logline.
Chilean grandmother Rosa has decided to face her fears of speaking English and become an all American Avon Lady. However, she's a fantastic failure until she meets an eccentric customer who shows her she'll need more than English to make that sale.
Inspired by a true story about the director’s mother, starring the director's mother, this heartfelt, laugh-out-loud short continues to win festival awards across the country including Best Film, Best Director, Best Comedy as well as garnering Best Lead Actress award for Elena Espiro and Best Supporting Actor for Michael Mullen.
Inspired by a true story about the director’s mother, starring the director's mother, this heartfelt, laugh-out-loud short continues to win festival awards across the country including Best Film, Best Director, Best Comedy as well as garnering Best Lead Actress award for Elena Espiro and Best Supporting Actor for Michael Mullen.
credits.
Writer: Carolina Espiro
Director: Carolina Espiro
Producer: Caity Ware, Carolina Espiro
Cinematographer: Sophie Bruza
Artistic Director: N.S. David
Film Composer: Patrick Moore Alvarado
Production Company: Peregrine Sage Productions
Starring: Elena Espiro, Michael Mullen, Jason Tobias, Jose Espiro, Tracy Turner-Beck, James Harrison, Patrick Mullen, with special appearance by Isabella Blake-Thomas
Director: Carolina Espiro
Producer: Caity Ware, Carolina Espiro
Cinematographer: Sophie Bruza
Artistic Director: N.S. David
Film Composer: Patrick Moore Alvarado
Production Company: Peregrine Sage Productions
Starring: Elena Espiro, Michael Mullen, Jason Tobias, Jose Espiro, Tracy Turner-Beck, James Harrison, Patrick Mullen, with special appearance by Isabella Blake-Thomas
festival news.
- Newport Beach Int'l Film Festival 2024 SELECTION
- Oct. 22nd, 3:15pm
- New York Latino Int'l Film Festival 2024
- WINNER BEST SHORT FILM 🏆
- WINNER BEST FILM 🏆
- WINNER BEST DIRECTOR 🏆
- Orlando Urban Film Festival 2024
- WINNER-JURY AWARD FOR BEST SHORT SHORT FILM 🏆
- Nominated -BEST LEAD ACTRESS
- Phoenix Film Festival 2024
- WINNER -BEST LATINX-DIRECTED SHORT 🏆
- Idyllwild Int'l Festival of Cinema 2024
- WINNER -INDIE SPIRIT AWARD 🏆
- 7 NOMINATIONS!
- BEST SHORT
- BEST SCRIPT
- BEST DIRECTOR
- BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
- BEST MUSICAL SCORE
- BEST ACTRESS
- BEST ACTOR
- Lady Filmmakers Film Festival 2023
- WINNER -BEST COMEDY 🏆
- WINNER -BEST LEAD ACTRESS 🏆
- WINNER -BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR 🏆
- Burbank Int’l Film Festival 2023
- WINNER -BEST COMEDY 🏆
- 6 NOMINATONS!
- BEST COMEDY
- BEST ACTOR
- BEST FEMALE ARTIST
- BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- AUDIENCE AWARD
- BEST DIRECTOR
- LA Shorts Int’l Film Festival 2023
- WINNER -BEST COMEDY 🏆
- Lighthouse Int'l Film Festival 2023
- HONORABLE MENTION -BEST COMEDY 🏆
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