TEDDY COLLATOS

Things get turned upside down when JoJo wakes up believing he’s Joe Louis - one of boxing's greatest legends...

“PALOOKAVILLE” (Pilot)

Written & Directed by Theodore Collatos

Produced by Matt Grady, James Kimberling, Theodore Collatos, Carolina Monnerat, Jackie Monoson

Executive Produced by Sharon McMorrow
Cinematography by Jason Banker

Edited by Theodore Collatos
Sound Mix by Ty Rand

Creative Consultants Frank Mosely, Cody Stokes

Cast: Howard Lester, Franqi French, Edy Modica, Phil Duckett, Mike Swift, Karl Jacob, Matt Hopkins

Festivals: Slamdance 2023, IFFBoston, Sidewalk, Mammoth Lakes, Tallahasse

A proud transgender sex worker since the age of eleven, Luana Muniz, now fifty-nine, shapes a new reality in her “hostel” by housing a new generation of transgender sex workers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Queen of Lapa explores the day-to-day lives, rivalries, and quests for love of sex workers, as Muniz’s guides them in a city full of hostility towards its LGBTQ community.

“QUEEN OF LAPA” (73 min. Documentary)

Directed by Theodore Collatos, Carolina Monnerat 

Produced by Theodore Collatos, Carolina Monnerat, Matt Grady, Josh Crane

Executive Produced by Fuller Todd
Cinematography by Theodore Collatos

Edited by Theodore Collatos, Matt Grady
Music by Michael Leonhart

Cast: Luana Muniz

Festivals: NewFest Grand Jury, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Maryland Film Festival, Göteborg Film Festival, Antenna Doc/Fest, MIX Copenhagen, FIDBA Buenos Aires Doc/Fest, Sidewalk Film Festival SHOUT! Grand Jury, San Francisco Independent Film Festival, Oslo/Fusion, Flickers Rhode Island Film Festival Alternative Spirit Award, RiverRun International Film Festival, FIFEQ - Montreal, Philadelphia Latino Film Festival Grand Jury, FIF International Festival Brazil, Scottish Queer Film Festival, Central Scotland Doc/Fest, Wicked Queer Boston Grand Jury, Rio Festival de Ges no Cinema, Humans of Film Amsterdam, New Hampshire Film Festival, Panorama Stockholm, MIC Genero Mexico, Tallahassee Film Festival, CineQ London, Bushwick Film Festival, Cine Tornado Brazil, Oxford Film Festival

Mind-bending paranoia overtakes Monica when she joins her fiancé Claire on an artists' retreat in the middle of nowhere. The couple isn't prepared for the chilling consequences when confronted with a mysterious groundskeeper sending them spiraling towards her psychotic break.

“TORMENTING THE HEN” (75 min. Dramatic Thriller)

Written and Directed by Theodore Collatos
Produced by Theodore Collatos, Matt Grady, George Manatos, Ben Umstead

Cinematography by Theodore Collatos

Edited by Theodore Collatos, George Manatos

Cast: Carolina Monnerat, Dameka Hayes, Josephine Decker, Matthew Shaw, Brian Harlan Brooks, Dave Malinsky

Festivals: IFFBoston, Indie Memphis Duncan-Williams Screenplay Award, Sidewalk Film Festival, San Francisco International Film Festival, Bushwick Film Festival Special Jury Prize, New Hampshire Film Festival, Spectacle Theater NYC Theatrical Run, Facets Cinematheque Theatrical Run

After a stint in prison, Tommy Collins attempts to rejoin society in the hopes of reuniting with his past love and becoming a stand up comedian, but his future is put in jeopardy by his struggles with alcoholism and his thieving brother. “Dipso” is a haunting portrait of a down and out comedian, part tale of redemption, love story and classic America family saga.

“DIPSO” (75 min. Dramatic Verite)

Written, Directed and Edited by Theodore Collatos
Produced by Theodore Collatos, Carolina Monnerat
Cinematography by Thomas Lowe

Cast: Matthew Shaw, Tony Shaw, Rick Roucoulet, Rebekah Frenkel, Athur Collins, Rick Jenkins

Festivals: EntreVues Belfort Festival du Film, Athens Film & Video Festival Grand Jury, Beacon Freeze Frame Film Festival, Videology NYC, Zietgiest Cinema New Orleans Theatrical Run, Berkshire Museum Theatrical Run

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