
This project got the green light!

Mira: Seeking A Presidential Pardon
Milwaukee, Wisconsin• Film Feature
Documentary
A Korean Adoptee seeks a presidential pardon for his biological mother, who committed crimes in pursuit of the American Dream.
This project got the green light!

I am Sophie.
Los Angeles, California• Company
Experimental, Other
An identity adventure with a French twist. With humor & an aching heart, Sophie has us all wondering, "Who am I?" and "Who do I want to be?"
This project got the green light!

No Man's Land
New York City, New York• Series
Documentary
The series will tell the stories of women-led communities around the world, supporting and empowering women in front of and behind the lens.
This project got the green light!

Bar Flies
Bozeman, Montana• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
A grad student who studies the alcohol consumption habits of sexually deprived fruit flies finds parallels between her study and love life.
This project got the green light!
Cherry Picking
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
A bride questions if waiting until marriage to have sex was the right choice, voicing concern to her very sexually active female cousins.
This project got the green light!

Messy The Web Series
New York City, New York• Series
Comedy, Romance
A web series about love, marriage, separation, kids, and dating all under one happy roof! I swear this will not make you cry!
This project got the green light!

Spot: A True Period Piece
New York City, New York• Film Short
Comedy, Shorts Program
Spot is a short film about a group of women who are fed up with being shamed for their periods and fight back for change in their law firm!
This project got the green light!

Butch Pal For The Straight Gal
Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy, Reality-TV
The lesbian Queer Eye, aka Butch Pal For The Straight Gal, pokes fun at stereotypes while gifting self-love and empowerment to women in need
This project got the green light!

What's in the Woods?
New York City, New York• Film Short
Horror, Thriller
The night three best friends move to the woods a boy comes to them for help. Soon they are surrounded by forces coming for what's theirs.
This project got the green light!

Sergey's Fortune feat. DGAF Bros
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy, Thriller
A hitman for the Little Odessa mafia gets in trouble with the boss after his mission gets thwarted by a pair of obnoxious YouTube stars.
This project got the green light!

OBJECTS
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama, Shorts Program
A young actress seizes the opportunity (and the spotlight) to break the vicious circle of an abusive acting teacher.
This project got the green light!

As One
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama, Romance
Jill must put one foot in front of the other to move through her grief, and with connection she discovers that every mile has a story.
This project got the green light!

Deserters
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama
At an engagement celebration, an ex-nihilo woman confronts the boundaries of loyalty when her affluent in-laws' secrets come to light.
This project got the green light!

Urban Meals - featuring Donnie's Kitchen
Wilmington, New Hanover County• Series
Family
A cooking show for the hungry - each meal serving the homeless & hungry in our community.
This project got the green light!

Tell No Tales
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Thriller, Western
A train robber, a mercenary, and a Korean cowboy rendezvous in the desert to claim their last score.
This project got the green light!

The Getaway
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Adventure, Comedy
Five strangers, one car, and one bank heist. What could possibly go wrong?
This project got the green light!

BendFilm's Women Filmmaker Production Fund
Bend, Oregon• Film Short
Filmmaker Resource
Help an emerging Central Oregon-based female filmmaker shoot a short locally with a matched $2,500 production grant
This project got the green light!
Blind Truth
Duluth, Minnesota• Film Feature
Crime, Drama
When a serial killer resurfaces after over 20 years of dormancy, two FBI agents must track down the killer of their childhood best friend.
This project got the green light!

Sandcastles
Boston, Massachusetts• Film Short
Drama, Comedy
A traumatic event forces a young woman to rethink her current living situation while all odds are against her.
This project got the green light!

Ipi
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Documentary
A filmmaker travels to South Africa, the birth-place of a musical her late father filmed decades ago in Jerusalem.
This project got the green light!

Cheer Up, Charlie
New York City, New York• Series
Comedy
Charlie is your all-pep, piano playing, ponytail rocking white girl-next-door... but she's also your dealer.
This project got the green light!

Sam and Pat Are Depressed... season 2!
New York City, New York• Series
Comedy, LGBTQ
Depressed roommates Sam and Pat navigate living with mental illness through dark humor, profanity, and takeout.
This project got the green light!

Mr. Greenfield
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Documentary
Martin Greenfield survived the Holocaust to become America’s most-celebrated tailor. Now the presidential tailor is fighting for his legacy.
This project got the green light!

Forget Me Nots
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Thriller
In the wake of their parents' untimely death, twin brother & sister must reevaluate their relationship, or risk losing one another forever.
This project got the green light!

Waking Life
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
A grieving dad seeks to repair a broken relationship with his teenage daughter after a family crisis rips them apart.
This project got the green light!

Tell My Family I Love Them
Kansas City, Missouri• Film Short
Drama, Comedy
A high school athlete must confront his immature ways and tense relationships in the midst of an untimely family tragedy.
This project got the green light!
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Greater Fools - A Television Pilot
San Antonio, Texas• Series
Drama, Comedy
After her mother dies, a zealous filmmaker discovers catharsis in her art and inadvertently fosters a creative community in San Antonio, TX.
This project got the green light!
Trapped in the Booth
New York City, New York• Film Short
Comedy, Music
On the eve of his 30th birthday, a struggling gay DJ faces a life-altering crisis as he attempts to navigate bros & hoes New York Nightlife
This project got the green light!

Fight Forward
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Comedy, Documentary
Fight Forward follows multiple student activists across California advocating for a return to free tuition in public universities.
This project got the green light!

Bridges: Solstice
Oakland, California• Film Feature
Drama, LGBTQ
A triptych of stories invite us into the interweaving worlds of Yara, Ilhan, Quina and Luciana, who embody water, air, earth, and fire.
This project got the green light!

Miles Underwater
San Antonio, Texas• Film Feature
Drama, Family
13-year-old Miles is struggling to find where he belongs when an unusual event forces him to face his biggest fear and take a leap of faith.
This project got the green light!
S'mores
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama
After the loss of her childhood best friend and a mysterious absence, a young woman tries to find her way back to her old life.
This project got the green light!

Litchfield Court
Vallejo, California• Film Short
Drama
A young man helps his estranged cousin reconnect with their Filipino-American family in Vallejo, CA
This project got the green light!

The Giving Box
Fairhope, Alabama• Film Short
Drama, Fantasy
A stranger’s mysterious box brings joy to a small town, until an orphan steals the box and learns a lesson about true happiness.
This project got the green light!

OUR BODIES OUR DOCTORS
Portland, Oregon• Film Feature
Documentary
Abortion providers and the fight for the heart and soul of American medicine.
This project got the green light!

MOTHERSHIP, the documentary
Sacramento, California• Film Feature
Documentary, LGBTQ
A time capsule of millennial feminism taken from MOTHERSHIP, one of the few remaining women's festivals.
This project got the green light!

Don't Move
Austin, Texas• Film Short
Horror
A woman sets out to pack up the home that has belonged to her family for generations--until the house decides it doesn’t want her to leave.
This project got the green light!

Sinked Up
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy, LGBTQ
Two women started as roommates. Then they fell in love. A story told from behind the bathroom door.
This project got the green light!
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I Would Have Kissed You
Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy, Drama
After college, Olivia and Mattie find the real world isn't all that it's cracked up to be. But maybe friendship can keep them afloat? Maybe?
This project got the green light!

The Atticus McLaren Mysteries
Edinburgh, United Kingdom• Series
Mystery, Drama
An autistic museum technician stumbles onto a mystery and we learn that sometimes finding the answer takes a different way of thinking.
This project got the green light!

In the Blue Hour
New York City, New York• Company
Drama, Experimental
What are we supposed to make of a life? A perfect hostess invites her friends to attend one last party - and you are invited!
This project got the green light!

Hello World: The Film
Atlanta, Georgia• Film Feature
Documentary, Other
Software is everywhere. But who makes it? This film will uncover this hidden army of coders who make our lives work.
This project got the green light!

Bye, Alicia
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Romantic Comedy, Comedy
Two quirky loners begin a romance off a dating app before it quickly descends into chaos thanks to a crazy ex-girlfriend named Alicia.
This project got the green light!

Smoked
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy
A Postmates courrier's world is turned upside when she has to deliver bagels and lox to her old high school.
This project got the green light!

Multiverse
New York City, New York• Film Short
Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Joanne gets a new perspective on a big life decision when she falls for Trudy, a vampire for whom all possible universes are reality.
This project got the green light!

KNIGHT WATCH - Sci-Fi/Horror Proof of Concept Short
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Horror, Sci-Fi
An ambitious and reckless astronomer becomes obsessed with her husband’s secretive research of an ancient UFO.
This project got the green light!

A Crazy Thought
Cottonwood, California• Series
Documentary
A groundbreaking docuseries that reimagines youth mental health for the sake of our children and our world.
This project got the green light!

Patient
New York City, New York• Series
Comedy, LGBTQ
Adrian Irons can recreate the symptoms of any disease, which he uses to train med students. But things get messy when the symptoms stick.
This project got the green light!

Dawn of Hearts
Ashland, Oregon• Film Feature
Documentary
A pulsing journey through human life, from before birth to beyond death, revealing our heart is not a pump, but the biggest mystery of life.
This project got the green light!

CEIBA, memories of a cuban family
Paris, France• Film Feature
Documentary
A poetic documentary about a Cuban family.
This project got the green light!

Idaho Boys
Reno, Nevada• Series
Comedy, Family
Idaho Boys is a comedy about three dysfunctional brothers rallying together to save the family farm.
This project got the green light!

The Water is My Sky
St. Louis, Missouri• Film Feature
Documentary, Sport
Two dedicated swimmers must temporarily sacrifice their professional lives to pursue their dreams of earning a world number 1 ranking
This project got the green light!

Talk to the Hands
Riverside, California• Film Feature
Comedy, Romance
When a couple is in love, different languages and cultures just fall on deaf ears, for real!
This project got the green light!

Final Refrain
Baltimore, Maryland• Film Short
Drama, Sci-Fi
In a dystopian world where art and music are forbidden, a passionate piano player must decide what she’s willing to sacrifice for her music.
This project got the green light!

America Rise
Seattle, Washington• Film Feature
Documentary
Together, we can create the world we want to live in.
This project got the green light!

Lady Parts
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy
A struggling actor finally gets her big break only to realize the glass ceiling can also be a camera lens.
This project got the green light!

Failure is an Option
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy, Shorts Program
Katrina is adult-ing and trying to find success through depression, even if that means showering once a day.
This project got the green light!

Misdirection: a short film
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
LGBTQ, Comedy
A college freshman falls in love with close-up magic as an escape from her unrequited crush on her roommate and her undiagnosed OCD.
This project got the green light!

Roughing It
Ellensburg, Washington• Film Short
Comedy, Mystery
In this dark comedy, a teen son gets a little more family bonding than he bargained for with his estranged father.
This project got the green light!

Ponyboi
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, LGBTQ
Ponyboi follows an intersex runaway, living in the dumps of New Jersey, as he searches for love in all the wrong places
This project got the green light!

Michael And Michael Are Gay
Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy, LGBTQ
A satirical look at gay marriage through the eyes of two neurotic married misfits named Michael.
This project got the green light!

Brace Face
Orange, California• Film Short
Comedy
Determined to have a perfect first kiss, 16-year-old April's braces get locked with her unexpected crush in front of the entire school.
This project got the green light!

Junie & Frank
New York City, New York• Film Short
Comedy, Family
Frank's granddaughter, Junie, won't answer his calls. So he fibs a little.
This project got the green light!

"Looming Dread" - A Student Film
Dix Hills, New York• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
A man attempts to get past his depression that has manifested into a monster only he can see.
This project got the green light!

Tales From the Dancing Maenads
Austin, Texas• Series
Thriller, Drama
An anthology series of short films exploring female archetypes in vintage style.
This project got the green light!
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Backup Plan
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama, LGBTQ
Fired for being trans, a devoted grade school teacher decides the only solution is suicide, but an unexpected visit complicates her plan.
This project got the green light!

Feral - A post-apocalyptic feature film
Denver, Colorado• Film Feature
Sci-Fi, Thriller
"Boyhood meets The Road" - A post-apocalyptic tale of a boy trying to survive after the collapse of society.
This project got the green light!

Sugar
Santa Ana, California• Film Short
Drama
Tania is a six-year-old, Hispanic, chubby, and eccentric girl that finds happiness in sugar and in the simplicity of life.
This project got the green light!

Rose is a Rose is a Rose - Post Production
Culver City, California• Film Short
Comedy, Romantic Comedy
Old school technophobe grapples with social media, pea soup and millennials in hopes of reclaiming his long lost love.
This project got the green light!
TOPLESS
Seattle, Washington• Film Short
Drama, LGBTQ
TOPLESS is a narrative short film that follows two strangers as they undergo breast removal operations for very different reasons.
This project got the green light!

Dirt Pilot
Los Angeles, California• Series
Crime, Drama
When a Native girl is found, another goes missing. While police are caught up in jurisdicition, it falls to her older sister to find her.
This project got the green light!

Keep Oxford Film Festival Going!
Oxford, Mississippi• Film Festival
Filmmaker Resource, Global Celebration
Help us celebrate our 15th anniversary in style!
This project got the green light!

Wolves Inside
Austin, Texas• Film Short
Western, Drama
A female-led western that explores the duality of good and evil that struggles within us all and the unexpected path it leads us.
This project got the green light!

The Adulterer
New Orleans, Louisiana• Series
Drama, Film-Noir
A one night affair and the ensuing relationships that last a lifetime...
This project got the green light!

Rest Stop
Yucaipa, California• Film Short
Drama, Thriller
An author has to decide on whether to help a stranger in need or go on with his life at a rest stop in the middle of the night.
This project got the green light!

Fate Has No Plan - A Short Film
San Marcos, Texas• Film Short
Drama
A young woman finds a pair of antique baby shoes with a mysterious name written on the soles and embarks on a journey to find out more.
This project got the green light!

The Rings of Saturn
Saint Paul, Minnesota• Film Feature
Documentary
A documentary that highlights professional wrestler Perry Saturn's rise to fame and the consequences of it.
This project got the green light!

Full Moon
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Horror
Amy, a self-proclaimed witch, invites her friends over for a full moon ritual to bring more magic into their lives.
This project got the green light!

Mirrors
San Francisco, California• Film Short
Drama
A distressed dancer must turn inward towards the haunting memories of her past in order to quiet her harshest critic yet - herself.
This project got the green light!

Out
Middletown, Connecticut• Film Short
Drama
Out is the story of a new hospice nurse struggling to hold on to her humanity when faced with a challenging patient.
This project got the green light!

The Morning After
Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy
That Section 8 Seinfeld: a band of aging and unskilled, ambitious, yet unmotivated underdog's heroic journey to make ends meet.
This project got the green light!

Hyphen
Boston, Massachusetts• Film Short
Drama, Fantasy
A poetic journey of memory and fantasy told through the eyes of four versions of an artist as she creates her own self-identity.
This project got the green light!

Freelancers Anonymous
Chicago, Illinois• Film Feature
Comedy, LGBTQ
Billie #hatesherjob and quits to launch a new tech start-up company called Freelancers Anonymous while simultaneously planning her wedding.
This project got the green light!

Gun To The Heart
Orange, California• Film Short
Drama, Thriller
What would you do if there was a gun staring you right in the face?
This project got the green light!

The Mother Lode
Hoboken, New Jersey• Series
Comedy
A positive parenting mother faces the underbelly of motherhood with the help of her dead father, an old friend, and a TV producer.
This project got the green light!

Aloha
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Family
Aloha follows one new mom's quest to find the perfect birth announcement after the delivery of her baby doesn't go quite as planned.
This project got the green light!

The Resistance
New York City, New York• Film Short
Action, LGBTQ
In 2020, the USA is now The Regime Republic. Galvanized by the increasing lack of freedoms, two friends start a resistance movement.
This project got the green light!

Latter-Day Glory Documentary
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Documentary, LGBTQ
Two gay ex-Mormons explore their past and discuss the growing number of LGBT Mormon suicides.
This project got the green light!

Ben & Lucy
New York City, New York• Series
Comedy, Drama
A lonely vampire gets a human roommate only to be confronted by his past.
This project got the green light!

Believe Her
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama
Why can't we just Believe Her?
This project got the green light!

Curl Up & Dye
Atlanta, Georgia• Film Short
Animation, Comedy
With wildly supernatural hair, an awkward and clumsy teen girl is on a mission to save her clueless best friend from an evil hairdresser.
This project got the green light!

High
Tabernash, Colorado• Film Short
Drama, Experimental
An unnerved young mother and a footloose ski bum unearth suppressed desires in a hazardous twist of encounters.
This project got the green light!

A Stray Ember
Lancaster, Pennsylvania• Film Feature
Drama, Thriller
The agoraphobic victim of a home invasion takes to the road in a motor home, but a figure from her past threatens her new found freedom.
This project got the green light!

Fantastic Santa Monaco
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Drama, Satire
A film about a group of performance artists who are looking for love, connection and significance in Los Angeles.
This project got the green light!

Contemporary Mating Rituals
Los Angeles, California• Series
Romantic Comedy
After a brutal break up, Maya signs up for online dating and is thrown into a whole new world of dating rules and rituals.
This project got the green light!

The American Mistake
Nashville, Tennessee• Film Short
Comedy, Shorts Program
A woman wakes up after a night of heavy drinking and, well, you know the rest. Or do you?
This project got the green light!

Bloody Maria
Los Angeles, California• Series
Horror, Comedy
Rival catholic school cholas must join together with supernatural powers in order to stop Lupe Velez, an evil chola spirit released in East
This project got the green light!

Rich Kids
Houston, Texas• Film Feature
Drama
A group of Latino teens in a poor community break into Los Ricos, a local mansion, to forget their difficult lives and live a different one.
This project got the green light!

The Invaders
New York City, New York• Film Short
Horror, Thriller
When a girl is followed on her way home, she finds herself facing a sinister force that threatens her entire existence.
This project got the green light!

Seymour the Unfortunate Vampire
New York City, New York• Series
Comedy, Horror
A recently turned vampire struggles to put the pieces of his life back together with the help of his friends & trouble at every turn.
This project got the green light!

Sideways Gravity
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
Five best friends must confront their uncertain futures the night before their college graduation.
This project got the green light!

A Day With Dad
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama
After years of incarceration as a teen, an ill-fated day surfaces as a young father is united with his 10 year old son for the first time.
This project got the green light!

Road To Bob
Portland, Oregon• Film Feature
Comedy, Drama
Two life-long friends go on a road trip to see Bob Dylan in concert, and end up picking up a mysterious hitchhiker along the way.
This project got the green light!

Leia's Army
Silver Spring, Montgomery County• Film Short
Drama, LGBTQ
A family comes apart at the seams when a teenage girl attends the Women’s March without telling her Born Again Christian mom.
This project got the green light!

Female Friendly
Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy
A female-driven, buddy comedy about two women and their pursuit in female friendly porn production!
This project got the green light!
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Paper Birds, Film Production Fund
Oakland, California• Film Short
Action, Drama
A desperate TV starlet with a rocky career makes an attempt at getting back in the spotlight by joining the circus
This project got the green light!

FLYBY
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Sci-Fi
When a passing asteroid changes the way people experience time, one couple discovers that their life together is quickly slipping away.
This project got the green light!

Corporately Challenged
Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy
A (somewhat) recent college graduate lands her first real job working with an eccentric group in corporate America.
This project got the green light!

Jesse's Girl
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
At her bridal shower, a bride-to-be acknowledges her doubts, begs for help and takes action—with catastrophic consequences.
This project got the green light!

Mandated
New York City, New York• Series
Comedy, Drama
No one thinks they need therapy... until they're in it.
This project got the green light!

Wed-Locked
Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy
Robert and Denise, a recently married couple, do their best to put differences aside and navigate the beautiful minefield called marriage.
This project got the green light!

Swine Country: A Community Polluted Fighting For Change
Raleigh, North Carolina• Film Feature
Documentary
In eastern North Carolina, animals are sick, fish are dying, and people are fighting to make sure they aren't next.
This project got the green light!

More Than Only
Portland, Oregon• Film Feature
LGBTQ, Romantic Comedy
Because EVEYRONE deserves their happy after everything. LGBT romantic comedy that celebrates finding love and learning to love yourself
This project got the green light!

Catnip Nation
Valley Cottage, Rockland County• Film Feature
Documentary
Meet the unseen and unsung heroes caring for feral cats while fighting angry neighbors, animal control officers, politicians, developers.
This project got the green light!
Mama Drama
Fairfield, New Jersey• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
A suburban mom has a falling out with her friends via text messages. It takes her 10-year-old daughter to remind of what really matters.
This project got the green light!

The Extraordinary World of Cecily Blinkstop
Boston, Massachusetts• Film Short
Drama, Family
After the death of her baby sister, a 7-year-old girl, with the help of an imaginary friend, creates an extraordinary world to save her fami
This project got the green light!

Presley Dent
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Animation, Comedy
When Betty lands a job campaigning for populist Presley Dent, she discovers her favorite candidate isn't as honest as she hoped.
This project got the green light!

Sylphvania Grove
New York City, New York• Film Short
Adventure, Fantasy
A troubled girl follows a magical being into the woods where her fears take on fantastical forms.
This project got the green light!

Forbidden Steps
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Global Celebration, Family
A Muslim police officer stuck between his dancer daughter & orthodox father must grapple with ties to tradition & his own American dream.
This project got the green light!

Soiled Doves
Los Angeles, California• Series
Drama, Western
1887: A female saloon owner, a troubled prostitute and a newcomer with a secret must unite to save their frontier town from an ancient evil.
This project got the green light!

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Jersey City, New Jersey• Film Short
Romance, Sci-Fi
Following the ending of a relationship, a girl slips into a parallel reality where her heart and soul slowly disappear before her eyes.
This project got the green light!

American Trial
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Documentary, Experimental
What if the NYPD was put on trial following the death of Eric Garner? Our Film tells the tale of the trial that never was.
This project got the green light!

The Beetle in the Box
Orange, California• Film Short
Drama, Mystery
When an unexpected guest compromises his task, family-man Bruce Kendricks must continue to save lives, even if it means destroying his own.
This project got the green light!
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Abby and Tabby Alone in the Desert
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Comedy
A modern day Thelma and Louise... with aliens... and it's a comedy.
This project got the green light!

You Look Great
New York City, New York• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
After secretly struggling with his weight for years, Peter's body shame pushes him further than ever before in pursuit of complete control.
This project got the green light!
A Rugby Story
Benghazi, Libya• Film Feature
Documentary, Sport
A group of rugby players from Benghazi cope with the politics of a civil war as they come together to form Libya’s first national team.
This project got the green light!

Her-POW! New Adventures of Vintage Comic Book Heroines!
Los Angeles, California• Series
Action, Other
All new live-action adventures from 3 heroines from the Golden Age of comic books: The Woman in Red, The Veiled Avenger, and Ghost Woman!
This project got the green light!

11/9: The Short Film
Orange, California• Film Short
Drama, Shorts Program
A beat-by-beat depiction of a college party during the night of the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election.
This project got the green light!

Uprooting Addiction (previously titled Recovering Community)
Cornwall, Litchfield County• Film Feature
Documentary
Personal Stories of Addiction and the Transformative Power of Recovery.
This project got the green light!

Again
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
A man watches Groundhog Day again, and again, and again, as a strange woman fixes him lunch. Will the heart recover what the mind has lost?
This project got the green light!
Cowboy Poetry
Elko, Nevada• Film Short
Documentary, Western
A short film about the 2017 National Cowboy Poetry gathering that observes cowboy musicians and poets both on and off the stage
This project got the green light!

EUTHANASIA
Washington, District of Columbia• Film Short
Drama, Thriller
A short film about a woman who euthanizes those who want to die while struggling with her own will to live.
This project got the green light!

SOBER OCTAVES
Providence, Rhode Island• Film Short
Music, Experimental
An extended visual album following the journey of three young black men as they battle with societal conformity.
This project got the green light!

Annabelle Crane
Orange, California• Film Short
Drama, Mystery
The story of a novelist who searches for inspiration at a writer's retreat, only to run into the workings of her own mind.
This project got the green light!
Lapsed
Los Angeles, California• Series
Thriller, Drama
A politician who suffers from blackouts unravels the mystery behind her mother’s murder by dealing with fragmented memories & dark secrets.
This project got the green light!

Futureboy
New York City, New York• Film Short
Comedy, Sci-Fi
Billy comes from the future to stop himself from inventing time travel. Nope. Now to convince a judge, his wife, and himself he's not crazy.
This project got the green light!

Half the Picture
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Documentary
HALF THE PICTURE is a feature documentary about working women directors in Hollywood.
This project got the green light!

Nyogon: together
Dissan, Mali• Film Feature
Documentary
Sometimes global change starts with local action.
This project got the green light!
Furthest From the Wild The Series
Los Angeles, California• Series
Documentary
Everyday an animal needs rescue. Every one of them has a story.
This project got the green light!

Pearl Rain
Ashland, Massachusetts• Film Short
Fantasy, Romance
A fantasy/romance short film blending West African myth and European fairytale.
This project got the green light!

Groupers
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Comedy, Drama
A female grad student captures 2 homophobic males to be a part of a controversial experiment at the bottom of an empty pool.
This project got the green light!

Thirsty Girl
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama
A young woman is consumed with her obsession over LA's drought as a means to avoid the fact her mother is dying of cancer.
This project got the green light!

The Fob and I: Season Two
Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy
A webseries about 2 Indians that are different.
This project got the green light!

Pieces Season 3 Web Series
New York City, New York• Series
Action, Drama
Pieces is about a group of girls from Brooklyn NY who discovers this secret world of Credit card scamming.
This project got the green light!

HH
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Sci-Fi, Thriller
Trapped in a strange facility, prisoners must solve puzzles and learn to trust each other while dealing with the virtual warden, a talking c
This project got the green light!

Eudaemonia
New York City, New York• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
A serendipitous mistake leads to a fleeting encounter between a traveller and a reclusive New Yorker. A film about the power of connection.
This project got the green light!

Of A Grateful Nation
Raleigh, North Carolina• Film Short
Drama, War
PTSD is an endeavor that is often dismissed by the masses because it is often a path walked alone.
This project got the green light!

Ollie and Molly Can't Get Arrested
New York City, New York• Series
Comedy
Ollie and Molly can't get arrested. Or so they think! Follow the misadventures of two unemployed actors in this comedic romp through NYC.
This project got the green light!

THIS IS MEG
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Comedy, Drama
The "true" story that shows a raw look at a professional Comedienne’s life in relationships, career and self-journey all within a week.
This project got the green light!

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Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy, Drama
A scripted ensemble dramedy based on nine real abortion stories
This project got the green light!

Pin Up! The Movie
Boulder, Colorado• Film Feature
Documentary, Transmedia
Dangerous. Sexy. All American Girl.
This project got the green light!

Shadows of the Valley
El Paso, Texas• Film Feature
Documentary
When cartel wars erupt in the Valley of Juarez, a man must risk his life to rescue orphans hiding in the shadows of the Valley of Death.
This project got the green light!

A punk Daydream
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Documentary
Indonesia has one of the biggest punk scenes in the world, amidst poverty, pollution and oppression.
This project got the green light!

The Construct: Female Laborers and the Fight for Equality
Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)• Film Feature
Documentary
The Construct gives a voice to the women physically constructing development in what has been one of the most isolated nations in the world.
This project got the green light!

Eulogilia
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
A young woman obsessed with writing unconventional eulogies fights to prove her sanity in order to survive group therapy.
This project got the green light!

Fallback
Bellevue, Washington• Film Short
Sci-Fi, Romantic Comedy
An awkward young woman uses her time traveling oven to practice wooing her crush. But will she get burned in the process?
This project got the green light!
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Please Be Love
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
Nelly, a washed up dancer, falls head over heels in love and gets caught in the middle of a sticky family feud and a national disaster.
This project got the green light!

The Meeting
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Fantasy
A troubled potential high school shooter meets with her Principal one final time.
This project got the green light!

House of Dreams
Boston, Massachusetts• Film Short
Drama, Other
A man's mind can become a house of dreams...
This project got the green light!

The Long Haul
Seattle, Washington• Film Feature
Comedy, Documentary
Magic Mike meets The Full Monty in a documentary featuring six "Average Joes"
This project got the green light!

Things I Hate
New York City, New York• Series
Comedy
A nice gal endures the indignities and humiliations of life in the big city, one episode at a time.
This project got the green light!

The Camel's Back
Nairobi, Kenya• Film Short
Drama, Fantasy
A beautiful short film exploring what healing and letting go can mean for a 13 year old teenage girl struggling with growing pains.
This project got the green light!

Magic Pills
Toronto, Canada• Film Feature
Documentary, Science
Homeopathy - the medicine they don't want you to know about. We need finishing funds! US contributions are tax deductible!
This project got the green light!

Z-Burbs
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Comedy, Horror
Zombie attacks, cannibalistic infidelity, government conspiracy – you never know what’s happening in the house down the street.
This project got the green light!

Step Motion Step
Orange, California• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
A divorced father reconsiders his profession as a children's birthday party entertainer when his mother unexpectedly passes away.
This project got the green light!

Overland: A Documentary Experience
Durham, North Carolina• Film Feature
Adventure, Documentary
Enter the wild with our cast of falconers as they partner with their birds of prey to hunt in some of the world's most majestic landscapes.
This project got the green light!

Learning to Drive
Willcox, Arizona• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
Inspired by the true story of a feisty young man with Down syndrome determined to convince his scatterbrained brother to teach him to drive.
This project got the green light!

Luz Marina - A short Film by Inga Moren
New York City, New York• Film Short
Sci-Fi, Thriller
A reality show star leaves her family's TV show fame and unknowingly joins a supernatural cult.
This project got the green light!

Four Bottles - Feature Film
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Comedy, Drama
After finding out she didn't get her dream job, a woman asks friends for advice on whether she should stay in NYC, or move back home.
This project got the green light!

DUST: A Fairy Tale
New York City, New York• Series
Comedy, Drama
What would you give up, to grow up? A group of fallen fairies trade in their wings and pixie dust to become "real women" in New York City.
This project got the green light!

Dime Short (formerly Spare Change)
Denver, Colorado• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
Sometimes you have to dig a little deeper...
This project got the green light!

PERFECTION
California, United States• Film Feature
Drama
PERFECTION is an independent feature film about an unlikely love story that proves we are more than our scars...
This project got the green light!

Shooting The Prodigal
Richmond, Virginia• Film Feature
Comedy
Together a community of strangers faces a series of complications and become believers in more than just themselves.
This project got the green light!

M. Virgin
Brooklyn, New York• Film Short
Comedy
During a date in which she hopes to lose her virginity, Muchun Zhang learns that her white partner is an Asian fetishist.
This project got the green light!

Normal Valid Lives
Minneapolis, Minnesota• Film Feature
Documentary
One community's fight to accept and protect all kids.
This project got the green light!
The Openers
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy
3 aspiring stand up comediennes are chronicled by an inexperienced film student as they try to pull off the biggest show of their lives.
This project got the green light!

El Migrante
Chula Vista, California• Film Short
Drama, Foreign Film
A young boy is forced to migrate out of the Mexican countryside into the city to work.
This project got the green light!

Hey Yun - the Web Series SEASON 2
Brooklyn, New York• Series
Comedy
a comedy about an angry whimsical Korean woman
This project got the green light!

That's Not Us
New York City, New York• Film Feature
LGBTQ, Romantic Comedy
An intimate portrait of 3 couples on a beach weekend that tests the strength of their relationships
This project got the green light!
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Hysterical Historical Hillary
Brooklyn, New York• Series
Comedy, Drama
Hillary in another breakup...breakdown to have a breakthrough
This project got the green light!
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Between Colors
Fullerton, California• Film Short
Drama
A young artist unexpectedly falls in love, losing sight of her dreams of becoming a painter.
This project got the green light!

Warne Marsh: An Improvised Life
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Documentary
A son seeks to elevate his father's musical legacy while discovering the man behind the music.
This project got the green light!

72 Hours: A Brooklyn Love Story?
Brooklyn, New York• Film Feature
Drama, Teen
A teenager from BK has a ticket out of the projects and 72 hrs to decide if he’s up to the challenge
This project got the green light!

Assassin
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
LGBTQ, Thriller
The story of an assassin, a job gone wrong and the woman she never expected to fall in love with.
This project got the green light!

Blackwell Summers Mysteries
New York City, New York• Series
Action, Mystery
Ladies of Blackwell Summers Detective Agency puts suckas to shame and take them lames out the game!!
This project got the green light!

Three Fingers
Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee• Film Short
Drama, War
The battle continues long after the war...
This project got the green light!

Brazilian Wood
Phoenix, Arizona• Film Feature
Drama, Thriller
One man's relentless pursuit of justice collides with another man's bizarre course of revenge.
This project got the green light!

The Canary
California, United States• Film Short
History, Thriller
One gold miner. One mine. One nightmare.
This project got the green light!

Pushing Out Daisy
United States• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
This project got the green light!

Dead Saturday
Huntsville, Alabama• Film Short
Drama, Thriller
A misled band of youths believes they found a religious loophole for releasing their inner demons.
This project got the green light!

CongestedCat Shorts
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama, LGBTQ
Character-driven, stereotype breaking short films about loss from the creators of 'Kelsey.'
This project got the green light!

Before the Spring
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Drama, History
A man loses everything he holds dear before finding the strength to rise against a corrupt regime.
This project got the green light!

I Am Thalente: In Theatres and on iTunes Now!
Durban, South Africa• Film Feature
Documentary
A homeless skateboarder travels from South Africa to the US and into the heart of skateboarding.
This project got the green light!

Not Abel
Texas, United States• Film Short
Drama
You can never have both.
This project got the green light!

The Only First Time
Winston-Salem, North Carolina• Film Short
Drama
High school sweethearts confront personal anxieties on the night planned to lose their virginity.
This project got the green light!

Consideration
Ann Arbor, Michigan• Film Feature
Drama
Would you date a Sugar Daddy to pay off your student loans?
This project got the green light!

Eveningstar Cinema
Brunswick, Cumberland County
Film-related Business
Save The Eveningstar Cinema
This project got the green light!

The Dog
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Documentary
THE DOG is the story of John Wojtowicz, the real-life bank robber behind DOG DAY AFTERNOON.
This project got the green light!

Rez
New York, United States• Film Short
Drama
An Ojibwe boy searches for a safe place for he and his young sister on the Leech Lake reservation.
This project got the green light!

The Master Cleanse
Brooklyn, New York• Film Short
Comedy
Enter Park Slope's most transformative commune...
This project got the green light!

Color Thief
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama, Other
A true story about achieving your goals even if it is at the end of your life.
This project got the green light!

She Lights Up Well
Detroit, Michigan• Film Feature
Comedy
A struggling actress moves home and directs a production to try and save the community theater.
This project got the green light!