Unattainable
A stylized representation of the overwhelming and often contradictory societal pressure placed on women.
Written and directed by Augusta Mariano
Unattainable finished post production in early 2023.
If you are interested in seeing Unattainable prior to it’s public release email augustammariano@icloud.com
Live Without
Written and directed by Augusta Mariano
A dreamlike sequence of a mother and daughter reuniting after years of being estranged… until reality sets in.
Live Without finished post production in December 2022.
If you are interested in seeing Live Without prior to it’s public release email augustammariano@icloud.com
FOREST GIANTS
In the early days of the internet a brother and sister attempt to mend their strained relationship as they venture into the woods to film a hoax video.
Forest Giants, is a short film written by Michael Moskewicz and directed by Augusta Mariano.
If you are interested in watching a cut of Forest Giants prior to its public release, please email augustammariano@me.com.
Festival Awards
Best Director
Los Angeles Film Awards
Best Director
London Independent Film Awards
Best Director
Los Angeles Film Awards
Forest Giants is still wrapping up it’s festival run but we are honored to have been included in over 40 festivals so far including…
LA Film Festival
Pasadena Int. Film Festival
Big Apple Film Festival
IT’S A GIRL THING
It’s a Girl Thing is a female centric, female driven series created by Augusta Mariano and Lauren Harris.
Additionally, Augusta stars in and directed the pilot episode.
It’s a Girl Thing follows Allie and Lily, two college roommates and friends, as they navigate a college atmosphere filled with both subliminal and overt sexism. Through six roughly half-hour episodes It’s a Girl Thing tackles six main topics under the umbrella of gender inequality. We chose to focus not on the glaring issues of sexism, which are currently central to our national conversations around gender and feminism; but rather on topics that are more subtle and intrinsic to the ways in which men and women behave based on our societal understanding of gender. We also selected each of these topics because we feel that 18-25 years old is the time in which these topics are the most prevalent in the lives of women.
“Someone out there should take a look at this director's work as I feel there is value in multiple abilities to explore.”
-New York Lift Off Film Festival
"The story is current and fresh and whomever had to deal trying to understand the other gender can definitely relate to this."
- Diversity in Cannes Festival
“It was original, extremely relatable, and brought forth issues that need to be addressed when it comes to dating for both men and women alike. On top of that, the acting was phenomenal.”
-New York Life Off Film Festival
We had a great time taking It’s a Girl Thing to Miami Web Fest in June 2021 and Augusta was so honored to win Best Actress for her role as Allie.
After a successful festival circuit, Augusta and Lauren are currently meeting with producers to partner in getting the series set up for a full first season.
It’s a Girl Thing was an Official Selection at 15 film festivals, a Finalist at Moscow Film Party, Audience Award Winner at California Women’s Film Festival, won Best Original Screenplay at Florence Film Awards and won Best Web/ TV Series at London Independent Film Awards, Venice Film Awards & Florence Film Awards.
Trailer for It’s a Girl Thing
If you are interested in watching our full pilot episode, contact Augusta.
Medium.com
Click here to read Augusta Interview on Medium.com for Players, Performers, and Portrayers.
Interviewed by Julia Stier, Augusta talks about creating her own content, her career so far and what she plans to do next.