Bev’s Girl Films latest film short is Cream & 2 Shugahs, starring Marjorie Johnson as Mrs. Jaret, Eric Elizaga as Eric, Kimberly Marable as Kimberly and Taurean Everett as Taurean. Written and Directed by Garth Kravits, Cream & 2 Shugahs was Executive Produced by Lia Chang. Special thanks to Tony Edgerton and Viet Vo.
Tony Edgerton, Eric Elizaga, Kimberly Marable, Marjorie Johnson, Taurean Everett and Garth Kravits. Photo by Lia Chang
Check out our trailer and the behind the scenes photos from our fun day on set.
Taurean Everett. Photo by Lia Chang
Tony Edgerton. Photo by Lia Chang
Kimberly Marable and Marjorie Johnson. Photo by Lia Chang
Eric Elizaga, Kimberly Marable, Garth Kravits, Taurean Everett. Photo by Lia Chang
Marjorie Johnson. Photo by Lia Chang
Marjorie Johnson. Photo by Lia Chang
Marjorie Johnson and Eric Elizaga. Photo by Lia Chang
Marjorie Johnson and Eric Elizaga. Photo by Lia Chang
Taurean Everett and Marjorie Johnson. Photo by Lia Chang
Taurean Everett. Photo by Lia Chang
Kimberly Marable and Eric Elizaga. Photo by Lia Chang
Taurean Everett
Kimberly Marable and Marjorie Johnson. Photo by Lia Chang
Kimberly Marable and Marjorie Johnson. Photo by Lia Chang
Eric Elizaga, Taurean Everett, Marjorie Johnson. Photo by Lia Chang
Eric Elizaga, Taurean Everett and Marjorie Johnson. Photo by Lia Chang
Eric Elizaga and Taurean Everett. Photo by Lia Chang
Eric Elizaga and Taurean Everett. Photo by Lia Chang
Eric Elizaga, Taurean Everett, Marjorie Johnson. Photo by Lia Chang
Eric Elizaga, Taurean Everett and Marjorie Johnson. Photo by Lia Chang
Taurean Everett and Marjorie Johnson. Photo by Lia Chang
Taurean Everett and Marjorie Johnson. Photo by Lia Chang
Eric Elizaga, Tony Edgerton, Taurean Everett. Photo by Lia Chang
Taurean Everett. Photo by Lia Chang
Marjorie Johnson. Photo by Lia Chang
Marjorie Johnson. Photo by Lia Chang
Garth Kravits. Photo by Lia Chang
Garth Kravits is an actor, singer, composer, and award winning filmmaker. He made his Broadway in the Tony Award winning musical ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ and appeared most recently on Broadway in the original musical ‘Gettin’ the Band Back Together.’
Garth has guest starred on HBO’s ‘Divorce’ On Showtime’s ‘Nurse Jackie’ on Amazon Prime in ‘The Hunters’ and ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ CBS’s ‘Tommy’ and ‘Hostages,’ on USA’s ‘Mr. Robot’ NBC’s ’30 Rock’ and ‘The Blacklist’ The CW’s ‘Princess Diaries’
He has written, directed and edited over 50 film projects and his films have been shown in film festivals around the world.
We had too much fun on the set of THE WRITER, the latest musical comedy short written and directed by Garth Kravits and produced by Cut & Dry Films and Bev’s Girl Films. Check out our behind the scenes photos below.
Garth Kravits as The Writer. Photo by Lia Chang
Garth Kravits stars as a lonely writer who imagines himself as characters in his fantastical stories, which don’t always turn out the way he planned.
Jaygee Macapugay, Christopher Gurr, Viet Vo and Anastasia Shulgina. Photo by Lia Chang
The cast also features Jaygee Macapugay (Truly Foxxy), Christopher Gurr (Dr. Cyclops), Viet Vo (Multitask), Ashley Arcement (The Dancer), and Anastasia Shulgina (Mynx’n Match), with Lia Chang, Shannon Cheong, Daniel Dunlow, Tony Edgerton, Prince Jones, Danielle Jordan, Anna Noble, Steven He O’Byrne and Minami Yusui.
Lia Chang, Steven He O’Byrne, Anna Noble, Tony Edgerton, Minami Yusui, Prince Jones, Garth Kravits, Shannon Cheong, Ashley Arcement, Viet Vo, Daniel Dunlow, Eric Elizaga, Danielle Jordan, Brad Mauney, Anastasia Shulgina, Brian Kim and Jessica Wu. Photo by Sara Mayhew
Produced by Lia Chang, with Production Manager Jessica Wu, Brian Kim and Eric Elizaga sharing Director of Photography/Cam Op duties and Production Assistant Anastasia Shulgina.
Eric Elizaga, Brian Kim, Garth Kravits, Ashley Arcement, Anastasia Shulgina, Jessica Wu and Viet Vo. Photo by Lia ChangGarth Kravits and Brian Kim. Photo by Lia ChangAshley Arcement, Eric Elizaga, Brian Kim Anastasia Shulgina and Garth Kravits. Photo by Lia ChangDanielle Jordan and Lia Chang. Photo by Anastasia ShulginaDanielle Dunlow and Anna Noble. Photo by Lia ChangSteven He O’Byrne and Shannon Cheong. Photo by Lia ChangMinami Yusui and Shannon Cheong. Photo by Lia ChangLia Chang, Steven He O’Byrne, Anna Noble, Tony Edgerton, Minami Yusui, Prince Jones, Garth Kravits, Shannon Cheong, Ashley Arcement, Viet Vo, Daniel Dunlow, Eric Elizaga, Danielle Jordan, Anastasia Shulgina, Brian Kim and Jessica Wu. Photo by Sara MayhewDaniel Dunlow, Shannon Cheong and Prince Jones. Photo by Lia ChangAnna Noble, Minami Yusuf, Ashley Arcement, Danielle Jordan and Lia ChangAnna Noble, Minami Yusui, Ashley Arcement, Garth Kravits, Danielle Jordan and Lia ChangAnastasia Shulgina, Garth Kravits and Ashley Arcement. Photo by Lia ChangGarth Kravits and Ashley Arcement. Photo by Lia ChangViet Vo, Garth Kravits and Ashley Arcement. Photo by Lia Chang
Viet Vo, Garth Kravits and Ashley Arcement. Photo by Lia ChangAnastasia Shulgina, Jaygee Macapugay, Christopher Gurr and Viet Vo. Photo by Lia ChangJaygee Macapugay, Christopher Gurr, Viet Vo and Anastasia Shulgina. Photo by Lia ChangChristopher Gurr and Jessica Wu. Photo by Lia ChangJessica Wu, Christopher Gurr, Garth Kravits, Eric Elizaga, Viet Vo, Anastasia Shulgina. Photo by Lia ChangJessica Wu, Christopher Gurr, Garth Kravits, Eric Elizaga, Viet Vo. Photo by Lia ChangViet Vo, Garth Kravits and Eric Elizaga. Photo by Lia ChangBrian Kim. Photo by Lia ChangViet Vo. Photo by Lia ChangJessica Wu and Jaygee Macapugay. Photo by Lia ChangEric Elizaga, Jaygee Macapugay, Garth Kravits, Christopher Gurr, Anastasia Shulgina, Viet Vo, Jessica Wu. Photo by Lia ChangChristopher Gurr. Photo by Lia ChangChristopher Gurr. Photo by Lia ChangAnastasia Shulgina. Photo by Lia ChangChristopher Gurr and Anastasia Shulgina. Photo by Lia ChangJaygee Macapugay. Photo by Lia ChangGarth Kravits. Photo by Lia ChangJaygee Macapugay and Garth Kravits. Photo by Lia ChangJaygee Macapugay, Christopher Gurr. Photo by Lia ChangJaygee Macapugay, Christopher Gurr. Photo by Lia ChangJaygee Macapugay, Christopher Gurr. Photo by Lia ChangJaygee Macapugay, Christopher Gurr. Photo by Lia ChangChristopher Gurr. Photo by Lia ChangJaygee Macapugay, Christopher Gurr. Photo by Lia ChangGarth Kravits. Photo by Lia ChangJaygee Macapugay, Christopher Gurr and Eric Elizaga. Photo by Lia ChangJaygee Macapugay, Christopher Gurr, Eric Elizaga and Garth Kravits. Photo by Lia ChangAnastasia Shulgina, Christopher Gurr, Jaygee Macapugay, Garth Kravits, Viet Vo and Eric Elizaga. Photo by Lia Chang
ROM-COM GONE WRONG, a new comedy short produced by Bev’s Girl Films and Cut & Dry Films, is an official selection of the 15th Annual DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon. Written and directed by Garth Kravits, ROM-COM GONE WRONG stars Lia Chang, Eric Elizaga and Brian Kim.
Eric Elizaga and Brian Kim. Photo by Lia Chang
Eric Elizaga quit his medical sales and marketing job in his home state of Hawaii to go to acting school in New York. Since then, he has appeared in over a dozen television shows including Elementary, Orange Is The New Black, Hawaii 5-0, FBI, as well as recurring roles on Law & Order: SVU and Gotham. Eric also wrote and directed a short film called The Beach House for which he won the best short film director award at the Bergen International Film Festival. The Beach House was also an official selection at the 2019 Disorient Film Festival.
Lia Chang. Photo by Garth Kravits. Photo by Lia Chang
Lia Chang is an actor, a multi-media content producer and co-founder of Bev’s Girl Films, making films that foster inclusion and diversity on both sides of the camera. Bev’s Girl Films’ debut short film, Hide and Seek was a top ten film in the Asian American Film Lab’s 2015 72 Hour Shootout Filmmaking Competition, and she received a Best Actress nomination. BGF collaborates with and produces multi-media content for artists, actors, designers, theatrical productions, composers, musicians and corporations. Lia has appeared in the films Wolf, New Jack City, A Kiss Before Dying, King of New York, Big Trouble in Little China, The Last Dragon, Taxman, Balancing Act, Belongingness, When the World was Young and Hide and Seek, which screened at DisOrient in 2016.
The DisOrient Asian American Film Festival showcases narrative, documentary, and short films with a focus on authentic Asian American and Pacific Islander voices and stories- celebrating inclusion, diversity and universal human experiences. The Festival will take place from March 12-15, 2020 at selected locations in Eugene, OR. Screening date: TBA. For more information on the festival click on https://disorientfilm.org
Happy New Year from Lia Chang and Garth Kravits of Bev’s Girl Films and Cut & Dry Films. Special thanks to all of our fabulous and gorgeous artist pals who collaborated with us and came out to play. Looking forward to a new year of diverse representation in front of and behind the camera.
Isabela Sanchez makes her film debut in BELONGINGNESS.
Bev’s Girl Films presents BELONGINGNESS, a new short film starring Isabela Sanchez and Lia Chang. Written, directed and edited by Cut & Dry Films’ Garth Kravits, BELONGINGNESS follows a young girl’s search for identity and a sense of belonging, which comes from an expected source. Original Score by John Tyler Kent. Official Selection of the Asian Film Festival.
Jessica Wu, Déa Julien, Yuko Kudo, Sammi Price, Ali Ewoldt, Emily Borromeo, Garth Kravits and Eric Elizaga. Photo by Lia Chang
Ali Ewoldt and Emily Borromeo Star in the Holiday Comedy Short, THE CACTUS, written by Ms. Ewoldt and Jessica Wu.
A Bev’s Girl Films and Cut & Dry Films Production, produced by Jessica Wu, Ali Ewoldt, Garth Kravits, and Lia Chang, directed and Lensed by Garth Kravits, the crew also includes 1st AD Eric Elizaga, 2nd AD Jessica Wu, Set PAs Yuko Kudo and Déa Julien, Hair/Makeup by Sammi Price. Edited by Garth Kravits and Jessica Wu.
1st Row: Brandon Ilaw, Billy Bustamante, Steven Cuevas. Back Row: Kevin Schuering, Priya Mahendra, Garth Kravits, Stephanie Celustka, Alex Chester-Blank Diane de Boer-Phelan and Jonathan Cuevas. Photo by Lia Chang
Helmed by Billy Bustamante, THE LAST FIVE YEARS stars Priya Mahendra and Kevin Schuering and features cinematography and editing by Garth Kravits, music direction by Steven Cuevas (violin, piano), with musicians Brandon Ilaw (guitar) and Jonathan Cuevas (cello).
Currently in post-production, WHEN THE WORLD WAS YOUNG stars Virginia Wing, Jason Ma and Lia Chang. The cast also features Jo Yang, Daniel Dunlow, Michelle Miller and Mark York.
When siblings Benjamin and Audrey return home to confront their Mother’s memory loss, they discover a hidden key to her past.
Written and directed by Garth Kravits, the film is Executive Produced by Bev’s Girl Films, with producers Garth Kravits of Cut & Dry Films and Eric Elizaga. Hair and makeup by Dorothy Bhadra. Special thanks to Karen Elizaga and Daniel Dunlow.
Seated: Anna Noble, Emy Coligado, Jaygee Macapugay and Lia Chang. Standing: Daniel Dunlow, Jon Hoche, Michael Keyloun, Anastasia, Michelle Miller, Eric Elizaga, Kiet Tai Cao, Dewey D. Nguyen and Garth Kravits. Photo by Viet Vo
LIES LIES LIES Stars Jaygee Macapugay, Jon Hoche, Emy Coligado and Michael Keyloun. The cast also features Daniel Dunlow, Michelle Miller, Kiet Tai Cao, Dewey D Nguyen, Lia Chang and Anna Noble. Written and directed by Garth Kravits, Executive Producer Bev’s Girl Films with Producers Cut & Dry Films and Eric Elizaga.