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Hey, I'm Layla!
Atlanta, Georgia
Layla Soileau is the founder of Curious Little Films, an independent film studio dedicated to making funny and wacky animated films and series. Layla earned a BA in English from Louisiana State University with a concentration in Writing and Culture. After studying sketch comedy writing at Highwire Comedy Company in Atlanta, GA, she was inspired to become a regular writer on a sketch team and to study character animation at Animation Mentor. Curl Up & Dye is Layla’s first film.
My Projects
Projects I'm Supporting
Drought
Wilmington, North Carolina• Film Feature
Comedy, Drama
The summer after high school, Sam searches for a better life for herself and younger brother with Autism.
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!
42 Seconds
Atlanta, Georgia• Film Short
Drama
After two strangers share a connection; one of them questions the encounter after discovering the tragedy that brought them together.
This project got the green light!
Only Strangers Sleep in my Bed
Middletown, Connecticut• Film Short
Thriller
A young man cons a lonely woman into believing that he might be her long lost son only to find himself out of his depth.
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!
AUGGIE
Fairfield, Connecticut• Film Feature
Drama, Sci-Fi
Forced into early retirement, a man falls in love with his new augmented reality companion, driving away his wife and daughter.
This project got the green light!
LION KILLER
Houston, Texas• Film Feature
Drama
Fighting Solves Everything
This project got the green light!
The Way It Goes
Shawnee, Johnson County• Film Feature
Comedy, Romantic Comedy
Sometimes life just doesn't go as planned.
This project got the green light!
DULCINEA
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Comedy, Drama
A suicidal man stumbles upon a ring that allows him to travel anywhere in the world with one condition: he can't go to the same place twice
This project got the green light!
The MisEducation of Bindu
Indianapolis, Indiana• Film Feature
Comedy, Drama
Thrust into American public school by her mother’s new marriage, a wide-eyed Indian teen teams up with a band geek to survive.
This project got the green light!
Lost Bayou
Lafayette, Louisiana• Film Feature
Drama, Family
A struggling addict ventures out into the Louisiana swamp to discover that her estranged faith healer father is hiding a troubling secret.
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!
I'll Be Around
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Drama, Comedy
Against the backdrop of a post-punk music festival, a handful of 30-somethings deal with a wide variety of social and philosophical issues
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!
The Atavist
Pittsfield, Berkshire County• Film Feature
Adventure, Sci-Fi
A young woman travels to the past, but when the things she leaves alter history, she must get them back to save the future.
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!
Epiphany
Tarpon Springs, Florida• Film Feature
Drama, Family
A young girl struggles to create a relationship with her father after the death of her aunt who raised her.
This project got the green light!
Girl Talk
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama, LGBTQ
Girl Talk follows Mia, as she explores the complications of intimacy, coming to a head when she meets an intriguing lesbian couple.
This project got the green light!
The Blue Whale
Catoosa, Oklahoma• Film Feature
Teen, Drama
In 1980's rural Oklahoma a teenage boy meets a girl from California who helps him break out of his shell and learn the truth of his heritage
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!
Friday Afternoon
Green Valley Lake, California• Film Short
Film-Noir, Thriller
In a fit of rage on a mountain road, a CEO causes an accident that leads to a bizarre encounter that takes him where he is (really) going.
This project got the green light!
e.ro.sion, noun
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!
Ordinary Women
San Francisco, California• Series
Animation, History
Feminist Frequency's new video series about defying stereotypes, challenging the status quo, and being extraordinary.
This project got the green light!
Changa and the Jade Obelisk
Santa Monica, California• Series
Animation
An African Game of Thrones meets Harryhausen Sinbad
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!
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!
