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Budget Paradise

International Premiere

Chester, a non-binary artist, wanders the streets of Oakland in search of a spot to paint in peace.

Director
Cast

Ashley Hernandez, Michael Wayne Turner III, Jordan Thewlis, Dan Diemidio, Titania Kumeh, Fiza Jihan

Credits
Country of Origin

USA

Year

2025

Language

English

Links
18+
14 min
Black Cinema Comedy LGBTQIA2S+ Shorts Talent to Watch
Capsaicinco

Credits & Director

Executive Producer

Reina Lam, Sean Gillane, C. Thomas Walters

Producer

C. Thomas Walters, Sean Gillane, Caitlyn Durkin, LaTajh Simmons-Weaver

Screenwriter

LaTajh Simmons-Weaver

Cinematography

Sarah Simka Jaffe

Editor

Ashley Rodholm

Production Design

Keri Shewmaker

Original Music

Tigran Gevondyan

LaTajh Simmons-Weaver headshot

LaTajh Simmons-Weaver

LaTajh Simmons-Weaver is a screenwriter and director from Oakland, California. Their work blends humour, imagination, and irony to explore overlooked stories within Black Queer dynamics, examining how these communities learn to cope with everyday injustices.

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