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 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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