Lottie
YEAR 2025 (FESTIVAL CIRCUIT )
Fifteen-year-old Lottie, restless and unraveling, fixates on an older pizza delivery boy who makes her feel seen—until obsession blurs fantasy and reality beyond return
This film is not yet released to the public and only available for viewing at select screenings.
CREDITS
DIRECTOR BELLA RIETH PRODUCER BELLA RIETH, DEREK CESTONE, NATHAN PANDAZOPOULOUS TALENT MEGAN OYSEN, ANNA SHERIDAN, HENRY SIROTA, EMILY BERR , TIMOTHY CONNELLY
CINEMATOGRAPHER VINCENT LONGO PRODUCTION DESIGNER LEX BURGER I GAFFER LIAM JUNOD STYLIST EMILIE GATEAU MAKEUP ARTIST EMILIE GATEAU EDITOR BELLA RIETH COLOURIST VINCENT LONGO SOUND and COMPOSITION JOSEPH NEHRING PRODUCTION COMPANY KUNSTHOUSE PRODUCTIONS
AWARDS
Winner of the 2025 SVA Post Production Grant
Winner of the Santa Cruz Evan Kuhn Youth Film Award, 2025
Winner of Indie Short Fest Outstanding Achievement Award For Indie Short, 2025
Winner of the Indie Short Fest Award Of Excellence Special Jury Mention, 2025
Winner of the Indie X Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention), 2025
Winner of the Indie X Outstanding Achievement Award (Indie Short), 2025
NEWS AND REVIEWS
“It’s a performance that’s at once subtle and explosive — one that lingers long after the credits roll.”
“I was allowed time in the space alone to emotionally ready myself for an outpour of emotion … Bella and Vincent would be hiding in a wardrobe. This non-evasive type of style made me forget there was a crew watching … so I could feel really uninhibited in my behaviour.”
“My biggest fear is that one day you’ll see me the way I see myself.”
“Lottie … offers a haunting portrait of desire and disconnection in 1970s New England.”
“At its core, Lottie questions the powerlessness of fear—how, in trying to protect someone from losing themselves, we might unintentionally push them further into madness.”
