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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 • Feature
Drama, Romantic Comedy
RENDEZVOUS IN CHICAGO is a short comedic feature comprised of three vignettes, each corresponding to the different phases of a relationship.
This project got the green light!
Pozole
Los Angeles • Short
Comedy, Drama
Maia prolly killed her Nana.
This project got the green light!
Becoming Incurable
Sacramento • Feature
Documentary
A filmmaker captures the struggles, triumphs, and every day lives of three individuals living with severe chronic illnesses.
This project got the green light!
Anna's Documentary
New York • Feature
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.
This project got the green light!
Choke
Los Angeles • Short
Drama, Action
A rising MMA star hides her refugee status from her small American town, and the world.
This project got the green light!
Ahma in the Bardo
Los Angeles • Short
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.
This project got the green light!
This World Alone
Atlanta • Feature
Drama, Sci-Fi
An independent feature film about three women living in seclusion following a cataclysmic event that left the Earth without technology.
This project got the green light!
Adapting
New York • Short
Comedy
The (mostly) true story of a couple who begin the emotional, difficult and surprisingly ridiculous journey of adopting a baby.
This project got the green light!
Pasărea
Madrid • Short
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.
This project got the green light!
Made Public
Los Angeles • Short
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*
This project got the green light!
Junie & Frank
New York • Short
Comedy, Family
Frank's granddaughter, Junie, won't answer his calls. So he fibs a little.
This project got the green light!
Tales From the Dancing Maenads
Austin • Series
Thriller, Drama
An anthology series of short films exploring female archetypes in vintage style.
This project got the green light!
Silhouettes
Denton • Short
Horror
A curious young girl discovers that the reserved boy down the street is not what he seems.
This project got the green light!
Showtime
New York • Short
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.
This project got the green light!
Fizzle
New York • Short
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?!
This project got the green light!
Sugar
Santa Ana • Short
Drama
Tania is a six-year-old, Hispanic, chubby, and eccentric girl that finds happiness in sugar and in the simplicity of life.
This project got the green light!
Moonwalk With Me
Los Angeles • Short
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.
This project got the green light!
Dirt Pilot
Los Angeles • Series
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.
This project got the green light!
Wolves Inside
Austin • Short
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.
This project got the green light!
Wise Gals
Boston • Short
Crime, Drama
In an alternate 1980s underground, organized crime is ruled by women. Up-and-coming mobster Sophia is ready to take the throne.
This project got the green light!
Marisol
New York • Short
Drama, Foreign Film
When a young mother takes a risk to provide for her daughter, a stranger turns her transgression into a nightmare.
This project got the green light!
Drought
Wilmington • Feature
Comedy, Drama
The summer after high school, Sam searches for a better life for herself and younger brother with Autism.
This project got the green light!
Biophilia
Petaluma • Short
Thriller, Shorts Program
When an animal dies under her watch, an isolated new farmer is pushed to prove her worth.
This project got the green light!
In Honor Of
Los Angeles • Short
Drama
A woman comes home to a family gathering only to discover that she has walked into her own execution
This project got the green light!
