Ashton Avila

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​"I GOT YOU BABE is the kind of heart wrenching period piece that brilliantly builds to nuanced view of a grey area, while simultaneously and equally giving attention to women's issues that always ring relevant."

​- Adam Fogarty, Festival Programmer at the Beloit International Film Festival
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​i GOT YOU BABE


​An ambitious young woman must decide what she is willing to sacrifice should she marry her boyfriend before midnight, to save him from the Vietnam War draft, due to an executive order signed by President Johnson on August 26, 1965.

producer: shamola kharkar
DIRECTOR: ASHTON AVILA
writer: ashton avila

director of photography: aditya akash
​PRODUCTION DESIGNER: ashleigh mullins

editor: cory darling
composer: andrew scott bell
​additional music: david bashford
STARRING: TAYLOR OWEN, MATTHEW DEREK DAVIS, LESETTE mAXWELL, AND ADAM NAVAS

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STILLS FROM THE FILM

PRESS


​"What especially impressed me about this film was the youth of the director, Ashton Avila, and her brilliant storytelling. Ashton did countless hours of research on the period, the long drive to Las Vegas, and our fair city itself. And most importantly she deftly handled the complex issues of womanhood in the 60s.
It was a true pleasure to watch."


-Esther Gabriel, Nevada Women's Film Festival
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FESTIVALS | AWARDS | SCREENINGS

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WINNER BEST STUDENT FILM
at Breckenridge Film Festival
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Kapow Intergalactic Film Festival
​​Screening: Sunday September 30th at 12PM at Laemmle Noho7
in North Hollywood, California
Breckenridge Film Festival
​​Screening: Saturday September 22nd at 2:30PM and Sunday September 23rd at 1:30PM
​in Breckenridge, Colorado
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NOMINATED BEST NARRATIVE SHORT
at Terminus Conference + Festoval
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Terminus Conference + Festoval
​​Screening: Saturday June 16th at 10PM in Atlanta, Georgia
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Newport Beach Film Festival
​​Screening: Monday April 30th at 6PM at Triangle 9 in Newport Beach, California
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Prescott Film Festival
​​​Screening: Monday June 11th at 7PM in Prescott, Arizona
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Chapman University Collegiate Showcase at the Newport Beach Film Festival
​​Screening: Saturday April 28th at 3:30PM at Triangle 8 in Newport Beach, California
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SENE Film Music Art Festival
​​Screening: Thursday April 26th at 7PM at the Jamestown Art Center
in Jamestown, Rhode Island
Richmond International Film Festival
​Screening: Friday April 27th at 10AM at the Byrd Theater in Richmond, Virginia
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Cat Fly Indie Film Festival
Screening: Friday April 6th at 7PM at the Masonic Temple in Asheville, North Carolina
Oakland International Film Festival
Screening: Friday April 6th at 10PM at Jack London Regal Theater in Oakland, California
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WINNER BEST SHORT FILM
at Nevada Women's Film Festival
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WINNER BEST STUDENT FILM
​at Pasadena International Film Festival
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Nevada Women's Film Festival
Screening: Saturday March 24th at 8:30PM at Eclipse Theaters in Las Vegas, Nevada
Pasadena International Film Festival
Screening: Saturday March 10th at 11AM at the Laemmle Theater in Pasadena, California
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WINNER BEST NARRATIVE SHORT
​at Beloit International Film Festival
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Beloit International Film Festival
Screening: Saturday February 4th at 12PM; Sunday March 4th at 2:30PM in Beloit, Wisconsin
Dam Short Film Festival
Screening: Thursday February 8th at 5:30PM at the Boulder City Theater in Nevada
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Route 66 Film Festival
Screening: November 3-4 at the Capital City Bar & Grill in Springfield, Illinois
Ojai Film Festival
Screening: Friday November 3rd at 1PM at Art Center
​​AND Thursday November 9th at 4PM at Chaparral Auditorium in Ojai, Claifornia
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UCFTI Expo Semi-Finalist
Screening: Thursday October 20th at the Los Angeles Convention Center, California
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 Chapman Shorts Showcase at the Carmel International Film Festival
Screening: Sunday October 22nd at 10AM at Sunset Center-Studio 105 in Carmel, California
Glendale International Film Festival
Screening: Saturday October 21st at 8PM in UA9 at UA8 Theater in La Canada, California
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Winner of the Audience Choice Best Short Film Award
Highland Park Independent Film Festival - Women on the Verge Shorts Program
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Highland Park Independent Film Festival
Screening: Saturday October 7th at 12PM at the Highland Theatre in Highland Park, California
Laughlin International Film Festival
Screening: October 12 - 15 at the Laughlin Stadium 9 Cinemas in Laughlin, Nevada
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Rahway International Film Festival
Screening: Saturday September 23rd at 5:30PM at the James Ward Mansion in Westfield, New Jersey
Skyline Indie Film Festival
Screening: Thursday September 7th at 5PM at the Dharma Studio in Winchester, Virginia
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Action on Film Festival
Screening: Saturday August 19th at 4PM at The Palms Theater 4 in Las Vegas, Nevada
2017 Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival 
Screening: Thursday August 10th, at 2:30PM at Metcalf Auditorium, RISD Museum
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LA Shorts International Film Festival
Screening: Thursday August 3rd, 2017 at 3:15PM at Laemmle's NoHo 7 in North Hollywood, California
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Chapman University Graduate Thesis Screening
Screening: Saturday April 15th, 2017 at 7PM at Chapman University

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