Sara is headed into post-production to get this story out to the world
Cranberry Nights is in the can! After three full night shoots, plus exorbitant amounts of coffee, and all round splendid performances, Sara Robin, her cast and crew have concluded the production stage on her new indie drama about a undocumented Latina, titled “Cranberry Nights!”
Sara Robin is now headed into post-production to get her new story out to the world.
Synopsis: Desperate to feel like a normal high schooler for once, 16-year old Juana sneaks out to party with her friends, while her mother works the night shift. As the evening carries on, Juana steps out of her comfort zone to get closer to her crush, Robin. She never suspects that her best friend, Kelly, will risk Juana’s life with a drunken slip of the tongue…
Cranberry Nights is a coming of age film told from the perspective of an undocumented teenager. The film seeks to shine light on what it means to be undocumented in the United States today. It looks beyond the polarizing politics, and asks what a young undocumented person goes through on a daily basis.
Story & Themes: Juana has a crush on her classmate Robin and wants to go out with her friends to get closer to him. But attending a party is risky. Being caught might get her friends grounded – but for Juana it could mean the end of her life as she knows it. She is careful with sharing the truth about her status. The only person Juana entrusted the secret to is her best friend Kelly.
Indie Drama “Cranberry Nights” Looks BTS of what it’s like to be an Undocumented Latina
“If you backed us on Kickstarter, stay tuned! We are currently prepping your rewards and will send them your way soon.” says Sara.
You can check out the brand new Cranberry Nights Instagram account (@cranberrynightsfilm) to stay up to date on news, BTS, and other fun things!
Sara Robin | Writer & Director
Sara Robin is a German / US director, writer, and producer based in Los Angeles. Her work centers on stories of social empowerment across narrative and documentary formats.
Sara has written and directed a multitude of projects, from her 2013 LGTBQ short Am I Not Your Girl that was screened in festivals all over the world, to her science-fiction short Listeners, a chilling tale about a world without privacy.
In 2018, Sara traveled to Tanzania to direct and shoot the documentary short Long Road, a film that follows the efforts of a rural Tanzanian hospital to revolutionize the post-treatment care of their patients. Sara is a Fulbright Alumna, and her student work at Boston University awarded her a place in Variety’s 110 Students to Watch List in 2015.
Starring: Inde Navarrette, Sarah Sawyer, Zedakiah Korteba, Magaly Castellanos, Alfredo Rose, Colin McCalla, Elizabeth Clary and Jorge Herrera
Producer: Matias Letelier
DP: Casey Stolberg
Production Design: Kelly Sheridan & Scully
Casting: Izzy Frisoli & Sara Robin
Written & Directed: by Sara Robin
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