Lauren Jevnikar with HALF-LIGHT among L.A.’s Rich & Successful Film Festival 2024 as the spotlight shines on some of the city’s most promising filmmakers
Lauren Jevnikar with HALF-LIGHT, Jackie Zhou, Neal Suresh Mulani, Lottie Abrahams, among L.A.’s Rich & Successful Film Festival 2024 as the spotlight shines on some of the city’s most promising filmmakers
The 2024 Rich & Successful Film Festival took place for the first time at the newly renovated Egyptian Theater which added to the excitement of the presentation and promotion of the films and filmmakers. The highly curated film festival featured 13 short films, spanning several genres, all helmed by Los Angeles-based filmmakers.
And…for the first time (this was the film festival’s third edition), formal red carpet entrances were added to the event so each of the attending filmmakers could get their rock star moment in front of the cameras.
Jackie Zhou, director of ORDER FOR PICKUP (Photo by Bill Baque)
Jackie Zhou (ORDER FOR PICKUP) being interviewed (Photo by Bill Baque)
Lottie Abrahams, producer of RAT! (Photo by Bill Baque)
RAT! director Neal Suresh Mulani (Photo by Bill Baque)
The brain trust behind RAT! (Neal Suresh Mulani, Lottie Abrahams) (Photo by Bill Baque)
Neal Suresh Mulani (DIR) and Lottie Abrahams (PROD) of RAT! being interviewed (Photo by Bill Baque)
Lauren Jevnikar, director of HALF-LIGHT, being photographed (Photo by Bill Baque)
HALF-LIGHT director Lauren Jevnikar (Photo by Bill Baque)
Lauren Jevnikar (HALF-LIGHT) being interviewed (Photo by Bill Baque)
Lauren Jevnikar (HALF-LIGHT) tries to explain to these guys that it will be the biggest mistakes of their lives if they miss her film. (Photo by Bill Baque)
PEAS producer Emmett Kowalski (Photo by Bill Baque)
PEAS director Maky Rupert (Photo by Bill Baque)
PEAS director of photography Lucia Rinaldi (Photo by Bill Baque)
The PEAS trio (DP Lucia Rinaldi, director Maky Rupert, producer Emmett Kowalski) being interviewed (Photo by Bill Baque)
PEAS’ producer Emmett Kowalski dishing it with his fellow filmmakers (Photo by Bill Baque)
Sean Pecknold, director of TENNIS, ORANGES being photographed (Photo by Bill Baque)
TENNIS, ORANGES’ director Sean Pecknold (Photo by Bill Baque)
TENNIS, ORANGES director Sean Pecknold joined by production designer Adi Goodrich (Photo by Bill Baque)
Sean Pecknold and Adi Goodrich (TENNIS, ORANGES) being interviewed (Photo by Bill Baque)
Caroline Symons, director of THE JENNIFER MEYERS STORY (Photo by Bill Baque)
STILL LIFE’s director Connor Griffith being photographed (Photo by Bill Baque)
Connor Griffith, director of STILL LIFE (Photo by Bill Baque)
THRU THE WIRE’s director An Nguyen being photographed (Photo by Bill Baque)
An Nguyen, director of THRU THE WIRE (Photo by Bill Baque)
THRU THE WIRE’s producer Max Retik (Photo by Bill Baque)
THRU THE WIRE’s Max Retik (PROD) and An Nguyen (DIR) being photographed (Photo by Bill Baque)
Very serious filmmakers Max Retik and An Nguyen (THRU THE WIRE) (Photo by Bill Baque)
Okay, not that serious (as they record a Tik Tok video): THRU THE WIRE’s Max Retik and An Nguyen (Photo by Bill Baque)
VOCE MEANS YOU director Mahyar Mandegar being photographed (Photo by Bill Baque)
Mahyar Mandegar, director of VOCE MEANS YOU (Photo by Bill Baque)
Mahyar Mandegar (VOCE MEANS YOU) makes a Tik Tok recording (Photo by Bill Baque)
Stephanie Kaznocha, director of CONFESSIONS, with jacket (Photo by Bill Baque)
Stephanie Kaznocha, director of CONFESSIONS, without jacket (Photo by Bill Baque)
Chase Horton, producer of CONFESSIONS (Photo by Bill Baque)
The CONFESSIONS duo (Chase Horton, Stephanie Kaznocha) being photographed (Photo by Bill Baque)
CONFESSIONS’ Chase Horton (PROD), Stephanie Kaznocha (DIR) (Photo by Bill Baque)
CONFESSIONS’ Chase Horton and Stephanie Kaznocha do a Tik Tok interview (Photo by Bill Baque)
Stephanie Kaznocha and Chase Horton (CONFESSIONS) socialize before their screening (Photo by Bill Baque)
RECESSES’ Dylan Trupiano (DIR) and Cece Chan (DP) being photographed (Photo by Bill Baque)
RECESSES’ Cece Chan (DP) and Dylan Trupiano (DIR) (Photo by Bill Baque)
Dylan Trupiano and Cece Chan check out the schedule for the night’s screenings (Photo by Bill Baque)
BAGGAGE director Tim Hendrix (Photo by Bill Baque)
BAGGAGE producer Zoe Rosenberg (Photo by Bill Baque)
BAGGAGE’s Tim Hendrix (DIR) and Zoe Rosenberg (PROD) being photographed (Photo by Bill Baque)
Zoe Rosenberg and Tim Hendrix (BAGGAGE) (Photo by Bill Baque)
BAGGAGE’s Zoe Rosenberg (PROD), Tim Hendrix (DIR), and Hiram Burges (DP) (Photo by Bill Baque)
The Rich & Successful Film Festival brain trust being photographed (Photo by Bill Baque)
The Rich & Successful Film Festival team: Dylan Trupiano (Director of Media), Noah Morse (Creative Director/Director of Development), Nir Liebenthal (Director of Strategy and Operations), Jeremy Roth-Rose (Director of Programming), Page Brady (Director of Programming) (Photo by Bill Baque)
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