Writer/Director Cevin Soling’s animated short Tiffany Brittany Brooke will screen at the 14th annual Marina del Rey Film Festival from June 20–26. The film will be featured in the shorts block on Thursday, June 26, at 8 PM at the Culver Theater in Culver City.
Based on a satirical book by Soling and illustrated by Justo Borrero, the work was adapted into an adult animated short. Tiffany Brittany Brooke tells the story of a young woman who leaves home for Hollywood to pursue her dream of becoming a prostitute. Despite her best efforts, she is unable to find a pimp and instead gets drawn into the sleazy world of acting, which she tries to keep secret from her parents to avoid humiliation.
Soling wrote, directed, and produced the 15-minute film. Yuri Lowenthal and Tara Platt—whose voices are featured in Marvel’s Spider-Man video game, Mortal Kombat, and Watchmen Chapters 1 and 2—provided the voice talent. Borrero designed the artwork, and Paul Essenhigh created the animation. Tan Chong Yew composed the film’s score.
Soling’s previous credits include The Gilligan Manifesto and The War on Kids, which was honored as the best educational documentary at the New York Independent Film and Video Festival and broadcast on Pivot, the Documentary Channel, and the Sundance Channel. A Hole in the Head, which documented the potential benefits of boring a hole in one’s skull, aired on the Learning Channel. Ikland documented Soling’s efforts to rediscover the lost Ik tribe of northern Uganda, who were famously disparaged in the early 1970s as the worst people in the world. The New York Times and other major media outlets heralded the film. Among his animation works is Boris the Dog, which premiered on MTV. Soling is currently working on The Summer of Hate, a documentary on the Beatles’ controversial observations on religion and racism during their 1966 tour of America.
Soling has authored a series of nine illustrated books titled The Rumpleville Chronicles. Prominent publishing industry reviewer ForeWord Magazine described the books as follows: “These quick bursts of cracked brilliance, these splintered bedtime stories for grown folks, have the power to make readers laugh, and then think, then scoff at the futility of thinking.”
Marina del Rey Film Festival
The Marina del Rey Film Festival was established in 2012 as an independent film festival on the west side of Los Angeles. Jon Gursha and Peter Greene focused on international markets for independent film distribution. During this time, they created the Marina del Rey Film Festival to provide a world-class platform for independent filmmakers. The idea originated on a flight back from the European markets and festivals in 2011, leading to the festival’s inception.
The Marina del Rey Film Festival was founded by Jon Gursha and Peter Greene.
Tiffany Brittany Brooke will screen on Thursday, June 26, at 8 PM at the Culver Theater, 9500 Culver Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232.
