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Carolina is an award-winning director who began directing theatre at Chapman University in Orange, CA. She then directed for Blue Sphere Alliance before switching over to camera for various promo videos and a reality web-series called Urban Nature Man that was featured on Home and Family. She returned to theater with a Homeward-LA production at the Open Fist Theatre as well as worked on Teresa Huang’s (Avatar:The Last Airbender, SEAL team) hilarious new play Expectations featuring actors Elizabeth Ho Leonardo Nam, Elizabeth Pan, and Thomas Morinaka. Carolina completed her debut music video project, Hanalei I Ka Pilimoe by Kalani Pe'a which will enter festivals in 2025. Her award-winning narrative debut, a comedic short film called The Avon Lady, has just finished it's festival run garnering over 25 nominations and 13 festival wins including Best Film, Best Comedy, Best Short, and Best Director. She is currently developing two feature films this summer, The Vintner and Searching for Páz slated to shoot in Chile.
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Kalani Pe'a - Hanalei I Ka Pilimoe Music Video- Coming 2025
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Directed by Carolina Espiro, this stunning and rare video combines the language of Hula and cinematic story-telling to portray a beautiful love story shot under the light of the full Hanalei moon. Shot on location in Hanalei, Kaua'i.
Cinematography by Nathan Haugaard Hula choreography by Kumu Hula Chase Keoki Wang Cast: Imani Colón, Matthew Jaeger Dancer: Kamanuleleokalani Espiro Jaeger Produced by Kamanu Films and Peregrine Sage Productions Special Thanks: Kalani Pe'a, Devin Kamealoha Forrest, Kumu Hula Chase Keoki Wang, Allan Cool, Elena and Jose Espiro, Kumu Hula Kawika Alfiche, Mailani Maika'ina'i, Aj Alexander Parhm, Adam Grusauskas, David Marsh, Sophie Bruza, Stephen C. Schmidt, Stacey Young, Kumu Hula Leina'ala Pavao Jardin, Breakdown Services, SAG-AFTRA, BAM! Marketing, Publicity & Promotions, REELARC LA, Shot on the Sony A7siii |
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The Avon Lady (Winner Best Film, Best Short, Best Director 4 x BEST COMEDY - Lady Filmmakers, Burbank Int'l Film Festival, LA Shorts Film Festival, Phoenix Film Festival, NYLFF,)
Written and directed by Carolina Espiro, a comedic short about an immigrant grandmother her faces her fears of speaking English by becoming a door-to-door saleswoman. She is a fantastic failure until she meets an eccentric customer who takes her under his wing and show her it takes more than English to make a sale. Winner Best Actress: Elena Espiro. Winner Best Supporting Actor: Michael Mullen
Expectations by Teresa Huang
