LuMedia presents Cry Baby, a short film, In Association with JNR Productions.
JNR, Executive Producer
Our goal with Cry Baby is to assemble a cast and crew that is 80% + female individuals. We want to use this film as a catalyst for the careers of female artists and filmmakers. In supporting Cry Baby you are also supporting each of us as individuals and we cannot thank you enough.
The story of Cry Baby is one that deals with incredibly sensitive and poignant themes and subject matter: grief, religion, identity, mother-daughter relationships, life, death, and generational trauma. We believe that this is a story that needs to be told and we hope that you feel the same.
Watch Funding Support Video Here: https://youtu.be/Cv6DUrVrua0
Meet The Team
Clara Dossetter (Writer, Co-Director, “Devorah”):
Clara is a writer/actor based in New York City.
A graduate of the University of Michigan (BFA: Acting) and The Second City Comedy Studies, Clara loves writing scripts of all genres. Her work typically skews more towards comedy, including her original, satirical pilot “Gen Zeta.” Clara is thrilled to have the opportunity to explore the dramatic screenplay in her original short, “Cry Baby,” based on her own lived experience of the death and births of her siblings.
Alyssa Melani (Producer, Co-Director):
Alyssa is an Agent and Producer/Owner of LuBird Media Company, based in NYC.
A Pittsburgh-native turned NYC transplant, Alyssa is a production self-starter with a track record of success in the narrative and commercial spaces. Her primary goal is to develop stories that are focused on uplifting the voices of marginalized communities. She’s honored to be bringing her friend and frequent collaborator’s story to life.
Stefania Gonzalez (Producer)
Stefania Gonzalez is a producer, fight choreographer, and actor based in NYC.
She is a recent graduate of the University of Michigan’s BFA Acting program. She worked as a producer on the web-series Becoming BFA in addition to served on the board of two of Michigan’s prominent student theater organizations. Most recently, she collaborated with Moxie Arts in a workshop of Under the Sheet and with Hamlet isn’t dead as actor/fight choreographer on Pericles.