A self-appointed Casanova mentors his friend in the art of picking up hot “Mami chulas”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The short was financed on a typical Graduate level thesis prouction’s budget, and the feature was made for a similarly frugal amount — “under $500,000” Ozeki says.\u00a0 While the exact budget is being kept private, the director’s comments in an interview with the local Orange County Register<\/em><\/a> places the film squarely in the “shoestring” financing model.<\/p>\n Ozeki was recently nominated in the “Someone to Watch” category<\/a> of LA’s fantastic Film Independent<\/a> “Spirit Awards<\/a>.”<\/p>\n With Nick’s success, you can see the proof for yourself on the big screen!\u00a0 Mamitas<\/em><\/a> will screen at several theaters throughout the LA area<\/a>, and if critics and audiences receive it well, indie film distributor Screen Media<\/a>, based in NYC, will expand the market to match.<\/p>\n You can catch the feature’s premiere locally as well – join us tomorrow, Friday 4\/26, at The Block’s AMC 30<\/a> for a special screening at 7:30.\u00a0 Ozeki and select crew members will attend the screening, followed by a short Q&A.<\/p>\n We’ve taken the short film off our short film showcase<\/a>, as it will be included as a special feature within the DVD that’s being produced, once the theatrical run comes to an end.\u00a0 However, the distributor has a trailer for the feature length version of the film, which can be viewed here:<\/p>\n![\"Mamitas](\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/dodge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2012\/04\/mamitasKA.jpg\")
<\/a>This is promising news to film students everywhere, especially those located in Orange County and Hollywood;\u00a0 as we’ve known for years, a great idea, an eye for human nature, a driving sense of passion, and the tools of production – which we place in students’ hands from day one – are the only barriers to the current film industry.<\/p>\n