Experiencing Interruptions?

They Won't Last

After attending their friends' perfect wedding, Christine is forced to consider the future of her own relationship when her hopeless romantic boyfriend Alex proposes. When Christine is unable to say yes, Alex makes it worse by giving her an ultimatum: either get engaged or break up right now.

  • Portlynn Tagavi
    Director
    Trolls: The Beat Goes On, Splash and Bubbles
  • Portlynn Tagavi
    Writer
  • Brandon Gale
    Writer
    Life In The Wood, Abstract
  • Richard Bailey
    Producer
    17 For 38: The Dorm Basketball Duel
  • Jack De Sena
    Key Cast
    "Alex"
    All That, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Dragon Prince, Battleground, Veep, 100 Things To Do Before High School
  • Brittany Renee Finamore
    Key Cast
    "Christine"
    Malcolm in the Middle, Gilmore Girls, Glee, Pulse 2, Forget Me Not
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Romcom, Romantic, Romantic comedy, Romantic dramady, comedy, dramady, dramatic comedy
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes 41 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 28, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    60,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Portlynn Tagavi

Portlynn is a half Persian, half African American filmmaker who has just received her Masters in Directing at AFI where she developed her skills as a writer and director for narrative film. Originally from Houston Texas, Portlynn moved out to California in 2010 to study Character Animation at the California Institute of the Arts. During her studies, she interned with Pixar Studios where she developing her skills in visual language and narrative structure. Before attending AFI she spent three years working professionally as a Character and Story Artist for Fox, Paramount, Psyop, the Jim Henson Company (SPLASH AND BUBBLES) and DreamWorks (TROLLS: THE BEAT GOES ON!) before making the jump to live action directing. She is now currently developing future projects as well as teaching Story development part-time at CalArts.

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Director Statement

Having grown up caring for her terminally ill mother since the age of 4, Portlynn's narrative focus is in dark comedies centered around the human denial of mortality and the humor that comes the sad parts of life.