FALLING Wins Best Narrative Short at LA Film Fest
/Our Youth FX film FALLING won Best Narrative in the 2015 Los Angeles Film FestivalFuture Filmmaker Showcase!
What an honor to not only be selected as one of 25 films our of 375 submissions, but then to WIN best film in competition against the best youth produced films in country! We are so proud of the filmmakers Maya Suchak (Co-Director, Cinematographer, Editor), Imani Peterkin (Co-Director), Mikayla Appleberry (Lead Actor) & Ciara Rivas (Lead Actor) and our entire Youth FX Crew cause we are all in this together!
These amazing young women and Program Director Bhawin Suchak, GSCA Exec. Director Paul Rivers Bailey are having an incredible time at LA Film Fest meeting some filmmaking and acting icons and making connections. Shout out to Questlove, Zendaya, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Kyla Pratt, dream hampton, Sanaa Lathan, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller for taking the time to talk to and inspire our young filmmakers and actors! Thank you to Film Independent for all the support and encouragement. WOW What a day!!!