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It's probably cat hair. Producer lessons learned: development to festivals 🎬 @aseasonofrain ↓ ↓ Moonshot Collective Application
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07 Nov 2026
“takes you somewhere unexpected and stays with you long after it’s done” - @laliff_ Jury.
THE BIRTHDAY GIFT
For Your Consideration • Best Live Action Short Film
On an icy Chicago night, an unexpected guest upends the lives of an Argentine mother and daughter over the course of an intimate birthday dinner.
Director: @msariannaortiz
Writers: @theplaywrightrealtor | @pizziblack
Producer: @rachelstander
Cast:
Cruz Gonzalez-Cadel
Paula Pizzi
Nate Santana
Ignacio Serricchio @serricchioignacio
Margarita Lamas
Marcelo Tubert @mjtubert
Adelina Feldman-Schultz @theadelinawinemixer
Crew:
DP @rejano
Camera Op @mad.steadi
1st AC @lucianafilm
2nd AC @kelseyneu
DIT benjimorgan1
Gaffer @whats_the_gaffer
Key Grip @thedollykeys
Grip • Cameron Robinson Allen
Sound Mixer @the_teslafox
Playback Op @edits_daniel
Production Designer @luckydoglalo
Art Director @jonathantrujillodesign
Set Dresser @emily.pomerenke
Costume Designer @marqueciaj.designer
Costume Assistant @evansfashiondesign
Key HMU Artist @jdmua13
Hair Stylists • Meme L. Pinkelton | @therealhenrimitchelle
UPM @earlemonroe
1st AD @cat.kudulis
2nd AD @jackryanreeves
Script Sup @sassyscripty
Key PA @nickperryinsta
Picture Car Driver @tinacay
Picture Car Coordinator @gracieinacay
BTS & Stills @jskutar
Casting @tertuliacastingchicago
Cello & Original Arrangements @cellogenie84
Post-Production Services • BluBird Post @fullspectrumfeatures
Post-Production Supervisor @tinydogmedia
Post-Production Coordinator @asuka_bot
Editor @joncuartas
AE / DI • Benji Morgan
Media Manager @erogers_jr
Colorist @natashaleonnet | @pictureshop
VFX • Lou Pecora
Supervising Sound Editor / Re-recording Mixer @bryanvanbryan
Sound FX Editor @wblakesfx
Dialogue Editor @tiger_man_child
Additional ADR @carocappiello
Timed Text & Accessibility Coordination @allsensesgomedia
Captions @mattrlauterbach
Spanish Translation • Paula Pizzi
Poster Designer @luisitocollagea
Trailer Editor @misszaucha
Production Company @seasonofrain | @teatrovista
EPs @theplaywrightreator, @cruzgcadel, Jessica Green, Dominic Green, actuallystevenweber, @itslorenadiaz, @itswendymateo, @mydiylifer
Co-Producer @hummus_syed
AP Paula Pizzi
28 Oct 2026
“takes you somewhere unexpected and stays with you long after it’s done” - LALIFF Jury
THE BIRTHDAY GIFT
For Your Consideration • Best Live Action Short Film
On an icy Chicago night, an unexpected guest upends the lives of an Argentine mother and daughter over the course of an intimate birthday dinner.
Director: @msariannaortiz
Writers: @theplaywrightrealtor | @pizziblack
Producer: @rachelstander
Cast:
Cruz Gonzalez-Cadel
Paula Pizzi
Nate Santana
Ignacio Serricchio @serricchioignacio
Margarita Lamas
Marcelo Tubert @mjtubert
Adelina Feldman-Schultz @theadelinawinemixer
Crew:
DP @rejano
Camera Op @mad.steadi
1st AC @lucianafilm
2nd AC @kelseyneu
DIT benjimorgan1
Gaffer @whats_the_gaffer
Key Grip @thedollykeys
Grip • Cameron Robinson Allen
Sound Mixer @the_teslafox
Playback Op @edits_daniel
Production Designer @luckydoglalo
Art Director @jonathantrujillodesign
Set Dresser @emily.pomerenke
Costume Designer @marqueciaj.designer
Costume Assistant @evansfashiondesign
Key HMU Artist @jdmua13
Hair Stylists • Meme L. Pinkelton | @therealhenrimitchelle
UPM @earlemonroe
1st AD @cat.kudulis
2nd AD @jackryanreeves
Script Sup @sassyscripty
Key PA @nickperryinsta
Picture Car Driver @tinacay
Picture Car Coordinator @gracieinacay
BTS & Stills @jskutar
Casting @tertuliacastingchicago
Cello & Original Arrangements @cellogenie84
Post-Production Services • BluBird Post @fullspectrumfeatures
Post-Production Supervisor @tinydogmedia
Post-Production Coordinator @asuka_bot
Editor @joncuartas
AE / DI • Benji Morgan
Media Manager @erogers_jr
Colorist @natashaleonnet | @pictureshop
VFX • Lou Pecora
Supervising Sound Editor / Re-recording Mixer @bryanvanbryan
Sound FX Editor @wblakesfx
Dialogue Editor @tiger_man_child
Additional ADR @carocappiello
Timed Text & Accessibility Coordination @allsensesgomedia
Captions @mattrlauterbach
Spanish Translation • Paula Pizzi
Poster Designer @luisitocollagea
Trailer Editor @misszaucha
Production Company @seasonofrain | @teatrovista
EPs @theplaywrightreator, @cruzgcadel, Jessica Green, Dominic Green, actuallystevenweber, @itslorenadiaz, @itswendymateo, @mydiylifer
Co-Producer @hummus_syed
AP Paula Pizzi
10 Nov 2026
In the best collaborations, you get to show up as a whole person. The highs and the lows go both ways.
That's not always the deal. Often the producer is expected to maintain unfailing composure, whatever is happening underneath, while everyone else gets to have their ups and downs.
Which is why it matters to have somewhere you can show up fully. A room of people who do this job too, where you can say the hard part out loud and then figure out what to do about it.
That's part of what the Moonshot Collective is: a year-long professional development community for mid-career producers and filmmakers. Learning segments, challenges that push you past your comfort zone, and a cohort of peers you trust enough to ask when you don't have the answer.
Applications for 2027 are open. The group is capped at twenty, and seats are already being claimed. Early bird pricing is the better deal, and it's only available through the end of November.
Not sure if it's a fit? Book a free intro call with me and Laverne McKinnon. It's a conversation to answer your questions and see whether the room is right for you. Link in bio.
#indieproducer #filmproducer #filmmaking #producerbrain #filmmakercommunity
06 Nov 2026
The world tour heads north for our Canadian premiere! 🇨🇦❄️
The Birthday Gift is an official selection of the 26th Whistler Film Festival, "Canada's Coolest Film Festival". Every December the festival gathers filmmakers, industry, and audiences in the mountains for premieres, conversations, and après, with a lineup that spans Oscar contenders, breakthrough Canadian films, and stories from around the world.
We can't wait for Canadian audiences to meet our film at the coolest festival in the country. 🎉
#canadianpremiere
09 Nov 2026
Asked a friend who used to live in the festival town. She asked her friend who still lives there. Two minutes later I had photos from the local paper: a multi-page spread with the lineup, inviting people to come see the films.
That’s a festival telling its own town to show up. Makes the trip feel worth it before I’ve booked anything.
What are your green flags when you’re deciding whether to submit, travel, or both?
Also very interested in the possibility of local wildlife.
#filmfestival #indiefilm #filmmaking #indieproducer #filmproducer
05 Nov 2026
Pittsburgh premiere! 🎉
The Birthday Gift is an official selection of the Three Rivers Film Festival, where we'll celebrate our #pittsburghpremiere. The festival's shorts program brings together contemporary short films "from around the corner and around the world" and takes over the historic Harris Theater downtown for the festival's final four days.
The Harris is named for John P. Harris, who co-opened the Nickelodeon, the world's first theater devoted entirely to movies, right in the heart of Pittsburgh in 1905. We can't think of a better room to share our film with new audiences. Pittsburgh friends, join us! 🎬
🍿 Saturday, November 14th | 5:30pm | Harris Theater | Pittsburgh, PA
*Screening as part of the block: Shorts Block 7*
08 Nov 2026
What can a powder blue leisure suit teach you about negotiating in Hollywood? Quite a lot, actually.
An entertainment attorney once told our Moonshot Collective members about showing up to a major deal in a cheap blue suit—just so the room full of high-powered lawyers would underestimate him. He used their misperception to negotiate terms that protected his client's payout.
The lesson isn't to dress badly. It’s that the person with the most leverage isn't always the one with the biggest title—it’s the one who understands the numbers better than anyone else.
That’s the kind of practical business intelligence we share in the Moonshot Collective. We’re mid-career producers and filmmakers getting smarter about the business of film together.
We’re putting together the 2027 Collective now. If you want to be part of these conversations, head to the link in my bio to learn more and schedule a chat with me.
03 Nov 2026
Making things teaches you a lot. Mostly it teaches you what that one project needed, on that one timeline. For producers, that timeline can be years.
Professional development is how I learn ahead of the project instead of in the middle of it. Some of that comes from people with deep expertise. More of it comes from peers working on things I'm not, who are candid about how it's going. That's the part you can't get from doing alone.
In 2027, Laverne McKinnon and I are leading the Moonshot Collective, a year-long professional development community for mid-career producers and filmmakers. Each meeting includes a learning segment, we bring in guest speakers, and we set challenges that push members outside their comfort zone with the group behind them.
If you're wondering whether it's a fit, you can book a free intro call with Laverne and me. It's a conversation to answer your questions and see if the group is right for you.
The group is capped at twenty, and early bird pricing is only available through the end of November.
Applications for 2027 are open. Link in bio.
#indieproducer #filmproducer #filmmaking #producerbrain #filmmakercommunity
03 Nov 2026
One of the things I love about the Moonshot Collective is that it’s designed to meet you wherever you are in your career—and wherever you are in your workload.
Whether you need to dial down your involvement while you're in active production and jump back in during post and distribution, or you're looking to pivot your skills into a new lane, the collective shifts with you. We regularly see experienced producers—like commercial veterans—use the support, education, and network of the group to build their long-form slates and seamlessly transfer their expertise into new sectors.
Because growth in this industry isn't always linear. Sometimes it’s about making that powerful sideways shift into the work you've been wanting to do next.
We’re putting together the 2027 Collective now. If you’re a mid-career producer or filmmaker ready to evolve your career surrounded by a community that has your back, visit the link in my bio to learn more and schedule a chat with me.
I'd love to hear where you want to take your work next.
30 Oct 2026
The West Coast Tour continues! This time, we’re headed to the Bay Area as The Birthday Gift is an official selection of the Academy Award®-Qualifying San Jose International Short Film Festival, now in its 18th edition. Honored to join this incredible line-up of world class short films!
🍿 Friday, October 23rd | 6:45 pm | Cinemark’s CineArts Theatre in Santana Row, Theater 6 | San Jose, California
*Screening as part of the block: Family Matters*
12 Oct 2026
“Mid-career” shows up on fellowship applications, lab applications, and grant guidelines, and a lot of people read it and self-select out.
Here’s how I think about it. It’s not a credit count. It’s knowing enough to know what you don’t know. Maybe you’ve spent years in development and you’re ready to be hands-on. Maybe you’ve been selling scripts and you’re done handing them off before production. Maybe you’ve made several shorts and you’re working out what changes at feature scale. Different routes, same awareness of where your gaps are.
The Moonshot Collective is a year-long professional development community for mid-career producers and filmmakers. Part skill-building, part a cohort of peers you trust enough to ask when you don’t have the answer. Laverne McKinnon and I are co-leading it in 2027.
It’s built for people who already know what they’re missing. Between guest speakers, learning segments, and a room of fellow members where it’s safe to ask anything, this is the place to fill those gaps.
Not sure if you’re a fit? Book a free intro call with Laverne and me through the link in bio. It’s a conversation about where you are and what you’re looking for, and a chance to ask us anything.
The group is capped at twenty, seats are already being claimed, and early bird pricing is the better deal.
#indieproducer #filmproducer #filmmaking #producerbrain #filmmakercommunity
28 Oct 2026
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