Film Screening & Discussion
NFMLA Diversity Screening Block
This screening block is presented in collaboration with NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA), a non-profit 501(c)3 organization that champions emerging and diverse filmmakers and storytellers from around the world and provides a forum where filmmakers can be recognized for their contributions, have open audience discussions about their work and connect with industry professionals for insight on distribution, production and representation.
A selection of short films will be shown, specially selected by NFMLA staff. These films are created by and feature talents in the Diversity categories: Women, BIPOC, Neurodiverse and LGBTQIA+ with stories that come from a variety of countries. Filmmakers who are local to SoCal may be present for a Q&A.
Date
Nov 3
Time
5:30 PM – 6:55 PM
Place
Sane Living
Length
1h 25m
People/Organization
NFMLA, Larry Laboe
Panelists
Corina Marie
Filmmaker
Corina is an award winning photographer who has worked with Netflix, Disney, Apple, FOX and more. As a director she has directed commercials for MINI USA and Paul Mitchell as well as written and directed several independent short films. When Corina isn’t working in entertainment, she volunteers with Best Friends Animal Society writing and directing humorous PSAs in the interest of helping shelter animals nationwide.
Ana Verde
Filmmaker
Ana Verde is a Puerto Rican and Venezuelan filmmaker. She is a 2023 Tomorrow’s Filmmakers Today fellow, a 2023 Rising Voices fellow, a 2022 Orchard Project Episodic Lab fellow, and a 2022 WAVE Grant Recipient. Her film, Mara Has Three Jobs in San Juan, Puerto Rico, had its world premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival.
Jacqueline Elyse Rosenthal
Writer/Director
Jacqueline Elyse Rosenthal is a DGA Grand Prize-winning Writer-Director. Her short film, BACKLOG (Cannes) won a Feature development deal through the Stage 32/Catalyst Studios’ Empowering Women Competition. She recently wrapped a 31-day shoot at SONY Studios for her sci-fi epic, Europa, and has three features in development. Reps: 3 Arts & Culture Creative. Masters in Fine Arts, USC.
Camille Wormser
Filmmaker
Camille Wormser is a neurodivergent filmmaker and comedian who has known she wanted to make comedies since she was in the second grade, when she made her parents laugh while doing an impression of them fighting over child custody. She wrote, directed and starred in JUST RIGHT, an absurd comedy about having severe OCD, which premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival in 2023 and is currently in the festival circuit!
Alexandra Hsu
Filmmaker
Alexandra Hsu is a director/producer from Orange County, CA. Her primary motivation is to give voice to untold stories that stimulate conversation and help build bridges across cultures, and to tell stories that are both truthful and authentic. Alexandra has directed several short films around the world that have screened at twenty festivals, some Oscars-qualifying: Sophie, Our Way Home, Rencontres Paysannes/Farmers Dating, and Unwavering.