MISS HOT MESS (2022)

She looks good on paper, but between the lines — she’s f*cked. 20-something Maya Rosari juggles a life of pageantry and debauchery. When there's nowhere left to run to, she’s forced to finally face the truth: she’s a hot mess.

AWARDS + OFFICIAL SELECTIONS Independent Shorts Awards (Winner) Scripts Awards LA (Winner) ~ SF Indie Fest Screenplay Competition (Finalist) ~ Visionfest Screenplay Competition (Finalist) ~ New York International Screenplay Awards (Quarterfinalist) ~ Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition (Honorable Mention) ~ Diwa Filipino Film Festival (Official Selection) ~ San Diego Filipino Film Festival (Official Selection)

STARRING Gabrielle Maalihan | Darren Cruz | Paula Vercudia | Danielle Mendoza | Elaine Young | Aaron Orpilla | Romeo Abasolo | Derrick Wong 

CREDITS Writer/Director/EP Amyra Soriano Executive Producer Margela Cruz Executive Producer/1st Assistant Director Michael Mappala Director of Photography Jerico De Guzman Production Designer Gelli Pascual Produced by Rommel Conclara + Raisa Donato Original score by Mayx Lighting Eugene Libadia 2nd Camera Operator Lucien Chan 1st Assistant Camera Julia Nacario 2nd Assistant Camera Yusuke Fushimi Sound Dave Naguna Props Manager + Branding Necole Cayanan Key HMU Stylist Carla Fajardo Assistant HMU Stylist + SFX Geffen Dagai Wardrobe Stylist Nix Guirre Production Coordinator James Rumohr Audio Engineer Emil Manson Colorist John Reese BTS Photographers Miguel Carrion + Christian Martinez Creative Consultants Sam Simbulan + Jeremiah Ysip

Supported by Balay Kreative's 2022 Kreative Growth Grant.