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Hey, I'm Laura!
Los Angeles, California
I'm proud that my feature film RICH KIDS was crowdfunded twice on Seed & Spark and completely changed my life, with it traveling the festival circuit for 2 years winning 16 awards, and then we went to Netflix in February 2020. www.richkidsthemovie.com
Without the work of the team at Seed & Spark to create this crowdfunding platform, I would have never realized my dreams of being a filmmaker. Keep supporting the indie films!
My Projects
Rich Kids
Houston, Texas• Film Feature
Drama, Teen
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!
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!
Projects I'm Supporting
The Garden of Adam
Houston, Texas• Film Short
Drama, Family
Facing the murder of their son, two estranged parents come together to navigate their grief & their disagreements on the meaning of justice.
This project got the green light!
Woman of the House
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Comedy, Drama
A woman intends to enjoy her midlife crisis despite her judgmental friends. But does the universe have other plans?
This project got the green light!
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Stone Fate
Los Angeles, California• Series
Romance, Sci-Fi
130 years after the end of Western Civilization, a pair of young dreamers must unite and mature into leaders that will save their homeland.
This project got the green light!
Becoming (El Devenir)
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Thriller
Evil has no consequences for an affluent Mexican young boy in this disturbing coming-of-age story about toxic masculinity & class inequality
This project got the green light!
Acid Test (feature) Finishing Funds!
Houston, Texas• Film Feature
Drama, Teen
A rebellion of a coming-of-age tale fueled by Riot Grrrl music, dysfunctional family, and LSD.
This project got the green light!
Mary Anne & Frank (formerly 'Til Death Do Us Part)
New York City, New York• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
A woman's husband passes away. Unable to cope & losing grip on reality, she meets a strange young child who reminds her of someone she once
This project got the green light!
Adulting Web Series
Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy
Adulting is a comedic web series about an unlikely duo, Katie and Charlie, who take their first stab at the real world together and attempt
This project got the green light!
Funny Brown People
Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy, Family
An immigrant working class Mexican-American family tries to make sense of each other and the world they’re assimilating into.
This project got the green light!
Oniphron
Portland, Oregon• Film Feature
Drama, Fantasy
A tale about a homeless immortal woman taken in by a Portlander.
This project got the green light!
Disfluency
Commerce Charter Township, Michigan• Film Feature
Drama, Comedy
Jane spends the summer after college at her family's lake house where she continues to cope with PTSD after date rape.
This project got the green light!
RUNAROUND SUE
Natchitoches, Louisiana• Film Feature
Drama, Music
RUNAROUND SUE is a small-town Southern bartender known for breaking hearts... until THE WANDERER comes to town.
This project got the green light!
Endless Light
Fairbanks, Alaska• Film Feature
Drama, Sci-Fi
Returning home, a bipolar woman attempts to decipher her brother's suicide through occult intervention with Alaska's wilderness.
This project got the green light!
Feeling Through
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama
The unlikely connection between a teen without a home and a deafblind man.
This project got the green light!
Passion & Progress
Lakeland, Florida• Series
Documentary
When people of color set out an ambitious goal to reach their highest potential, only to be faced with societal barriers.
This project got the green light!
The Vth Column
Los Angeles, California• Series
Horror, Sci-Fi
Horror/Scifi series. Episode 1. A couple flees from a stranger, who refused to let them out of his car, after hitching a ride.
This project got the green light!
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STiGMA
Atlanta, Georgia• Series
Drama
As Senator Ingram stares down an easy reelection, things become unstable when he is diagnosed with a mental illness.
This project got the green light!
I Friggin Love you
Los Angeles, California• Series
Drama, Romantic Comedy
Love can make you or break you.
This project got the green light!
Someone Will Assist You Shortly
Hampton Bays, New York• Film Feature
Drama, LGBTQ
A gay hospice nurse climbs back into the closet to care for his abusive dad and the behaviorally challenging nephew he never knew he had.
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!
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!
Shedding - a feature film
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Drama, Fantasy
A cat who longs to explore the outside world transforms into a human and helps heal a broken family.
This project got the green light!
Seed of Doubt
Rochester, Minnesota• Film Feature
Thriller
Melissa and Scott’s dream home turns into a nightmare when they take on new tenants to make ends meet.
This project got the green light!
The NEW FREEDOM
Denver, Colorado• Film Feature
Horror, Thriller
It's not just about survival. It's about a community.
This project got the green light!
Displaced
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Horror
A young black man in Brooklyn must prove his new white neighbors are emissaries from the Satanic cult they both survived as children.
This project got the green light!
Agents of Change
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy, LGBTQ
A secret agent is on a mission to save the future of food, and as a transgender man, save humanity... one gender stereotype at a time.
This project got the green light!
Passive Aggressive Dads
Blue Hill, Maine• Film Short
Comedy
Two dads try to spend a nice day at the park with their daughters and end up avenging their life's failures upon a group of obnoxious teens.
This project got the green light!
Comedic Timing
Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy
An improv teacher helps her all-women class sort out their personal lives as hers careens out of control.
This project got the green light!
Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema
New York City, New York• Film Festival
Film-related Business, Shorts Program
Show us your film. We'll show you success.
This project got the green light!
Pozole
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
Maia prolly killed her Nana.
This project got the green light!
2 WEEKS
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama, Horror
2 WEEKS accompanies Tanya as she explores what it means to be asexual in a committed relationship and an actor in a “sex sells” world.
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!
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Pretty Dudes - Season Two
Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy, LGBTQ
The "pretty boy curse" may be over, but is their luck changing for the better? The Dudes make new friends and face new challenges.
This project got the green light!
Wise Gals
Boston, Massachusetts• Film Short
Crime, Drama
In an alternate 1980s underground, organized crime is ruled by women. Up-and-coming mobster Sophia is ready to take the throne.
This project got the green light!
The Pet Peeve Police
Los Angeles, California• Series
Adventure, Comedy
Ridding the world of inconsiderate douches one pet peeve at a time.
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!
Little Evil Bookshop
Seattle, Washington• Film Feature
Comedy, Satire
When the world's most powerful occult leader visits a modest mystic bookshop, its owner must impress him at all costs.
This project got the green light!
Stormie
Santa Maria, California• Film Feature
Biography, Drama
An adopted Hispanic teenager looks for his birth family in an attempt to find his place of belonging.
This project got the green light!
A Room Full of Nothing
Austin, Texas• Film Feature
Adventure, Romance
In this Swiss Army Man meets Eternal Sunshine adventure an artistic couple's life takes a bizarre turn when they wake up alone in the world.
This project got the green light!
ACID TEST (feature development)
Houston, Texas• Film Feature
Comedy, Drama
The absurdly dramatic coming-of-age story of a teenage girl who launches a rebellion when she drops acid and goes home to her parents.
This project got the green light!
D.I.Y.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania• Film Feature
Comedy, LGBTQ
A queer couple is determined to tie the knot their own way.
This project got the green light!
Xerxes
Jersey City, New Jersey• Film Feature
Sci-Fi, Thriller
While recovering at his estranged childhood home from cochlear implant surgery, Xerxes spirals down the rabbit hole and may never climb out.
This project got the green light!
The Wonderful World of Hunter Wood
Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy
An eccentric young man goes to outrageous lengths to woo the new girl in the neighborhood.
This project got the green light!
Coast
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Romance
A couple journeys up the California coastline, exploring their history and undeniable connection.
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!
The Business of Being a Dog
New York City, New York• Series
Comedy
Two doggy inventors fight the clock on an impossible deadline to get their latest dog toy to market. Balls, Bones, Business meetings.
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!
CUT
Middletown, Connecticut• Film Short
Action, Sci-Fi
The story of two best friends trapped in an unwed mothers home who fight to hold onto their memories, and ultimately their friendship.
This project got the green light!
Stunt Mom
New York City, New York• Film Short
Comedy, Family
She's an ordinary mom that cooks and cleans but as a professional stunt woman she also flips, falls and fights!
This project got the green light!
Bitter Taste
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama
A dark drama about a successful Scottish Chef who relives memories of his childhood through cooking.
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!
Bench
Boston, Massachusetts• Series
Drama
A family is tested by issues ranging from homelessness to infertility. Moving from one generation to the next, can Love conquer all?
This project got the green light!
Make Out Party
Chicago, Illinois• Film Short
Comedy, LGBTQ
Make Out Party is a queer high-style, no budget comedy of errors set against the colorful backdrop of the Chicago underground.
This project got the green light!
Pulling Wool
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Action, Comedy
A two hander about a platonic best-friendship that culminates in a city wide search for $7,000 to pay off gambling debt and save their lives
This project got the green light!
Interference
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama, Thriller
A violent altercation between a police officer and a black man left one person dead. A couple passing by must decide what they believe.
This project got the green light!
Blood Loss
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
A dark comedy about a crazed painter drifting through his existence on autopilot until he must choose which he values more: his life or his
This project got the green light!
Cinematcher - Lights.Camera.Connect.
New York City, New York• Company
Film-related Business, Filmmaker Resource
Hire and Get Hired for Film, TV and Digital Projects Instantly - globally
This project got the green light!
CASHED
New York City, New York• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
Suddenly unemployed on her 25th birthday, Jess struggles to find peace (and pot) amidst the unique obstacles of life as a Millennial in NYC.
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!
An Act of Terror
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County• Film Short
Drama, History
The true story of Virginia Christian, a 16-year-old African American girl accused of murder in the Jim Crow South.
This project got the green light!
Exposure
Pepin, Wisconsin• Film Feature
Romance, LGBTQ
Two women set off on separate journeys of self-reflection and contemplation. What happened between them? How did the relationship die?
This project got the green light!
Odette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County• Film Short
Comedy, Horror
A curse. A small town. Two adventures trying to save the world and get some pancakes.. #Not Another Zombie Cowboy Love Story
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!
The Adventures of Penny Patterson
New York City, New York• Film Short
Comedy, Teen
Penny faces growing obstacles to winning the science fair after her boyfriend becomes a superhero.
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!
Quality Problems
Burbank, California• Film Feature
Comedy
Poster Family To-Do-list: Throw perfect eight-year-old's birthday party, find wandering Grandpa and deal with cancer in the left boob.
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!
OR DIE TRYING
Los Angeles, California• Series
Drama
Four ambitious women attempt to achieve their own definition of success while dealing with the struggles of being a millennial in Hollywood.
This project got the green light!
The Benefits of Gusbandry
Portland, Oregon• Series
Comedy, LGBTQ
Love is so gay. One Woman, One Man, a lot of weed, a little crying and NO sexual attraction whatsoever. "Hilarious, irreverent.." - OUT.com
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!
A Little Water
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Romance, Drama
On the anniversary of a tragic accident 4 people reunite for a weekend at the lake. A Little Water is a story about the secrets we keep.
This project got the green light!
Vida
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
LGBTQ, Horror
A closeted musical prodigy turned baby vamp must stifle her cravings, risk having sex with her roommate or suck her small-town campus dry.
This project got the green light!
Baato
Sankhuwasabha, Nepal• Film Feature
Documentary
Deep in the Himalayan mountains the first road is coming, and this new highway to China will change Nepali village life forever.
This project got the green light!
Rich Kids
Houston, Texas• Film Feature
Drama, Teen
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!
Tales from Shaolin Part One - "Shakey Dog"
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania• Film Short
Action, Crime
In the Slums of Shaolin, No Score is Simple.
This project got the green light!
Mickey Reece's 'Alien'
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma• Film Feature
Drama, Fantasy
A reimagining of the early years of Elvis and Priscilla's infamous married life told through the eyes of Priscilla.
This project got the green light!
Girl Clown the Feature Film
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Comedy, Romantic Comedy
A quirky romantic comedy about a mousy woman who attempts to overcome her shyness by becoming a clown. Based on the award-winning short.
This project got the green light!
Keep Me Posted
New York City, New York• Series
Comedy, Drama
A biting look at the impact of texting and social media on the lives of three childhood friends.
This project got the green light!
Mrs. Drake
Denver, Colorado• Film Short
Drama
It takes courage and strength to raise a child but it's constant doubt that consumes a parent.
This project got the green light!
Devoti Tutti
Catania, Province of Catania• Film Feature
Documentary
Saint Agatha of Catania was killed for resisting the advances of a Roman governor. Her story has always been told by men — until now.
This project got the green light!
Alexandra the Great
Los Angeles, California• Series
Drama
An experienced life coach struggles to find her balance in the aftermath of a broken relationship.
This project got the green light!
Black Kungfu Chick
Los Angeles, California• Series
Action, Drama
Just an ordinary girl from South LA learns kungfu from her premed teacher to protect her community from local menaces in more ways than one.
This project got the green light!
Helen
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Action, Horror
An office all-nighter becomes a living nightmare as a FURY haunts Helen, until she faces her demons both within and without.
This project got the green light!
Shelby's Vacation
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Romance, LGBTQ
Vacationer Shelby and mountain resort manager Carol go on a healing journey of learning why they cling to unrealistic romantic fantasies.
This project got the green light!
Camp Reel Stories
Oakland, California• Company
Teen
Camp Reel Stories believes that when women and girls are better represented behind the scenes they will be better reflected on the screen.
This project got the green light!
Acute Failure
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Drama
A young, sick Los Angeles actress visits her small hometown for a weekend to get evaluated for a kidney transplant.
This project got the green light!
ACID TEST (short film)
Houston, Texas• Film Short
Drama, Family
A short film about dropping acid and going home to your parents! Trip alongside Jenny as her concert night turns into family absurdity.
This project got the green light!
Ordinary
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Shorts Program
Recently diagnosed with Schizophrenia, Janie, ventures to LA where she finds freedom inspired by a friendship with the fantastical Pixie.
This project got the green light!
The Ladies Almanack
Chicago, Illinois• Film Feature
LGBTQ, Experimental
Hélène Cixous, Eileen Myles, Guinevere Turner, & more star in the epic tribute to women's writing.
This project got the green light!
37 Problems
Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy, Romantic Comedy
A single 37 year-old screenwriter is totally focused on her career until she finds out she has one egg left.
This project got the green light!
The Stone & The Stars
Bloomington, Indiana• Film Short
Drama
The Stone & The Stars is a short film that explores friendship, fear, and how the people we love lead us home.
This project got the green light!
Red Star
Santa Monica, California• Film Feature
Documentary
Fifty years ago, one man escaped Communist Czechoslovakia by swimming the river to freedom. RED STAR will retrace his journey.
This project got the green light!
Girl Trip
Sacramento, California• Series
Comedy, Horror
A fun road trip ends in murder and mayhem when hidden resentments between best friends surface and everyone learns the hard way never to get
This project got the green light!
Kinesthesia
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Shorts Program
Frustrated at her inability to accurately remember a particular time of happiness in her life, Minny sets out to find it again.
This project got the green light!
Of Dust and Bones
Santa Monica, California• Film Feature
Drama
A desert recluse is visited by her dead husband's best friend, who arrives with an unsettling agenda.
This project got the green light!
The wHOLE
Los Angeles, California• Series
Drama
“The wHOLE” is a gritty drama illuminating solitary confinement made in collaboration with those closest to the issue.
This project got the green light!
Wedlocked
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
LGBTQ, Satire
Not one to be held back by unfair legislation, Sydney outsmarts the web of laws keeping her tied down and unable to get divorced.
This project got the green light!
Auld Lang Syne
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Comedy, Drama
An annual New Year’s Eve party becomes occasion for disaster as three couples' lives unravel spectacularly over the course of the evening.
This project got the green light!
Cross
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Film-Noir
A young Filipino backyard boxer enters a Mexican fight ring in the San Fernando Valley.
This project got the green light!
The Grid: Zombie Outlet Maul
California, United States• Film Feature
Animation, Comedy
Electrical devices come to life after a nuclear plant explosion.
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!
