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UP IN THE SPOTLIGHT

(TV PILoT)

Directed by: Sebastian Ortiz Wilkins

Director of Photography: Jeff Zwicker

Producer: James Mattagne

Production Company: Tightrope Pictures

Quill, a young man with a difference and his unique perspective collides with the characters of the Izza Grande Acting Academy, a school struggling to survive and thrive despite its own challenges.

A woman with light skin, styled hair in buns, and wearing dark makeup, seated on a sidewalk, looking up at a person with red hair and a plaid jacket who is standing nearby.

A woman with an Afro hairstyle wearing a shiny blue dress, smiling and looking back at the camera with a background of window and blurred colorful foliage outside.

A mannequin dressed in a shiny, blue, 70s-inspired outfit stands in a dimly lit room, facing a window with colorful stained glass, with sunlight streaming through.

A man in a checkered blazer and neck scarf is sitting across from a woman with styled hair and a patterned blouse, engaged in a conversation at an office or reception desk.

A woman with two braids, wearing a pink furry coat, is sitting on a bench in a classroom with yellow chairs, smiling with her arms outstretched, holding papers in one hand.

Two men in a room, one with dark skin and an afro hairstyle, wearing a patterned shirt, and the other with light skin, curly hair, and a beard, wearing a jacket, both looking surprised or concerned.

A young man sitting alone on a purple chair in a waiting room with yellow chairs along the wall and a window with blind curtains, while ghostly images of other people moving around are overlaid.

Three people standing in a room with wooden and floral wallpaper. The man in the center is wearing a black suit with a white scarf and appears to be speaking. The young woman on the left has long dark hair and is dressed in a white and beige outfit.

A man with wet hair and a woman with dark hair close to each other, in an intimate moment, with the woman touching the man's shoulder.

Children dressed in costumes resembling a lobster and a princess at a party, with adults in the background looking surprised or confused.

Two men are having an emotional conversation in a hallway, facing each other, with one gesturing with his hands and the other smiling.

A woman with long braided hair, wearing a pink fuzzy coat, sits on a bench in a waiting room, making an expressive face while talking to a person in a striped shirt.

A man and woman look through a window into an office, waving and smiling. The office has a bulletin board with papers, colored sticky notes, and decorations. Outside the window, potted plants are on a shelf.

A man standing alone on a small stage with teal curtains and a black backdrop, facing an audience.

A young woman with braided blonde hair, wearing a pink faux fur coat, smiling as she holds a folder, standing at a reception desk. A receptionist with her back to the camera is writing on a notepad. In the background, a man in a dark jacket is walkin

A distressed middle-aged man with a crutch on his shoulder is confronting a woman with an updo hairstyle behind a computer at a counter inside an office or clinic.