FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT:
AVOIDANCE
NARRATIVE SHORT
Project Name: Avoidance
Writer/Director: Jonah Trilling
Producers: Colin Power
Director of Photography: Matthew Roveto
Cast: Ed Malone, Vishwam Velandy
LOGLINE
On the night of his first premiere, an accidental movie star hides in his hotel room, convinced that a mispronounced word in a press interview has exposed him as a fraud.
Synopsis
Saul, a Dunkin’ Donuts employee at Las Vegas International Airport, is plucked from obscurity to play a key role in an acclaimed director’s new film, HARD-ON. But on the eve of the premiere, Saul refuses to leave his hotel room, spiraling into a crisis over a word he mispronounced during a press interview. With the premiere fast approaching, he must find the courage to step out of hiding and face the bright lights.
TEAM BIOs
JONAH TRILLING is a writer/director born and raised in Los Angeles and based in New York. His most recent film, THE NOBLE ACT, won Best Narrative Short at the Dumbo Film Festival 2025. He is currently developing his first feature film.
COLIN POWER is a Canadian film producer. He develops and produces independent narrative films in New York City, working with emerging writers and directors. He has also worked extensively in branded content, commercial, and music video production through his agency, Power Media Lab - which he founded and continues to run today.
MATTHEW ROVETO is an American Film Institute Cinematography Fellow whose work has screened at Tribeca Film Festival, Palm Springs ShortFest, Slamdance, Champs-Élysées Film Festival and several more. His credits include the feature SUMMONING SYLVIA and camera work on COUPLES THERAPY and JERROD CARMICHAEL REALITY SHOW.
