Queens
In a modern future filled with bounty hunters, computer hackers, and drag racers, there lies a deep underground organization of female assassins. Bought from poor families and trained to become hired weapons. L1 (Dani Marie), M7 (Edna Garcia) and V3 (Michaelene Stephenson) are an elite group of the institute. When M7 befriends a young brave girl named Edna, she begins to question the organizations motives and most importantly herself.
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Rogelio AlmeidaDirector"La Mercancia"
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Victor CaballeroWriter"Anniversary"
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Rogelio AlmeidaProducer
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Victor CaballeroProducer
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Edna GarciaKey Cast"M7"
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Dani MarieKey Cast"L1"
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Michaelene StephensonKey Cast"V3"
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Andrew AppleyardKey Cast"Elliot Travis"
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Presley ReeseKey Cast"Edna"
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Stacy CasaluciKey Cast"Stone"
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:16 minutes
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Completion Date:February 1, 2021
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Production Budget:500 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Blackmagic 4K
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
Rogelio Almeida was born in Torrance, California. At the age of three, Rogelio's family decided to move back to the provincial Encarnacion, Zacatecas Mexico. He grew up in this area until the age of fifteen, when he decided to return to his country of birth to attend school. Rogelio's goal was to attend a university. After graduating from Duncan High School in 2002, Rogelio joined the United States Army and served two tours in Iraq. Rogelio purchased a personal handy cam with the intent of documenting his service in Iraq. It was during his second tour in Iraq that Rogelio decided to pursue film directing. Through independent research, Rogelio learned about production equipment and basic film making. Rogelio taught himself to work his digital camera, 35mm lenses, capture audio and work a multitude film editing programs. "Yveete" is Rogelio Almeida's first feature film. Rogelio Almeida has worked in Oklahoma City at the local Univision and Telemundo affiliate TV stations. Rogelio Almeida was a film student at Oklahoma City Community College under the guidance of Emmy winner Greg Mellott and Oscar Award winner Gray Frederickson.