VEGAS

After being stood up by a Tinder date, Riley, an awkward and young Brooklyn bachelor, encounters Vegas, an eccentric cosplay prostitute, at the bus stop on his way home. Sensing easy prey, she bullies and cajoles him into engaging her services for the night to unexpected results.

Through humor and circumstance, 'Vegas' examines how loneliness and frustration can sometimes spur us into action, causing us to reach for connections in places we never thought we'd go. And how sometimes just having that experience, regardless of the outcome, is enough to help us see the other side.

  • Saj Pothiawala
    Director
  • Saj Pothiawala
    Writer
  • Alex Bach
    Producer
  • Roxy Kurta
    Producer
  • Christopher Passig
    Producer
  • Saj Pothiawala
    Producer
  • Riley Soloner
    Key Cast
    UCB, The Chris Gethard Show
  • Sunita Mani
    Key Cast
    Bad Robot
  • Tarik Lowe
    Key Cast
    Supporting Characters, Whiplash
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Romantic Comedy
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 47 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 4, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    17,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Baltimore, MD
    April 3, 2016
Director Biography - Saj Pothiawala

Saj Pothiawala is a comedy writer and director who lives in Brooklyn. He's written, produced, or directed over 100 comedy sketches since 2008 for his own company/YouTube channel, LandlineTV, other clients like AOL or MSN, or as an in-house producer at CollegeHumor and BuzzFeed, where he had the distinct displeasure of directing Ted Cruz in a video. In 2012 he co-created and sold an animated pilot to Comedy Central. This is his first short film.

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