Matemotja exemplifies the 2018 festival theme of women’s empowerment Thank you Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival for this amazing Female Pioneer Award, and to my amazing cast, crew, family and friends, for whom without, Elevate would not have been possible.  Given the #metoo element within Elevate, I am extremely proud to receive this award … Continue reading “Filmmaker / Actress ANGELA MATEMOTJA Earns ‘Female Pioneer Award’ for Debut Feature Film ‘ELEVATE’ at 2018 DTLA Film Festival”

One of the reasons I brought on actor Ben Jurnad is because I’d worked with him many times on stage, and we actually auditioned for The Actor’s Studio together many moons ago.  We did an awesome scene from a John Guare play: The Loveliest Afternoon of the Year. We also worked on … Continue reading “Ben Jurand Stars as Leon in Elevate.”

Alexis Carra and I go back. Way back. We met in 2008 as memebers of The New Hollywood.  We were “goal partners” and I will never forget the moment sitting on her couch and reading to her out load, the first few pages of my first short screenplay, The Encounter. … Continue reading “Alexis Carra stars as Lola in ELEVATE.”

 Hi there good people, We are so thrilled to announce that Elevate is an official selection at the 10th Annual Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival!  ELEVATE will have it’s world premiere on the big screen in the Regal Cinemas at LA Live!  We couldn’t have asked for a better venue … Continue reading “ELEVATE World Premiere”

                                                                                                    … Continue reading “Accolade Competition!”