Bienvenidos a Los Angeles/Welcome to Los Angeles

Bienvenidos a Los Angeles/Welcome to Los Angeles

Short · Drama · 12 pages
Status: Spec
Inspired by true events, BIENVENIDOS A LOS ANGELES tells the story of Imani, a Nigerian single mother working in Los Angeles on her way to getting her green card. When she offers to help a perfect stranger reunite with her son, Imani learns this simple act of kindness threatens to jeopardize her path to citizenship.
Written by Lisa Cole
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12 Accolades
Accolade Highlights
Quarterfinalist, PAGE Awards - PAGE International Screenwriting Awards Competition 2021
Finalist, Stowe Story Labs Programs and Fellowships Application 2021
Finalist, Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition 2021

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Lisa Cole
Los Angeles, CA
Lisa Cole is an Oscar Shortlisted filmmaker, whose work amplifies underrepresented voices and exposes social injustices. She has 3 films in development (one with Selena Gomez attached). Lisa's also directed documentaries for The Gates Foundation, Sundance Institute, Viacom, and A&E. A Student Academy Awards Regional Finalist and Page International S...
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NOTE: Project filmed December 2021, currently in post production February 2022. ACCOLADES: Winner, Best Unproduced Script, Santa Monica Shorts Film Festival Finalist, Stowe Story Lab/Tangerine Entertainment Fellowship Finalist, Nashville Screenplay contest Finalist, Table Read My Screenplay Script Contest (Austin) Semi-Finalist, Women in Media Cameraderie Semi-Finalist, Your Script Produced! Semi-Finalist, Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards Semi-Finalist, Emerging Screenwriter's Shoot Your Short Semi-Finalist, FinishLine Script Competition Quarter-Finalist, HollyShorts Screenplay Contest Quarter-Finalist, WeScreenplay Shorts Contest Quarter-Finalist, Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards Official Selection, Script Summit Screenplay Contest