Pool Party
Nika, an introverted high schooler, lives every day feeling like an outcast. Marked with a significant scar on her stomach, she prefers to remain unnoticed, until a pool party invitation pushes her to confront all her insecurities.
Oniros Film Awards - Finalist "Best Student Film"
Rome Independent Prisma Awards
Nevada Women's Film Festival
NYU New Visions + Voices Festival
Independent Shorts Awards: Best Original Story, Best Women Short, Best Actress
Indie Short Fest: Best First Time Director
New Faces New Voices: Audience Choice Award
NewFilmmakers NY
Jelly Film Festival: Finalist "Narrative Short"
Flickfair Film Festival
Director: Polina Buchak
Writers and Producers: Polina Buchak & Camila Grimaldi
AD: Carmen Anton-Gacria
Director of Photography: Zoey Schilling
1st AC: Jenny Want
2nd AC: Britney Ngaw
Gaffer: Alexandra Douglas
Key Grip: Cole Greenbaun
Grip: Charles Lee
Production Designer: Alyssa Craig
Art Director: Melissa McDonald
Sound Mixer: Dannie Giglevitch
Boom Op: Anna Keting
Costume Designer & Key Makeup: Aaron Petykowski
SFX Makeup: Kaitlyn Le
Music Composer: Elizabeth Castaño
Script Supervisor: Ruth Geye
PA: Gabriella Sanchez-Corea
Post-production Producer: Pinar Binay
Editor: Elliot Farinaro
Colorist: Patrick Badescu
Sound Designer: Patrick Zimmon