DETACH (Short Film with Luna Blaise)

Detach (short film, 2021) Writer & Director: Frankie Ingrassia Executive Producer: Sienna Beckman Logline: Denied a girls’ night out, Sophia, a teenage influencer, pushes the limits of the mother-daughter relationship as she attempts to DETACH. Starring: Luna Blaise and Mercedes Lopez Renard Tags: luna blaise, short film, emergence films, women in cinema, women's cinema, female filmmakers, women in film and television, women in movies, female representation in films, female directors, women in film, films directed by women, best women directors, women directors, women in film los Angeles, los angeles women in film, female short film directors, short films, short film youtube, film short, best short films, short of the week, short movies to watch. 0:03: My mom is my best friend. 0:08: All of you know that. 0:18: Dude! 0:19: You didn't tag me on that picture. 0:22: I'm sorry. 0:23: I didn't realise you would care. 0:25: Really? 0:27: Okay. 0:27: I will- I'll tag you in the picture. 0:38: I like those. 0:41: I don't know. 0:43: Looks a little bit too 0:46: slutty. 0:49: I think it looks great. 0:51: I don't know. 0:53: I wore the shit out of those shorts last summer. 0:55: Yeah, I know. I know you did. 0:57: If you got it, you flaunt it. C'mon now. 1:01: What about 1:03: this is cute. 1:04: That is cute. 1:07: You look so like 1:09: I don't know, Miami. 1:10: Miami? 1:11: Yeah. 1:12: [LAUGHS] 1:14: Works like you were doing with your tops. 1:17: At least you didn't end up like Machala. 1:19: [GASP] 1:20: What do you mean? 1:21: You know Kiera? 1:22: No. 1:23: My god, she texted me this morning 1:25: I thought I told you but 1:27: she texted me this morning and she was like: 1:30: Oh my god. I don't remember anything from last night. 1:32: I was so fucked up 1:33: and like these two guys took me somewhere 1:35: and then she doesn't really remember what else happened so... 1:39: No way. 1:40: Yeah. 1:40: She was that fucked up? 1:41: Yeah. 1:42: Mmmh, that sucks. 1:44: Yeah, it was really bad. 1:47: I always... We're not like that. 1:50: At all here. 1:54: Oh. 2:02: Could we drink? 2:04: Yeah. 2:05: You know what? 2:06: What? 2:07: Oh no, this, this, this, this. 2:09: This is what I wanna wear. 2:11: Green dress. Ah! 2:13: That'll be cute. 2:14: I love it. 2:15: With the dogs. 2:18: I like that a lot actually. 2:19: Not with the cowboy hair. 2:20: No, I think that might be too much. 2:22: But I'm gonna go and try it on. 2:23: Okay. 2:34: By the way, this drink, out of control. 2:38: Really? 2:38: Hh-hmm. 2:39: Nah, I just put a bunch of shit in your cup. 2:42: Well, it worked whatever you did. 2:46: Okay, what am I going to wear tonight? 2:53: What's the name of that song we were dancing to last night? 2:59: Maybe I should throw those shorts on. 3:01: No. 3:03: Actually. 3:05: I kinda like the skirt still, what do you think? 3:08: For what? 3:10: What do you mean for what? For tonight. 3:12: I think they will look good, maybe... 3:15: [GASP] 3:16: Over my shoes, with the skirt. What do you think? 3:21: Oh yeah. 3:22: I think that's gonna be great. 3:28: Actually. 3:32: About tonight. 3:38: I'm actually thinking about just... 3:40: Oh wow, look at you sexy mama. 3:43: You look good. 3:44: going out alone. 3:47: What do you mean alone? 3:49: You're gonna dumb all your friends? 3:51: Going like out without you. 3:59: I should be able to go out with my friends. 4:01: Like alone. 4:03: What, I'm not your friend now? 4:05: My girlfriend. 4:10: What are you talking about? 4:11: I'm one of your girlfriends. 4:14: You're gonna make me beg? 4:17: I'm not gonna beg. 4:20: No, I'm not saying that. 4:22: I'm just saying that 4:24: It... you know 4:25: maybe you could hang out with like an adult or adults 4:28: Please, I don't want to hang out with an adult anyways. 4:32: I'm the one that brought you here 4:33: and we said we were doing this together and that's what we're doing. 4:36: That's it. Don't know what's your problem. 4:39: I don't have a problem. I'm just saying that maybe 4:42: I could do something on my own. 4:48: Yeah but tonight's not the night. Tonight we're going out. 4:53: Why do you have to come out with me? 4:56: Uhm, because you're sixteen years old and you're not allowed to go to these places by yourself. 5:02: For one night, it would be fine to just be me and my girlfriends. 5:08: No, I don't think so. 5:09: What are you do- Are you smoking crack or something? 5:12: No, are you? 5:15: You better watch yourself, little lady. 5:17: What the fuck is your problem? 5:19: What, you think the little wig is changing you now? No! 5:21: So why are you tripping? 5:23: I'm not tripping. 5:24: You are completely tripping. 5:25: I'm not tripping. 5:27: Yes, you are. 5:27: No, I'm not. You are just a bitch and 5:29: You better watch your fucking mouth. 5:31: You're a psycho. 5:31: I'll rip that little wig right now and you will not go anywhere. 5:35: [LAUGHS] 5:36: Stop. 5:38: No, seriously, hey. Stop it.