Launch Fever
When a highly anticipated mission for NASA and the Columbia STS-107 Crew takes a sharp turn, Mexican American Chief Structural Engineer Rodney Rocha uses his intuition and scientific know-how to challenge NASA’s management, risking his credibility in fear of a greater loss.
Written and Directed by Sabrina Ehlert
Produced by Ashley N. Flores and Andrés Correa
Executive Produced by José Morey M.D.
Funded in part by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation | 2022 Sloan Summit | Women in Science and Film Panel
38th Annual Imagen Awards Best Short Film Nominee
The Gotham x Jet Blue Short Film Showcase Nominee
Official Selection at Les Utopiales Sci-Fi Film Festival
Official Selection at Los Angeles Short Film Festival
Official Selection at Fantasy/Sci-Fi Film and Screenplay Festival
Winner of Best Direction at Fantasy/Sci-Fi Film and Screenplay Festival
Official Selection at Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival
Official Selection at Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival
Instagram: @launch_fever
Website: www.launchfeverfilm.com
Esmeralda
Esmeralda, an observant dry cleaner by day and amateur sleuth by night, suspects that one of her customers could be involved in a local arson case. She has 24 hours to uncover the truth.
Directed by Sabrina Ehlert
Co-Written and Produced by Sabrina Ehlert and Ashley N. Flores
Sponsored by Google and The Producers Guild of America | The Short Film Project
Official Selection at Hola Mexico Film Festival
Official Selection at New York Latino Film Festival (Sponsored by HBO and Warner Bros. Discovery)
Official Selection at Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF)
Official Selection at NALIP Media Summit
Official Selection at Houston Latino Film Festival
Official Selection at Seattle Latino Film Festival
Official Selection at San Diego Latino Film Festival
Official Selection at Philadelphia Latino Film Festival
Instagram: @esmeraldashortfilm
For Rosa
For Rosa is a graduate USC thesis narrative film inspired by the Madrigal Ten, a group of women who were ten of many Latinas sterilized without consent while giving birth at Los Angeles County USC Medical Center during the 1970s. This story follows Eva, a fictional mother, who after being informed of her sterilization, is faced with the life-altering decision of joining Jessica, a 26-year-old fierce Chicana attorney, and nine other women in a lawsuit against the hospital.
Now Streaming on HBO MAX
Written and Directed by Kathryn Boyd-Batstone
Produced by Ashley N. Flores and Sabrina Ehlert
Executive Produced by Chuey Martinez
2021 DGA Student Film Gold Winner | Women’s Category
Caucus Foundation 2nd Place Gold Circle Winner
Austin Film Festival Official Selection
Urban World Film Festival Official Selection
Miami Film Festival Official Selection
Hollyshorts Film Festival Official Selection
Guadalupe Film Festival Official Selection
Official Latino Film Festival - Best Historical Production
St. Louis Film Festival Official Selection
Milwaukee Film Festival Official Selection
Instagram: @forrosafilm
Website: www.forrosafilm.com