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Shangri-LA

Aging showgirl Alice and her aspiring boxer lover Angelo are taking a midnight bus out of their crumbling seaside town, toward Alice's last chance at her dream of becoming a respected, professional dancer... But first she'll need to get through her last night at the burlesque club, her meddlesome roommate Ruby and her own crippling self-doubt.

Inspired by the films of Doris Wishman and the B-movie noir of the 1960's, and featuring a cast studded with fixtures of the current NYC burlesque scene, Shangri-La explores whether our dreams are stronger than our destiny.

  • Dylan Gary
    Director
    The Uniform, Broken Toys
  • Ethan Maniquis
    Director
    Limonada, Machete (w/Robert Rodriguez)
  • Dylan Gary
    Writer
    The Uniform, Broken Toys, Tell Me You Love Me
  • Georgia Ximenes Lifsher
    Writer
  • Sasha Higgins
    Producer
  • Georgia Ximenes Lifsher
    Producer
    The Uniform
  • Dylan Gary
    Producer
    The Uniform, Broken Toys
  • Sasha HIggins
    Key Cast
    "Alice"
    Turning Point, Limonada, Warpath
  • Georgia Ximenes Lifsher
    Key Cast
    "Ruby"
    Hustlers, Boardwalk Empire, We Need To Talk About Kevin
  • Ro Malabanan
    Key Cast
    "Angelo"
    Anchor Baby, Monsters Among Us
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 54 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 25, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    8,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3 and 2:39
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Dylan Gary
Director Biography - Dylan Gary, Ethan Maniquis

Ethan Maniquis worked his way up from intern to editor with Robert Rodriguez at Troublemaker studios in Austin Texas. Later working at Miramax, directing and editing commercials, music videos and Co-Directing Machete for 20th Century Fox.

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