During an uneventful summer on the outskirts of Brooklyn, Lila, a lonely 14-year-old from Gravesend, turns her attentions to Sammy, an older thug she sees at Rockaway beach. Wanting something to brag about, she weaves a story about him and becomes fixated on seeing it realized. When her attempts fail, she propels the lie even further, claiming they’ve had sex. During her sexual quest, Lila turns from predator to prey. It Felt Like Love captures the confusing emotions and developing identity of an adolescent girl that explores what could euphemistically be called love.

(Sundance 2013, Maryland Film Festival 2013)

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LAURA WAGNER (producer) is the founder of Bay Bridge Productions. She produced the feature film Memorial Day by Josh Fox, which premiered at CineVegas Film Festival and had a run at the IFC Center. Wagner was Associate Producer of the documentary John Leguizamo: Tales from a Ghetto Klown, which premiered on PBS and Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey, the critically acclaimed Imax film directed by the creators of Stomp.

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Cavalier (narrative – 21 min – dir. Steven Schardt)

While trying to drop off custody papers, Scotty instead decides to take kidnap his two-year-old son for an impromptu road-trip. Director Steven Schardt used locations in and around Louisville as backdrop for his story of desperate parenting.

(SXSW 2013)

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