exploit me
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the project
Nicole, Stephanie, Maria, and Jenny all think they’re up for a promotion at Channel 4 News and will sabotage each other in whatever way possible to get the job. But when their boss calls a meeting to announce his retirement and his replacement, it’s revealed that the job is going to Tony the Intern. The girls come to terms that they have to band together to save their careers, and agree to "out-Tony" Tony. When they try to make their new boss look bad by going on air wearing nothing but pageant bikinis, they quickly realize that maybe this plan will backfire. A quirky, absurdist musical short film, Exploit Me takes a unique perspective on women in the workplace.
This is an MFA Thesis Project. Screenplay and lyrics by Mandy Ekman. Music by Gregory James Jenkins.
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Nov 17, 2019
See our film!
FREE
EXPLOIT ME at the Historic Montalban Theatre
Exploit Me is screening as part of the The MSMU 2019 Student Showcase, featuring student film and photography, at the Historic Montalban Theatre in Hollywood, CA. Red carpet and swanky cocktail bar reception! *FREE ADMISSION no RSVP needed*
- Sunday, November 17th
- 5:30pm Red Carpet and Cocktail Reception
- 6pm Screening begins
- 8pm Screening ends
Location: Ricardo Montalbán THEATRE, 1615 Vine Street, Hollywood, 90028
Other films featured include:
La Casita Rosa, Dir. Elvin Herrera
Six Degrees of Illumination, Dir. Cat Commander
In The Wind, Dir. Nakorn Chaisri
Charlotte on the Rebound, Dir. Evan Alexander Baker
S.O.S., Dir. Jeremy Mowery
and others!
EXPLOIT ME at Manhattan Film Festival!
More great news! Exploit Me has been selected to screen at the 13th Annual Manhattan Film Festival at Cinema Village on Sunday, April 28, 2019 at 1:00pm. Manhattan Film Festival has been named one of the "top 25 film festivals worth the entry fee" and is on the "coolest festivals list" from MovieMaker Magazine.
It's a comedy! It's a musical! And there's twerking! We promise you ANOTHER most funnest lunch break ever, and we're so excited to share our hard work with NEW YORK! And FYI, you'll get two musicals in one lunch break, because we're also screening with Marriage Material, The Musical!
Tickets can be purchased here. $12.00 in-person, $2.00 service fee for online purchases.
Aug 15, 2018
See our film!
$22.15
EXPLOIT ME at HollyShorts
Great news! Out of an advertised 5,000 submissions, Exploit Me has been selected as one of the 404 films screening at HollyShorts Film Festival at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on Wednesday, August 15 at 12:00pm.
It's a comedy! It's a musical! And there's twerking! We promise you the most funnest lunch break ever, and we're so excited to share our hard work with you.
BOX OFFICE is located on the third floor of the Hollywood&Highland center, at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres, 6801 Hollywood Blvd 90028.
There is parking underneath the Hollywood&Highland Center for $2.00 with validation (up to 4 hours), and $6.00 per hour beyond that. If guests prefer to not pay for parking and avoid all the tourists, they can take the metro and get off on the Red Line at Hollywood/Highland. Metered parking on the South side of Hollywood Blvd. is scarce but we never say never.
Aug 01, 2017
Ongoing
starting at $13.99
Girls Are Gold
Starting August 1, 2017 stop by our tee shirt shop and get some awesome gear before the summer's over. 40% of proceeds go directly back to Exploit Me filmmakers.
For $13.99 to $41.99 (+shipping), you can grab a tee shirt, tote bag, baby one-side, or even a coffee mug!
why?
This piece grew out of a desire to create joy in my own life. While walking through the storm of life over recent years, I have learned how strong I am, and how women just like me face challenges similar to mine - I am not alone. I certainly know what I felt through it all, which made me realize: Women. Are. Incredible.
I made this film because I want people to root for these women as they help one another. Cheer them on as they discover their worth. And most of all, I want my audience to walk away feeling drunk on glee.
As a person who has felt joys and sorrows immensely and deeply, I’m interested in playing with the relationship between ironically funny and brutally real. I love observing this relationship through subtle music in body language, breath, and spoken words. I aim to express this visceral music in my work, whether through the way images might be edited together, the speed of line delivery, movement, or the direction of an actor's eyeline.
“Fame is four letter word … and what ultimately matters is what we do with it. I feel that those of us in television are chosen to be servants. … We are chosen to help meet the deeper need of those who watch and listen.” - Fred Rogers
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