Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Evelyn lives in LA- she owns her own company, has a kid, a husband, nice cars and house... Everything should be perfect but it's not. We meet her as she's turning her phone off and escaping into the desert without telling a soul. Looking to shut herself off for a day, instead, she is confronted with three different women in whom she sees aspects of herself... What she could’ve been, or could be. She has to face her own choices and desires and, ultimately, decide how to go on.
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// Credits //
Writer/ Director: Carissa Gallo
Starring: Jodi Balfour Philip Ettinger Lexee Smith Valentino Gallo, Sharmagne Leland-St. John, Valor Hirsch, Karissa Smiley
Production Company: Someday Studio
Executive Producer: Andrew Gallo
Executive Producer: Wyatt Whitaker
Director of Photography: Marz Miller
Production Designer: Ava Villafane
Costume Designer: Katie Woringer
Key Hair & Makeup Artist: Alix Youngbloof
Production Manager: Bri Plewma
First Assistant Camera: Emily Amos
Second Assistant Camera: Bobby Pavlovsky
Loader: Sergio Platero
Gaffer: Nick Durr
Key Grip: Wadsworth Peters
Lead Man: Benjamin Minty
Set Decorator: Alexsandra Papoban
Art PA: Katie DiFiore, Allegra Peyton
Sound Mixer: Gabriel Fregoso
Sound Mixer: Kevin Bazell
Editor: Carissa Gallo
Sound Design and Mix: Bleue
Colorist: Kaitlyn Battistelli at Ethos Studio
Title Design: Aaron Becker
Music for Trailer: Michael A. Muller
#escape #motel #drama #shortfilm
Watch the full short film ⏯️ youtu.be/MHHSNmKa3O0
Evelyn lives in LA- she owns her own company, has a kid, a husband, nice cars and house... Everything should be perfect but it's not. We meet her as she's turning her phone off and escaping into the desert without telling a soul. Looking to shut herself off for a day, instead, she is confronted with three different women in whom she sees aspects of herself... What she could’ve been, or could be. She has to face her own choices and desires and, ultimately, decide how to go on.
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🎙️ Dive deeper into the making of Baby Tooth with our exclusive interview with writer/director Olivia Accardo
directorsnotes.com/2026/02/12/olivia-accardo-baby-tooth
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// Credits //
Writer/ Director: Carissa Gallo
Starring: Jodi Balfour Philip Ettinger Lexee Smith Valentino Gallo, Sharmagne Leland-St. John, Valor Hirsch, Karissa Smiley
Production Company: Someday Studio
Executive Producer: Andrew Gallo
Executive Producer: Wyatt Whitaker
Director of Photography: Marz Miller
Production Designer: Ava Villafane
Costume Designer: Katie Woringer
Key Hair & Makeup Artist: Alix Youngbloof
Production Manager: Bri Plewma
First Assistant Camera: Emily Amos
Second Assistant Camera: Bobby Pavlovsky
Loader: Sergio Platero
Gaffer: Nick Durr
Key Grip: Wadsworth Peters
Lead Man: Benjamin Minty
Set Decorator: Alexsandra Papoban
Art PA: Katie DiFiore, Allegra Peyton
Sound Mixer: Gabriel Fregoso
Sound Mixer: Kevin Bazell
Editor: Carissa Gallo
Sound Design and Mix: Bleue
Colorist: Kaitlyn Battistelli at Ethos Studio
Title Design: Aaron Becker
Music for Trailer: Michael A. Muller
#escape #motel #drama #shortfilm
