Lake Los Angeles (2014)
After crossing into the U.S. with no family to speak of, young Cecilia finds herself in the charge of Francisco, a lonely Cuban immigrant long separated from his own family. Francisco operates a way station for border crossers on the outskirts of Lake Los Angeles, a surreal, desiccated lakebed in the California desert. While he copes with the alienation of living alone in a foreign land and the impossibility of realizing the American dream, Cecilia aimlessly wanders the dusty landscape, accompanied only by her fantastical imagination and distant memories of motherly love.
Director: Mike Ott
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Corina Calderon as Angelica |
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Roberto Sanchez as Francisco Fumero |
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Johanna Trujillo as Cecilia Trujillo |
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Eloy Méndez as Adria |
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David Ury as Dan Dan |
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Erika Sabel Flores as Marlene Trujillo |
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Atsuko Okatsuka as Atsuko Sakamoto |
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René Mena as Eduardo |
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Ryan Dillon as Brody |
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David Carey Foster as Burt Meldrum |
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Cory Zacharia as Cory Lawler |
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Ivy Khan as Tammy Keitel |
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Jerry White Jr. as Gene |
| Writing | Atsuko Okatsuka | Writer |
| Directing | Mike Ott | Director |
| Writing | Mike Ott | Writer |
| Production | Frederick Thornton | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alex Simone | Costume Design |
| Sound | María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Mike Gioulakis | Director of Photography |