Ballad of a Permavirgin

Max is madly in love with his friend Carlaena Milena Montealegre, when he discovers that she recently broke up with her ex-boyfriend Anthony, he attempts to ask her out, but things don't turn out the way he expects them to.

  • Natalie Mahoney
    Director
  • Natalie Mahoney
    Writer
  • Natalie Mahoney
    Producer
  • Shawn-Tyler Laub
    Key Cast
    "Maxwell "Max" Beloff"
  • Mariana Jaramillo-Bienvenido
    Key Cast
    "Carlaena "Carly" Montealegre"
  • Joseph Biello
    Key Cast
    "Francis "Frankie" O'Keefe"
  • Charlotte Kline
    Key Cast
    "Nicole Veneziano"
  • Mahdi Shah
    Key Cast
    "Angelo Acevedo"
    Passing Notes (Kendall), The Girl in Red (Librarian)
  • Jason McCluskey
    Key Cast
    "Anthony Mercado"
    The Santa Fraus (Chris)
  • Connor Brost
    Director of Photography
    A Blood Moon Night, Relativity, Days, Beams,
  • Michael Faber
    1st Assistant Camera
    The Girl in Red
  • Daniel de Bruyn
    1st Assistant Directors
    Hoodies, Lost & Found, Intersections, The Gym Girl
  • Jason McCluskey
    1st Assistant Directors
  • Danielle Herbert
    Sound Mixer
    Passing Notes
  • James Hartranft
    Boom Operators
    The Red Carpet
  • Anthony Quagliarello
    Boom Operators
  • Charlotte Kline
    Boom Operators
  • Riley Chojnacki
    Boom Operators
  • Anthony Quagliarello
    Script Supervisors
  • Charlotte Kline
    Script Supervisors
  • Jason McCluskey
    Script Supervisors
  • Mariana Jaramillo-Bienvenido
    Gaffers
  • Jason McCluskey
    Gaffers
  • Anthony Quagliarello
    Gaffers
  • Kaitlyn Ardite
    BTS Photography
    Off the Grid
  • Michael Faber
    BTS Photography
  • Natalie Mahoney
    Editor
  • Jason McCluskey
    Assistant Editor
  • Ysabelle Galvez
    Graphic Designer
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 1 second
  • Completion Date:
    December 22, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    80 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, 4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - DeSales University
  • Lavender Feedback Film Festival
    New York, NY
    United States
    February 2, 2023
    Best Student Film
  • Star International Film Festival
    Firenze
    Italy
    March 26, 2023
    Best Student Film
  • Bifocal Film Festival
    Philadelphia, PA
    United States
    April 1, 2023
    Award Winner
  • Round Reel International Film Festival
    Bloomfield, NJ
    United States
    June 28, 2023
    Finalist
  • New Works Weekend 2023
    Milford, NJ
    United States
    November 3, 2023
    New Works Weekend 2023
Director Biography - Natalie Mahoney

Natalie Mahoney is a 20 year old award-winning photographer and filmmaker from Staten Island, NY. She currently studies TV/Film at DeSales University and is in her senior year. She has experience in both filmmaking and helping young creatives conceive, construct, and produce their own projects. Natalie wants to be able to inspire and encourage others with her work, and watch others tell their own stories through the many mediums of the arts!

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Director Statement

This film is a fictional piece inspired by true events, aspects of the story have been dramatized and changed from the source material.