• Jane

    Directed by Kathryn Prescott
    USA | 15 minutes |

A young woman, suffering from heroin addiction and living in one of downtown Los Angeles' many residential Single Room Occupancy hotels, receives an invitation to her estranged 4-year-old daughter's birthday party later that day.

In competition for Best U.S. Short

film synopsis

film details

Director: Kathryn Prescott
Producers: Trevor Worley, Valentina Clerici, Rachel Serada Barth, Kathryn Prescott
Screenwriter: Kathryn Prescott
Cinematographers: Nate Hurtsellers
Editor: Michael S Smith
Cast: Gayle Rankin, Andi Osho, Celeste Spencer, Emma Silva, Juan Felipe Restrepo
Country: USA
Language: English
Year: 2019
Running Time: 15 minutes
Awards: Platinum REMI Award for Best Live Action Short, Houston International Film Festival; Performance Award - Gayle Rankin, USA Film Festival; Best Short, Portland Film Festival
Website: https://www.jane-film.com/

director biography

Kathryn started her career as an actor in the British television show 'Skins". Last year she wrote and directed a PSA in association with Homeless Healthcare Los Angeles to raise awareness about the opioid epidemic's devastating effect on America's youth. She lives in downtown Los Angeles.

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