2024 Nashville Film Festival

Narrative Shorts Program: Please I'm a Star!

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Laura, a Latinx filmmaker, lands a life-changing career opportunity when she's hired to direct a Super Bowl commercial for a video game. The catch? The shoot is in Europe, and she can't travel due to her immigration status, a secret she's kept from her employers. This creates friction with her husband Jorge, whose Green Card depends on hers. Laura decides to apply for a complicated emergency travel permit to take on the job. Her reality takes a surreal turn as she starts having hallucinations of a nightmarish video-game world. When immigration services deny her the travel permit, she finds support from Jorge to accept the job, even if it means risking their immigration status.

  • Year
    2024
  • Runtime
    14 minutes
  • Language
    English, Spanish
  • Director
    Nico Casavecchia
  • Screenwriter
    Nico Casavecchia, Mercedes Arturo
  • Producer
    Blaine Morris, Robin Spears, Gabriela Ortega, Eloi Moli
  • Executive Producer
    Nico Casavecchia, Martin Allais
  • Cast
    Gabriela Ortega, Santiago Reyes MacAllister
  • Cinematographer
    Eloi Moli
  • Editor
    Lynn Hobson
  • Animator
    Brut Films
  • Production Design
    Christopher Beltran
  • Composer
    Jon Ong
  • Sound Design
    Brass Door Audio