Safe Haven

Inspired by a true story, Safe Haven is a short film about a high school senior, Amélia Pallomino, struggling with depression who fights to attend college in order to break out of her family’s cycle of immobility, but risks defying her mother in the process.

  • Amri Rigby
    Director
  • Amri Rigby
    Writer
  • Carol Antoinette
    Producer
  • Gabriela Ortega
    Key Cast
    "Amélia Pallomino"
  • Susan Artigas
    Key Cast
    "María Pallomino"
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student, Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    Drama, Family
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 18 seconds
  • Production Budget:
    12,000 USD
  • Language:
    English, Spanish
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • 2018 Sundance Ignite Fellowship
Director Biography - Amri Rigby

Amri Rigby is a 2018 Sundance Ignite Fellow based in Los Angeles. He is currently a senior at the University of Southern California’s Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy majoring in Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation. After discovering his passion for narrative storytelling through motion graphics and animation, Amri decided to start writing and directing films. Amri was also recently selected as 1 of 48 filmmakers around the world for a film workshop in Perú to create a short film under the guidance of Werner Herzog.

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