'ENGAGED' is a romantic comedy short film written and directed by David Scala. Darren (Daniel K. Isaac) wants to propose to his longtime boyfriend Elliot (Ryan Jamaal Swain). What could possibly go wrong?
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// OFFICIAL SELECTION at over 60 film festivals, including...
Seattle International Film Festival
Palm Springs International ShortFest
New Hampshire Film Festival * Winner: Best Comedy Film
San Diego International Film Festival
Milwaukee Film Festival
Santa Fe Film Festival
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
CAAMFest
HollyShorts Film Festival
Martha’s Vineyard African-American Film Festival
Frameline: San Francisco LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Outfest Fusion LGBT People of Color Film Festival
NewFest: New York LGBTQ Film Festival
Out On Film: Atlanta’s LGBTQ Film Festival
Queer Screen’s Mardi Gras Film Festival
Wicked Queer: The Boston LGBT Film Festival
qFLIX Philadelphia
Reel Out Charlotte
QFest St. Louis
FilmOUT San Diego
Fairy Tales Film Festival
Kashish: Mumbai International Queer Film Festival
Out Here Now: Kansas City LGBT Film Festival
Color of Conversation Film Festival
North Carolina Gay + Lesbian Film Festival
Stamped Pensacola LGBTQ Film Festival
Vancouver Queer Film Festival
aGLIFF
Sidewalk Film Festival
Long Beach QFilm Festival
Hong Kong Lesbian + Gay Film Festival
Fargo-Moorhead LGBT Film Festival
Fresno Reel Pride
Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Cinema Diverse: Palm Springs
and more...
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// CAST
Darren: Daniel. K. Isaac
Elliot: Ryan Jamaal Swain
Lara: Victoria Meade
Kayla: Candace Maxwell
Michelle the Game Show Host: Maricelis Galanes
Ron: Tucker Lewis
Camilla: Denise Rendor
Jerry: Jared Baglietto
Waitress: Morgan McCourt
Proposal Woman 1: Jessica DiSalvo
Proposal Man 1: Mark DiStefano
Proposal Woman 2: Hannah Kloepfer
Proposal Man 2: Dan Gonon
Hector: Gabriel Awan
Lucia: Noreen Quadir
Cab Driver: Francis James
// CREW
Writer & Director: David Scala
Producers: Chester Algernal Gordon, Marzy Hart, Daniel Ornitz, Carrie Radigan, David Scala
Director of Photography: Jesse Coyote Sanchez-Strauss
Production Designer: Daniel Ornitz
Costume Designer: Chester Algernal Gordon
Composer: Ariel Marx
Production Sound: Ana M. Fernandez
Art Director: Andrew McCourt
Set Decorator: Sarinha Rodrigues
Hair and Makeup Artist: Nicole Palladini
Editor: David Scala
First Assistant Camera: Emmet Padgett
Second AC / DIT: Julia Crytser
Gaffer: Julian Tran
Key Grip: G. Chandler Cearly
Swing: Trevor Hoover
Swing: Joel Crane
Assistant Director: Carlin McCarthy
Re-recording Engineer and Sound Mixer: Arjun G. Sheth
Colorist: Nicole Benoit
Visual Effects Producer: Azhar Kotadia
Production Assistants: Hannah Lane, Olga Ryrakhovsky
Set Photographer: Bruna Lacerda
// ADDITIONAL CAST
Romantic Restaurant Patrons:
Kelly Chen, Valeria Flores, Christine McMahon, Isaac Nashed, Kielee Neal, Jocelyn Reyes, Tatiana Steward, Roberta Turner, Blake Welti, Kenya Williams
Engagement Party Guests:
Roberta Accioli, Rodney Colon, Kristin Haran, Tiffany Mazzacone, Fatima McGruff, Michael Murphy, Reyo Regal, Yae Stratton, Melanie Terranova, David Valentino
Bar Patrons:
Candice Clarke, India Joseph, Erin Michelle Sullivan, Sherrod Williamson, Bartender: John Oliva