Fresh out of fashion school in fabulous Columbus, a young woman heads west for her first design job, only to discover that reinventing her life means navigating loneliness, friendship, and the messy adventures that shape who she becomes.
Scarlet Kennedy, “fresh out of fashion school in fabulous Columbus”, is excited to start her first design job out west. What she doesn’t anticipate is how difficult making new friends and starting over can be. This coming-of-age ‘dramedy’ explores how our experiences, good and bad, mold us into the people we become. After all… New scenery. New adventures. New life.
Jessica McGaugh is an independent filmmaker whose artistic practice explores stigma, silence, and taboo through intimate, emotionally charged storytelling. Her films are designed to disrupt silence and open conversation, often using humor to approach experiences shaped by discomfort, vulnerability, and shame. Her award-winning work ranges from comedies about menstruation to documentaries about multicultural dancers, and have screened across the globe including San Diego Film Festival, Vancouver Film Festival, Mumbai International Film Festival, Coronado Island Film Festival, Denver Film Festival, NDTV, and Rocky Mountain PBS. Jessica’s feature films Red Pearl and Three Worlds, One Stage are available through AppleTV, Amazon, Roku, Vudu, and Walmart. Jessica is a hybrid filmmaker-educator and a professor of film and television production at San Diego State University.
Co-Writer, Co-Director, Co-Producer, Co-Editor - Jessica McGaugh
Co-Writer, Co-Director, Co-Producer, Co-Editor - Stacy Barton
Scarlet (lead) - Desira Pesta
Carlos (supporting) - Matt Block
Mondo Guerra (supporting) - as himself
