Writer, director and producer of six films. Twelve years of screen credits, then six years running marketing for luxury real estate, and now search, social and press for a small roster of brands.
Six films written, directed, edited and produced. Two won festival awards.
Writer, director, editor, producer. Also plays Ava. Premiered at Miami Art Basel. Won Best of Fest and the Audience Award at the Multiversal Film Festival.
Writer, director, editor, producer. Also plays Girl Texter.
Writer, director, editor, executive producer. Named Breakout Filmmaker by Project Breakout, which took the film to London.
Writer, director, editor, producer. Directorial debut. Won Best Short Film at the Cinema City International Film Festival.
Writer, director, editor, producer.
Writer, director, editor, producer.
Not a film. Director, editor, cinematographer and producer of the “Around the Globe” segment, four episodes.
Selected acting, stand‑in and casting credits.
Acting class student, and actress at premiere. Uncredited.
BBC Radio One DJ, voice. Uncredited.
Stand‑in for Meredith Eaton and Madeline Carroll, three episodes. Uncredited.
Stand‑in, one episode. Uncredited.
Stand‑in.
Stand‑in for Linda Hunt, one episode. Uncredited.
Photo double for Hayden Panettiere, one episode. Uncredited.
Lucy, one episode. Uncredited.
Stand‑in, one episode. Uncredited.
Stand‑in for Scout Taylor‑Compton.
Stand‑in for Martha Higareda. Uncredited.
Candy Apple Trickster, one episode.
Extras casting assistant.
Production assistant.
Extras casting assistant.
Credits across twelve departments, including acting, producing, editing and camera. See the full list on IMDb.
Production, then luxury real estate, then running the whole system.
LMP Studio — search, social, paid and press for a small roster of brands
Leverage Global Partners — a worldwide luxury real estate network
Ani Dermenjian, Coldwell Banker Realty, Malibu
Killingsworth Recording Studio, Los Angeles
Elite Marketing Group — national promotional tours and brand ambassador teams
Writing, directing and cutting my own films taught me what a shot costs, how a day is built, and why most brand video reads as filler. Years on network sets taught me the rest. That is the difference between content made to fill a calendar and content made to be watched.
New York Film Academy, Los Angeles. Directing, editing and producing, 2006 to 2007.
UCLA Extension. Digital communication and multimedia, 2019 to 2020.
Fluent in Spanish. Registered yoga teacher, RYT 200, Miami Yogashala.
Tell me what you are working on and what is not landing. You will get a straight read either way.
laurenpenamedia@gmail.com