Gooms

Three 20-somethings try magic mushrooms for the first time.

  • Ana Chavez
    Director
  • Ana Chavez
    Writer
  • Nate Memba
    Producer
  • Max Rothfeld
    Producer
  • Amia Batoon
    Key Cast
  • Grace Marie Glenn
    Key Cast
  • Victoria Gluchoski
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Independent Filmmakers Showcase
    Los Angeles
    United States
    May 26, 2023
  • Underground Picture Show
    Los Angeles
    United States
    March 25, 2023
    Los Angeles Premiere
Director Biography - Ana Chavez

Born in Los Angeles & raised in Singapore, Ana Chavez is a filmmaker and video-artist based in Northeast LA.

She received her BA in Film & Media Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Throughout college, she wrote several shorts as well as edited student docs & music videos. Her comedy Her and I won the Santa Barbara Film Festival’s 10-10-10 Competition for Best Filmmaking & Best Screenplay (2021), and was selected for numerous film festivals. The short was also nominated for Best Comedy and Best Actress at the Official Latino Film Festival (2022). Ana’s short narrative directorial debut, Gooms, is currently running its festival circuit.

Ana’s stories focus on the grittier aspects of a woman’s adolescence. Her cross-cultural background also heavily informs her writing, as she attempts to understand her feelings of “in-betweenness” and the many worlds that contribute to her identity.

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