Co-Directors Matt Campanella and Stephanie Chloé Hepner’s DADDY ISSUES follows a young man who, when trying to impress his new boss, gets more than he bargained for. The live-action short film has been selected for the world premiere in contention at the prestigious OSCAR-qualifying Tribeca Film Festival this June. DADDY ISSUES was selected from 8,096 submissions, with its four screenings selling out in just thirty minutes.
LGBTQ+ New Yorker Matt Campanella wrote, directed, produced, and starred in DADDY ISSUES. He recently guest-starred in the Tubi series, GREAT KILLS, and wrote, directed, and produced the upcoming film, YOUR CALL US IMPORTANT TO US. He’s a recipient of the Screencraft Quarterfinalist Award. As an actor, Matt has garnered training from the world-renowned London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and NYU Tisch.
Latinx immigrant director and producer Stephanie Chloé Hepner is also a writer and actress, having starred in LAW AND ORDER, NEW AMSTERDAM, THE EQUALIZER and more. She’s currently developing an LGBTQ+ comedy pilot, MAYBE THIS TIME, and producing THE 22, a film about PTSD and veteran suicide. In 2018, she produced her first feature, A BOY LIKE THAT. A 2022 Kino Guarimba Film Fellow in Italy, she’s trained in Argentina, her home country, Villa La Pietra in Florence, and is an NYU Tisch graduate.
DADDY ISSUES was produced by Anthony Campanella and Hardy Awadjie. The stunning cinematography was created by Nicholas Kalajdzic. This comedy is currently being adapted into a feature-length film.
This eye-opening film will premiere on Friday 9th of June at 8:15 pm, followed by screenings on June 14th and June 17th.
LGBTQ+ New Yorker Matt Campanella wrote, directed, produced, and starred in DADDY ISSUES. He recently guest-starred in the Tubi series, GREAT KILLS, and wrote, directed, and produced the upcoming film, YOUR CALL US IMPORTANT TO US. He’s a recipient of the Screencraft Quarterfinalist Award. As an actor, Matt has garnered training from the world-renowned London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and NYU Tisch.
Latinx immigrant director and producer Stephanie Chloé Hepner is also a writer and actress, having starred in LAW AND ORDER, NEW AMSTERDAM, THE EQUALIZER and more. She’s currently developing an LGBTQ+ comedy pilot, MAYBE THIS TIME, and producing THE 22, a film about PTSD and veteran suicide. In 2018, she produced her first feature, A BOY LIKE THAT. A 2022 Kino Guarimba Film Fellow in Italy, she’s trained in Argentina, her home country, Villa La Pietra in Florence, and is an NYU Tisch graduate.
DADDY ISSUES was produced by Anthony Campanella and Hardy Awadjie. The stunning cinematography was created by Nicholas Kalajdzic. This comedy is currently being adapted into a feature-length film.
This eye-opening film will premiere on Friday 9th of June at 8:15 pm, followed by screenings on June 14th and June 17th.
