*** Follow GROTTO writer/director David Scala on Instagram:   / dscala   GROTTO is an LGBT short film about Marco, a 20-year-old boy who returns to his hometown after a year of big changes away at college.

STARRING
Ben Getz....................Marco
Adam Jepsen............Ben
Lian Toni Amado.......Claudia
JC Casely...................Manny
Daniella Escobio.......Andrea

*WINNER*
OUTstanding Emerging Talent, Writer/Director Dave Scala (FilmOUT San Diego)

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
• Palm Springs International ShortFest & Film Market
• Rhode Island International Film Festival
• Columbus International Film + Video Festival
• Boston LGBT Film Festival
• FilmOUT San Diego
• North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
• Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
• Birmingham SHOUT: Gay + Lesbian Film Festival
• Kansas City Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
• OUTflix Film Festival
• Long Beach QFilm Festival
• ImageOut: The Rochester LGBT Film & Video Festival
• Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
• Sacramento International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
• Southwest Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
• Pink Sheep Film Festival
• St. Louis QFest
• Philly QFest
• Desperado Film Festival
• Melbourne Queer Film Festival (Australia)
• Rio Festival de Gay Cinema (Brazil)
• Festival MIX Brasil (Brazil)
• Fairy Tales Film Festival (Canada)
• OUTView Film Festival (Greece)
• Budapest LGBT Film Festival (Hungary)
• Durban Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (South Africa)
• Kyiv International Queer Film Festival (Ukraine)

CREW
Writer/Director: Dave Scala
Director of Photography: Igor Kropotov
Production Manager: Olga Ryrakhovsky
1st AC: Arina Bleiman
Gaffer: Shilpi Agrawal
Picture Editor and Sound Design: Dave Scala
Re-Recording Engineer: Arjun G. Sheth
Original Score: Andres Soto
Grip: Dan Case Levitt

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