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Synopsis of the film: Nora has been living in NYC, following her dreams of “aspiring comedy writer,” but teaching took over, a job she’s just quit or been fired from — it’s complicated. Before she can figure out her next move, Nora finds herself back home, in Miami– Kendall, to be exact, dressed as a dancing grape, performing at children’s birthday parties with her Abuela and Tio.

This particular party turns out to be Nora’s worst anxiety nightmare come to life. All of her high school nemesis, crushes, and most memorable classmates are there, watching her fail. Except, maybe she’s not failing at all. Maybe she’s just growing, transitioning from one version of herself to a better one. And maybe, just maybe, those Octo/Nonagenarians she’s working with might have something to teach her after all.

Miami Magic is a a production of Miami Film Lab, Abre Camino Collective, & Borinkén Media

STORY BY Natalie Birriel

DIRECTED BY Victoria Collado

WRITTEN BY Natalie Birriel & Vanessa Garcia

PRODUCED BY Jennifer Orta Castellanos

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Natalie Birriel, Jennifer Orta Castellanos, Victoria Collado, Vanessa Garcia

NORA Natalie Birriel

TIO RAMON Ruben Rabasa

ABUELA Natalie Ramirez

FRANCISCO Randy Garcia

STEVE David Guenaga

VERO Carolina Pozo

PRODUCTION & POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR Jennifer Orta Castellanos

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Art Nobo

PRODUCTION DESIGNER Michelle Archilla

SET DRESSERS Ashley Navarro, Olivia Sanchez, Jes Martinez

SOUND MIXER Jacinto Gonzalez

GRIP/GAFFER Jose Collazo

CAMERA ASSISTANT Patricio Con Todo

LOCATION MANAGER Victoria Collado

COSTUME DESIGNER Vanessa Garcia

MAKEUP ARTISTS Jennifer Perez & Sage Kirk

EDITOR Brian O’lyaryz

ADDITIONAL EDITING Carlos Dominicis

COMPOSER Luis Alacan

ADITIONAL COMPOSER Daniel Silva

SOUND DESIGNERS Brian O’lyaryz & Chris Lopez

POST PRODUCTION SOUND MIXERS Dan Abrusci & Chris Lopez

COLOR CORRECTION Art Nobo

GRAPHICS Michelle Archilla

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Lissette Lendeborg

PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS Christian Tejera Catriona Wastell

EXTRAS Amelia Sofia Orta Castellanos, Luca Alejandro Orta Castellanos, Raif Datoo, Andre Dominicis, Roman Dominicis, Taika Garcia-Crespi, Marina Garcia-Crespi, Oliver Jordi, Theo Jordi, Viviana Langfitt, James “Bo” Langfitt, Jennifer Orta Castellanos, Luis Castellanos, Michelle Castro, Saahil Chatoo, Ignacio Crespo, Carlos Dominicis, Elly Dominicis, Adriann Echavarria, Vanessa Garcia, Sefanja Galon, Carlos Jordi, Sofia Jordi, Jes Martinez, Anam Zahra Parpia, Stephanie Perez, Olivia Sanchez

THIS FILM WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY

Padrino’s Restaurant, Charter Airlines, La Tropical, Cafeteria Films, Loyal Sound

Natalie Birriel, Hernando Gutierrez, Elena Schaffer, Nina Ramirez, Natalie Ramirez, Miguel Collado, Richard P Ramirez, Jose Birriel, Marta de Varona, Rita Plasencia, TD Bank, Kathleen Orvieto, Richard Ramirez, Cindy Pearlman, Marina C Mazzone, Maria Victoria Bitar, Miraisy Rodriguez, Carolina Pozo, Hector Patino, Roxanna Hernandez, Alice Serrano, Kristin Mendez, Janet H Mineo, James Allen, Jose Lezcano, Nancy Perez, Gabriel de Varona, Maria and Gene Sedlak, Vincent Rosano, Angelina and Paul Lopez Catledge, Lucy Lopez, Hermann Diehl, Enrico T. Bruschi, Heather Simsay, Jeanette Serrano, Ryan Rodriguez, Anam Parpia, Kayla Martinez, Patrick Laudisi, Raquel Jefferson, William Hector, Alina Campos Vega, Emily Melamud, Jose Lezcano, Marcela Paguaga, Ivan Lopez, Michael Ferreiro, Lechner Family, Isabel Custer, Melissa Almaguer, David Zaldavar, Daniella Valdivieso, Joshua Tice, Melissa Perez, Amanda Ortega, Katrina Morris, Nelly Flores, Ariel Cipolla, George Carvalho, Natalie Cabo,Karina Ruiz-Gomez, Karolyne Krantz, Franklin Kleinholz, Carlos Dominicis, Dan Abrusci

MIAMI FILM LAB BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jennifer Orta Castellanos, Silvia Royer, Joanna-Rose Kravitz, Carla Berkowitz, Isabel Custer, Victoria Collado

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