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Hey, I'm Mikaela!
Madrid, Community of Madrid
Mikaela is a writer-director currently living in Madrid, Spain. She studied film production in Los Angeles and the University of Hawaii where she interned on the set of “Lost.” Mikaela has been living and working in Spain since 2010. Her first short film was shot in Málaga (Escamas 2012) and participated in the Festival of Experimental Film in Madrid. Her second short film (Hesed, 2014) was shot in Madrid and was selected in several film festivals in Spain. In 2015 she finished her Masters in screenwriting for film and television at the University Carlos III in Madrid, completing her degree internship at Morena Films.
My Projects
Projects I'm Supporting
Rendezvous in Chicago: Three Tales of Love in the Windy City
Chicago • Drama, Romantic Comedy
RENDEZVOUS IN CHICAGO is a short comedic feature comprised of three vignettes, each corresponding to the different phases of a relationship.
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Pozole
Los Angeles • Comedy, Drama
Maia prolly killed her Nana.
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Becoming Incurable
Sacramento • Documentary
A filmmaker captures the struggles, triumphs, and every day lives of three individuals living with severe chronic, incurable illnesses.
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Anna's Documentary
New York • Documentary
What happens when you receive a diagnosis that changes your life in a heartbeat? Anna embarks on a journey to find out and begin to heal.
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Choke
Los Angeles • Drama, Action
A rising MMA star hides her refugee status from her small American town, and the world.
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Ahma in the Bardo
Los Angeles • Drama, Foreign Film
Unable to attend her grandma’s funeral, a young Singaporean girl new to America searches for her Ahma’s soul and finds it in her pet turtle.
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This World Alone
Atlanta • Drama, Sci-Fi
An independent feature film about three women living in seclusion following a cataclysmic event that left the Earth without technology.
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Adapting
New York • Comedy
The (mostly) true story of a couple who begin the emotional, difficult and surprisingly ridiculous journey of adopting a baby.
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Pasărea
Madrid • Drama, Foreign Film
There are millions of human slaves in the world- Vera is just one more. Hay milliones de esclavos en este mundo-Vera es solo una más.
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Made Public
Los Angeles • Comedy, Shorts Program
A fast-paced, poignant comedy about a groom whose reservations about marriage go viral on the eve of his wedding. *2017 Emergence Winner*
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Junie & Frank
New York • Comedy, Family
Frank's granddaughter, Junie, won't answer his calls. So he fibs a little.
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Tales From the Dancing Maenads
Austin • Thriller, Drama
An anthology series of short films exploring female archetypes in vintage style.
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Silhouettes
Denton • Horror
A curious young girl discovers that the reserved boy down the street is not what he seems.
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Showtime
New York • Action, Drama
Showtime follows Darius & his brother who dance on NYC trains to earn honest money, when an opportunity comes, Darius's loyalty is tested.
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Fizzle
New York • Drama, Comedy
Fizzle, a play by Gilbert Girion, is now being adapted into a short film! It's a cocktail party with a twist! Won’t you join us?!
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Sugar
Santa Ana • Drama
Tania is a six-year-old, Hispanic, chubby, and eccentric girl that finds happiness in sugar and in the simplicity of life.
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Moonwalk With Me
Los Angeles • Family, Fantasy
Ben has a strange trait--he floats. When Juno realizes her father is ready to let go, she does everything in her power to keep him grounded.
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Dirt Pilot
Los Angeles • Crime, Drama
When a Native girl is found, another goes missing. While police are caught up in jurisdicition, it falls to her older sister to find her.
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Wolves Inside
Austin • Western, Drama
A female-led western that explores the duality of good and evil that struggles within us all and the unexpected path it leads us.
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Wise Gals
Boston • Crime, Drama
In an alternate 1980s underground, organized crime is ruled by women. Up-and-coming mobster Sophia is ready to take the throne.
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Marisol
New York • Drama, Foreign Film
When a young mother takes a risk to provide for her daughter, a stranger turns her transgression into a nightmare.
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Drought
Wilmington • Comedy, Drama
The summer after high school, Sam searches for a better life for herself and younger brother with Autism.
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Biophilia
Petaluma • Thriller, Shorts Program
When an animal dies under her watch, an isolated new farmer is pushed to prove her worth.
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In Honor Of
Los Angeles • Drama
A woman comes home to a family gathering only to discover that she has walked into her own execution