Fiction Short Film

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Executive Producers: Dalin Nelson, Maya Weldon-Lagrimas

Producer: Arya Nalluri

Director: Maya Weldon-Lagrimas

Casting Director: Gianna Landin

Makeup Artist: Eric Stockman

Director of Photography: Maria Raad

Editor: Emily Jacobson

Production Designer: Hugo Francisco Martinez

Colorist: Nick Sifuentes 

Prod. Sound Mixer: PJ Schulsky

Post Sound Supervisors: Jack Wirth, Brycen Lynch

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"2008" is a short film following a young girl navigating her dysfunctional queer household as 
California voted to repeal gay marriage during the 2008 election. 

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The story was inspired by the childhood of its writer and director, Maya 
Weldon-Lagrimas, and offers a child’s account of the personal and political conflicts 
that permeated her world in the election year of 2008.  

The film offers a quirky and fresh look at non-traditional families through a mix of 
live-action and animated storytelling. Instead of over-romanticizing queerness or 
progressive political movements, “2008” reflects the truth that LGBTQIA+ families 
have lived: life is messy, chock-full of existential questions, but garnished with a 
sprinkle of hope.

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