One Night It Happened
TFI Suppport
Tribeca All Access® 2006
Logline
After one-too-many broken hearts, a flighty British woman seeks a new life in sunny LA, but nothing works out as planned in this witty romantic comedy.
Georgina Garcia Riedel
Director/ Screenwriter
Born and raised in Arizona, Georgina is a first-generation Mexican American. She received her BFA in Media Arts from the University of Arizona where she directed and wrote several short films that dealt with issues facing young women. Georgina then attended the prestigious American Film Institute (AFI) where she received her MFA in directing. Her thesis short film, One Night It Happened, has screened at several film festivals, including the 2003 Rotterdam International Film Festival, and won first place for Best Picture at the Zoie Sexy Shorts Film Festival.
Alexis Garcia
Producer
Alexis is a senior attorney at the Entertainment & Media Group of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, one of the most respected entertainment law firms in the country. He graduated from Vanderbilt University with a degree in English and Theatre and earned his J.D. from UCLA School of Law. Alexis primarily counsels entertainment industry clients (both at the studio and independent level) in the development, production, financing, packaging and distribution of motion picture and television content. In this capacity, he has negotiated numerous writer, director, actor and producer agreements on various film productions, both on the institutional and the talent side. While at UCLA, Alexis also took classes in the film school's prestigious producer's program; combined with his experience working closely with all of the major talent and sales agencies, Alexis has a diverse background to facilitate his current expansion into independent film producing.