Brian LoSchiavo

A washed-up TV fishing legend, his oddball son, and their ragtag crew wage an all-out lake war to save the family business from a loudmouthed mogul hellbent on turning their beloved lake into a gaudy tourist trap.

Rebellious 11-year-old Charlie Reese makes a secret wish every day — though when she’s sent to live with her aunt and uncle in the Blue Ridge Mountains, that wish feels more impossible than ever. Through an unlikely friendship with a feisty stray dog, Charlie discovers that family comes in many forms — and that sometimes, wishes do come true.

UCLA Animation Workshop Student Film. Household detritus eerily begins to envelop the animated figure via stop-motion techniques.

A washed-up TV fishing legend, his oddball son, and their ragtag crew wage an all-out lake war to save the family business from a loudmouthed mogul hellbent on turning their beloved lake into a gaudy tourist trap.

Rebellious 11-year-old Charlie Reese makes a secret wish every day — though when she’s sent to live with her aunt and uncle in the Blue Ridge Mountains, that wish feels more impossible than ever. Through an unlikely friendship with a feisty stray dog, Charlie discovers that family comes in many forms — and that sometimes, wishes do come true.

UCLA Animation Workshop Student Film. Household detritus eerily begins to envelop the animated figure via stop-motion techniques.

UCLA Animation Workshop Student Film. Household detritus eerily begins to envelop the animated figure via stop-motion techniques.