• Cooties

    Directed by Kat Gueli
    USA | 14 minutes |

This off-beat melodrama centers around a teenage boy, whose helicopter parents do not know his best friend is a sex toy.

In competition for Best Comedy Short

film synopsis

film details

Director: Kat Gueli
Producers: Kat Gueli, Justin Portaro, Michelle Masiello, Tom Gueli, Laurie Portaro
Screenwriter: Kat Gueli
Cinematographers: Justin Portaro
Editor: Justin Portaro, Kat Gueli
Cast: Amy Locane, Joshua Kaufman, Gabriel Chytry, Chloe Landau, Julianna Sousa
Country: USA
Language: English
Year: 2019
Running Time: 14 minutes
Primary Company: Oratrop Pictures
Contact Email: katgueli@gmail.com
Website: https://www.facebook.com/CootiesShortFilm/?modal=admin_todo_tour

director biography

Kat Gueli is an award winning director, screenwriter, cinematographer, and photographer. Her latest short film Heart & Soul was awarded Best Dramatic Short Film at the Jersey Shore Film Festival. She is currently in pre-production on a feature length film, The Tributaries, both which she has written and will direct. In 2018, Kat was recognized for her work on her feature screenplay, The Tributaries; winning an award for excellence in feature screenwriting. She studied film at Long Island University’s School of Visual and Performing Arts. While attending, Kat worked alongside award winning director, Lisa Robinson, teaching a class on film acting.

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