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About the Film
A woman becomes suspicious that something is wrong with her roommate's charming and intensely obsessive boyfriend, while she also stalks her roommate to protect her.
Director: George Carrillo
Producers: Diana Foronda (Executive Producer) & Sarah Beim (Co-Producer)
United States // 2025 // Comedy // LOLA Award Nominee - Los Shorts
7 minutes
About the Filmmaker
Born & raised in New York City, George is an emerging independent filmmaker and jack of all trades who has adapted to all needed positions in the film & television industry, though his area of expertise is primarily as a Writer/Director/Editor. He graduated from Hofstra University’s Lawrence Herbert School of Communication with a degree in filmmaking.
In 2012, while at Hofstra, George’s student film “My Angel” was an official selection of the International Film Festival Manhattan (IFFM). After graduating, George worked in supporting roles in various projects in the film & television industry to expand his experience. However his passion for working on his own independent films, led him to want to further expand his knowledge of the workings of the industry. In 2018 he enrolled in continuing studies at the New York Film Academy where he created 3 short films, one of which, titled “Damned Are The Lost”, was an official selection of several film festivals.
George continues to create projects in spite of the challenges he faces with a physical disability he has had since he was a young boy. George struggles with an unspecified neuromuscular disorder which causes unpredictable muscle spasms that can be so debilitating at times that he is unable to stand or sit without intense pain. His episodes can last a day or as long as a few weeks. However his most recent major episode in 2019 led him to be hospitalized and he still currently is working on his road to full recovery.
In spite of his physical limitations, George has been inspired through the pandemic to still create. Even during recovery, he adapted by using technology like ZOOM meetings to work on various projects & and was even able to create his award-winning short film “ACEDIA” while he was physically unable to stand.
George hopes that through his work, he can show others that no one should be held back by their own limitations or by those imposed by their environment in a post-COVID world, but simply be driven by the reach of their imagination.
