18/09/2025
Happy Release “Young People, Big Dreams”
A Comedy. Sort of. It’s 3AM. The neon is buzzing. And nobody’s where they thought they’d be.
Directed by Vanessa Schefke, co-produced by this darkly funny short follows nine characters stumbling through surreal nights, dead-end jobs, and the quieter collapse of everything we once believed in.
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY
Vanessa Schefke
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Saltwater Films
Rameet Chawla
Abraham Cavazos
Vanessa Schefke
Porsche SCOPES
PRODUCED BY
Pamela Largaespada
CO-PRODUCER
Lea Schefke
CAST
BRATZ DOLL
Joan Oduh
OFFICE GIRLIE
Katelyn Paik
RICH GIRL
Lea Schefke
WORKING WOMAN
Camila Arteche
MANAGER MAN
Tom Copeland
CLOWN
Ryan Perea
VAMPIRE
Matthew McClure
BODEGA CLERK
Jordan O’Farrill
LITTLE BROTHER
David Mingo
BIG BROTHER
Frank Francisco
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Tim Bieker
EDITOR
Andras Guti
COLOR BY
Matthias Stoopman
&
Mission Film & Design
SOUND MIX AND DESIGN BY
Stefan Kraatz & Kraatz Studio
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Karli Evans
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Veronica Veliz
KEY GRIP
Niki Penalba
GAFFER
Brandon Vecino
1ST ASSISTANT CAMERA
Dean Richards Jr.
2ND ASSISTANT CAMERA
Kevin Miguelez
BEST BOY LIGHT
Joshua Felipe
SOUND MIXER
Emilio Polo
MUSIC SUPERVISION BY
Jade Miranda
MAKEUP ARTIST
Kaz Torres
HAIR STYLIST
Arielle Wolf
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
Jessica Gutierrez Castillo
Emma Cuba
EDITORIAL STYLIST
Rachel Rubi
POST PRODUCTION
Saltwater Films
Mission Film & Design
Ben Decker
Christian Nopper
Moritz Carstens
TREATMENT DESIGN
Savannah Kodish
DESIGN SUPPORT
Aldo Heubel
Julius Vogliano
ART DIRECTOR
Asia Perrotti
Original Score by Marcel Stroh
“AL GARE”
Tommy Royale
INTRO MONOLOGUE
Hunter Ka’imi
FONT FOUNDRY
PangramPangram
THANK YOU TO YOUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT
Saltwater Films
Porsche SCOPES
Miami Dade Art Dept.
