Synopsis

To rekindle their relationship, Mark and Loretta drive to Yosemite for an anniversary trip in Mark's vintage jeep, which starts to show signs of mechanical problems.

Runtime: 11 mins 20 sec



Accolades



Screenings

10/2024 (TBD): Monadnock International Film Festival, Keene, New Hampshire, USA
9/9/2024: Silicon Beach Film Festival, Los Angeles, California, USA
8/17/2024: Sacramento International Film Festival, Sacramento, California, USA
7/23/2024: LA Shorts International Film Festival, Los Angeles, California, USA (Qualifier for Oscar, BAFTA, Canadian Screen, and Goya awards)
7/31/2024: University Film and Video Association (UFVA) Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
5/5/2024: Centrally Isolated Film Festival, Ithaca, New York, USA
10/27/2023: Orlando Film Festival, Orlando, Florida, USA
8/12/2023: Denali Film Festival, Denali National Park, Alaska, USA (Best Student Film Award)
8/2/2023: Garden Route International Film Festival, Mossel Bay, South Africa



Original Soundtrack Album

Available for streaming and downloads on major music platforms
[Linktree to music platforms]



Production Stills

(Photo credits: Colette Kane; Sean Magner)



Credits

Written and Directed by: Sal Ardongdé
Director of Photography: Sean Magner
Editor: Sona Mkrtumian
Original Score by: Gabriella Hirsch
Production Designer: Emma Camp-Oberhauser
Casting Director: Anabella Mortenson
Supervising Sound Editor / Sound Designer: Baxter Chase
Producers: Sal Ardongdé and Ben Foley
Executive Producer: Sal Ardongdé                                                         

Cast
                       Loretta: Lauren Birdsall       
Mark: Benedikt Sebastian
Biker Mack: Christopher O. Lukens
Bride in Mustang: Victoria Germano
Groom in Mustang: Kodye Pugh
Park Ranger Dietrich: Kaleina Cordova

Crew and Post-Production
Line Producer: Kevin Yiu Unit Production Manager: Kevin Yiu
Assistant Producers: Charlotte Trudeau
Annibelle Washburn
1st Assistant Director:
2nd Assistant Director:
Tomi Kufel
Megan Whitham
Location Manager: Ben Foley
1st Assistant Camera: Riley Burt 2nd Assistant Camera:

3rd Assistant Camera:
Elisabeth Akel
Cameron Yarbough
Kathleen Monje
Gaffers: Liz Charky
Marisa Torre
Key Grips: Connor Colby
Tiancong Zheng








DIT:








Anirudh Kota
Kathleen Monje
Best Boy Electric:
Grip and Electric:
Cooper Bosland
Wayne Chen
Raphael Dael
Silas Gobat
Inna Hanson
Anirudh Kota
Thaddeus Lamar
Kathleen Monje
Joey Ren
Nathan Setiabudi
Costume Designers: Kaylee Green
Marcellino Rosario
Hair & Makeup: Bryanna Jacobs
"Just Married" Artwork by: River Martinez-Miranda Art Dept. Production Assistant: Beth Crudele
Production Sound Supervisor: Amanda Flowers Production Sound Mixers:


Boom Operators:
Amanda Flowers
Jacob Miller
Daniel Petrucelli
Jacob Miller
Daniel Petrucelli
Script Supervisors: Noémie Boucher
Julia Sereno
Elle Vincioni
Production Assistants: Beth Crudele
Sean Curtin
Noah Grace
Anabella Mortenson
Marcellino Rosario
G&E Truck Driver:
Process Trailer Driver:
Beth Crudele
Ryan Spaeth
Exotic Car Coordinator:
Parking Production Assistant:
Kodye Pugh
Johnson Cooley
Rear Projection Technicians: Waymon Boone
Jake Jacobson
Still Photography Colette Kane

2nd Unit -

San Francisco
Director of Photography: Julian Jordan 1st Assistant Director: James Parker Pennington

2nd Unit -

Los Angeles and Ventura Counties
Director of Photography: Sean Magner 1st Assistant Camera:
Grip:
Marisa Torre
Emma Camp-Oberhauser
Drone Operator: Sean Magner Drone Assistant: Marisa Torre

2nd Unit -

San Gabriel
Drone Operator: Andrew Pilot

Assistant Editor:
Visual Effects Master:
Danny Nsouli
Tong Luo
Colorist: Sean Magner
Assistant Sound Editor: Hannah Salisbury-Montijo Re-recording Mixer: Baxter Chase

Poster designed by:

Sal Ardongdé



For more information, contact Sal Ardongdé or Instagram @jalopyshortfilm.

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