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Budget Paradise

Country: United States, Language: English, 14 mins

  • Director: Latajh Weaver
  • Writer: Latajh Weaver
  • Producer: Caitlyn Durkin, Sean Gillane, Reina Lam, C. Thomas Walters, Latajh Weaver

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Filmed and set in Oakland, Budget Paradise follows Chester, a Black, nonbinary painter as they search for space and permission to exist within their hometown.


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Cast & Characters

Dan Diemidio (as Front Desk Hotel)
Ashley Hernandez (as Chester)
Andy Hoffman (as Muscle Man)
Elijah Jenkins
Fiza Jihan (as Art Supply Store Cashier)
Leena Joshi (as DJ)
Andrew Juncker (as Art Connoisseur)
Titania Kumeh (as Stella)
Mateo Navarro (as Tagger)
Ashley Rodholm (as Art Curator)
Jordan Thewlis (as Barista)
Michael Wayne Turner III (as Bus Stop Singer)
Laurel Wong (as Laundry Attendant)