Grotto

LOGLINE

A 20-year-old boy returns to his hometown after a year of big changes away at school.

SYNOPSIS

Marco is a small town 20-year-old going to college in bustling Manhattan. When he returns to his rural home for the summer, Marco reunites with his best friends at a midnight pool party with intentions to tell them some hefty news. But as he tries to hold his ground, an unexpected guest to the party, coupled with an approaching storm, compromise everything Marco anticipated the night to be.

CAST

Marco ………………. Ben Getz
Ben ………… Adam Jepsen
Claudia ……. Lian Toni Amado
Manny ……………… JC Casely
Andrea ……. Daniella Escobio

AWARDS

OUTstanding Emerging Talent, Dave Scala
FilmOUT San Diego

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

• Palm Springs International ShortFest
• Rhode Island International Film Festival
• Columbus International Film + Video Festival
• Boston LGBT Film Festival
• FilmOUT San Diego
• North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
• Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
• Birmingham SHOUT: Gay + Lesbian Film Festival
• Kansas City Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
• OUTflix Film Festival
• Long Beach QFilm Festival
• ImageOut: The Rochester LGBT Film & Video Festival
• Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
• Sacramento International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
• Southwest Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
• Pink Sheep Film Festival
• St. Louis QFest
• Philly QFest
• Desperado Film Festival
• Melbourne Queer Film Festival (Australia)
• Rio Festival de Gay Cinema (Brazil)
• Festival MIX Brasil (Brazil)
• Fairy Tales Film Festival (Canada)
• OUTView Film Festival (Greece)
• Budapest LGBT Film Festival (Hungary)
• Durban Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (South Africa)
• Kyiv International Queer Film Festival (Ukraine)

CREW

Writer/Director: Dave Scala
Producers: Dave Scala, Francisco Lupini Basagoiti
Director of Photography: Igor Kropotov
Production Manager: Olga Ryrakhovsky
Script Supervisor: Logan Lee Lamson
1st AC: Arina Bleiman
Gaffer: Shilpi Agrawal
Production Sound: Francisco Lupini Basagoiti
Picture Editor and Sound Design: Dave Scala
Re-Recording Engineer: Arjun G. Sheth
Original Score: Andres Soto
Grip: Dan Case Levitt