Leia Everett
Filmmaker
21 - A short film about living up to your expectations.
My senior film at CSULB
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'On the night of Sasha's 21st birthday, she goes out to buy a bottle of alcohol because 'that's what you do.' This task proves more difficult than she thought, and she's forced to come to terms the expectations she had for herself.'
(2022)
Festivals
June 2022 - Marina Del Ray Film Festival
October 2022 - Oregon Short Film Festival; WINNER Best Comedy Film
October 2022 - Newport Beach Film Festival
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@21thefilm on Instagram for more behind the scenes.
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written & directed by Leia Everett; cinematography by Gurvir Riar; production design by Katya Alarcon; produced by Kaitlin Thompson & Christian Soldano; sound design by Marie Kili; original score by Warran Phan; starring Kylie Balentine, Precious Ugbodu, Raven Everett, Arielle Alvarez, Lindonna Everett, and Kimberley Kim.
poster artwork by Kylie Balentine.
set photography by JJ Yu, Carson Davis & Sungbin Moon.
