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The Balloon & The Tack

The impossible love story of a Balloon and a Tack.

  • Laura Malatos
    Director
    DOOMED, Family Shadows, Dear
  • Helen Sun
    Producer
    DOOMED
  • Samantha Golden Raskin
    Key Cast
    "The Tack"
  • Dan Brink
    Cinematographer
  • Danielle Light
    Production Designer
  • Ashley Hutchins
    Costume Designer
  • Laura Malatos
    Writer
  • Helen Sun
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Music Video, Short
  • Genres:
    Romance, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    December 30, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    1,800 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Laura Malatos

LAURA MALATOS is a queer female filmmaker with a love of all things dark comedy. Hailing from rainy Seattle, she quickly turned to humor to offset her seasonal depression, then moved to Los Angeles to offset it more. Laura has been lucky to have her short films recognized and awarded at over 50 film festivals and has had music videos featured on CMT and in Rolling Stone Magazine. Since graduating from USC in 2021 with a BFA in Film & TV Production, Laura has worked on social media advertisements, music videos, and personal projects, many of which she collaborates on with her bestie roommate of 5 years, Helen Sun (also gay, no they’re not dating). When Laura grows up she wants to live in a treehouse with five dogs and be a TV showrunner with her still-then roommate Helen Sun. She hopes together they can bring strong queer and female-centered narratives to the screen whilst having a laugh.

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