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Steep Town

Winner of best web series at SF International Film Awards!
Winner of best romantic comedy at Portland Comedy Film Festival!
Winner of best directing at Miami Web Fest!
Winner of best best LGBTQ comedy at Baltimore web fest!
Winner of best comedic editing at NJ Web Fest!
Nominated for best sketch comedy at Seoul web fest!

Steep Town is a comedy web series about two friends struggling to survive in the steeply priced town they call home. Mary and Val have been good friends since their early 20's when they first moved to San Francisco in the days when queers and freaks could still afford to flock there. Years later, they reunite in a new San Francisco having emerged from their Saturn returns, and find themselves worse off than before.
We are submitting episode three of a six episode series.

  • Olivia Parriott
    Director
    Valencia
  • Alexa Inkeles
    Writer
    Valencia
  • Kimberly Pierce
    Writer
  • Alexa Inkeles
    Producer
    Valencia
  • Olivia Parriott
    Producer
    Valencia
  • Kimberly Pierce
    Producer
  • Alexa Inkeles
    Key Cast
    "Mary"
    About Cherry
  • Kimberly Pierce
    Key Cast
    "Val"
  • Project Type:
    Web / New Media
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 44 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 4, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Miami Web Fest
    Miami
    United States
    June 10, 2021
    North American
    Best Directing
  • New Jersey web fest
    New Jersey
    United States
    September 23, 2022
    Best comedic editing
  • Sydney web fest
    Sydney
    Australia
    September 24, 2021
  • Baltimore web fest
    Baltimore
    United States
    November 5, 2021
    Best LGBTQ comedy series
Director Biography - Olivia Parriott

Olivia Parriott is filmmaker and musician based in Oakland. Her original films and music videos have shown in Frameline, Outfest, and countless blogs . She was a collaborator on Michelle Tea’s feature film Valencia which won the jury prize for Best Experimental Feature at the PolariFest in Austin, TX. She’s directed music videos for Katastrophe, The Happy Hollows, Tartufi, and Paranoids. She is the former creative lead for Rhapsody's video department and produced videos with artists such as Amanda Palmer, 2 Chainz, Phantogram, Daughter, Duran Duran, Big Boi, LMFAO, Mikki Ekko, Vance Joy and many MANY more. She is a founding member of the former band Radio Vago and is looking forward to the day she writes a feature length film about her experience in the band which was basically the Dyke version of Fleetwood Mac.

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Director Statement

We set out to tell stories from our experience living and coming of age in San Francisco in the 2000’s as queer feminist women. Every story is told through that lens and is satirical commentary on various themes like gentrification in San Francisco, straight cis men and couples, poly relationships, the tech take over, online dating, getting by, boundaries, and even wedding engagements. Our characters are played by real people from the San Francisco community; queer, trans, and straight people including local comedians and musicians. We started writing this in 2017 and it’s been a labor of love. We'd love to screen one episode or the whole series. We hope you enjoy Steep Town!
Love,
Alexa, Olivia, and Kim