Larralley Productions was founded by screenwriter and playwright Mara Lesemann in 2007 to produce movies and plays. Larralley’s movies have screened in festivals across the U.S. and in Europe.
The horror short Foreclosed , co-produced by Larralley and Swordfish Films, is an official selection of Action on Film (AOF), Indie Gathering, Columbia Gorge, Media (PA), and Southern Appalachia Film Festivals. Jeff Bellantine directed and co-produced with Mara Lesemann, who also wrote the screenplay. Carlo Fiorletta, Nikiya Palombi, Xavier Rodney, and Christopher Weaver star.
The Vancouver (WA) Voice said in its review: “[director Jeff] Bellantine and writer Mara Lesemann keep the surface of the film strictly realistic, which only adds to the suspense and surprise.”
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The Last Supper
The Last Supper asks the question: What if Mary and Joseph were raising Jesus in 21st century New Jersey? Carlo Fiorletta stars in and directs Mara Lesemann’s short screenplay; Donna Castellano co-stars. It recently premiered at the Silicon Valley Film Festival in Mill Valley, CA.
Jump Start was directed by Laura Thies and written by Mara Lesemann. It’s a drama about a young woman whose husband was killed in Iraq, and who finds help and solace from an unexpected source. it screened at six film festivals, and was nominated for the Best Dramatic Short award at the Action on Film Festival (www.aoffest.com) in Pasadena, CA.
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Nipple Nazis takes a comic look at identity - or lack thereof - on the internet. It was written and directed by Carlo Fiorletta for Backyart’s 83 hour film production festival. It screened at their Brooklyn, NY and Dublin, Ireland locations. Nipple Nazis is an official selection of the The Indie Gathering film festival.
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The dark comedy Calamity 666 was written and directed by Carlo Fiorletta for the 2nd Annual Backyart Film Festival in Brookyn, NY. It stars Troy Dane and Simcha Borenstein. All movies had to be made in 78 hours, and had to include the phrase, “Don’t make me go out there!” Calamity 666 premiered on March 27, 2010 in Brooklyn, NY and in Dublin, Ireland.
Calamity 666 is an official selection of the Indie Gathering Film Festival, where it won 2nd prize in the MicroMovie category.
Larralley is currently in pre-production on Mara Lesemann’s feature screenplay Two and a Half Sisters, shooting summer 2011; Laura Thies will direct.
Larralley’s first stage production was the an evening of one act plays at Manhattan’s Producer’s Club in March 2009. A Temporary Cat is a comedy by Mara Lesemann about looking for love in 21st century America. Iraq (Blindness) is a drama by Tony Award-winning playwright www.mariofratti.com about suicide among American troops in Iraq.
Click HERE to read Martin Denton’s review in www.nytheatre.com.
The dark comedy/horror short Lactoxity was written and directed by Carlo Fiorletta. This story of lactose intolerance was shot in Jersey City in the summer of 2008, and had its festival premiere in July 2009 at Action on Film in Pasadena.