Directing
Laura Cusi
Place of birth
United States
Known for
Directing
Credits
2 titles
Born in the U.S., raised in Ecuador, and now based in Canada, Laura is a screenwriter with experience in short films and story editing. She started out by winning Best Drama Short Film at the International ISP Film Festival in 2023, then studied Writing for Film and Television at Toronto Film School. There, she wrote several short films and story edited others, one of which won Best College Short at the New Jersey Film Awards. Laura writes thrillers with strong character arcs
Known for
Behind the camera
A broke and desperate father, Rafael, gambles the rest of his savings in order to secure the future of his daughter Sienna. Struggling to make ends meet after his wife's passing, Rafael sits at a high-stakes poker table, gambling the last of his savings and the keys of his cherished restaurant, his late wife's legacy, in a final bid to pay for Sienna's education. Unknowingly to Rafael, Sienna secretly watches the game unfold as she doubts if she should stop him from betting their past to secure her future.
The Last Hand
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A broke and desperate father, Rafael, gambles the rest of his savings in order to secure the future of his daughter Sienna. Struggling to make ends meet after his wife's passing, Rafael sits at a high-stakes poker table, gambling the last of his savings and the keys of his cherished restaurant, his late wife's legacy, in a final bid to pay for Sienna's education. Unknowingly to Rafael, Sienna secretly watches the game unfold as she doubts if she should stop him from betting their past to secure her future.
The Last Hand
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