FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT:
TampA
NARRATIVE SHORT
Project Name: TAMPA (working title)
Director: Audrey Arnold and Kelsea Bauman-Murphy
Writer: Audrey Arnold
Producer: Sabina Friedman-Seitz
Executive Producer: Yaz Perea-Beltran
Cinematography: Tamas A. Meder
Production Company: A Motherfather Production, co-produced by Pan Up Productions and Unaccompanied Major Productions
LOGLINE
Two local shoplifters disguised as waspy housewives rob an outlet mall in Tampa, Florida, narrowly escaping with the help of a mysterious woman. 15 min. Comedy.
The film stars Lindsey Normington (ANORA), Audrey Arnold, Jemima Kirke (GIRLS) and Martin Urbano.
TEAM BIOs
Kelsea Bauman-Murphy is an LA-born, NY-based filmmaker and longtime producer at HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. After years working under comedy giants, Kelsea began writing and directing her own films, music videos and branded content. Her first short film, Sleeping Alone, co-starred Grace Kuhlenschmidt and won the audience award at the 2024 Lower East Side Film Festival. Kelsea’s second short film, Nuke, co-starred Wyatt Cenac, Madeline Weinstein, and Alli Brown, winner of the Best Performance category at cult favorites Oak Cliff Film Festival in Texas and NÓT Film Festival in Italy. Tampa is Kelsea’s third short film.
Audrey Arnold is a writer, actor, director and producer originally from Mobile, Alabama. She teaches and directs at the Atlantic Theater Acting School. In 2023, she founded Motherfather Productions, an independent theater and film production company that focuses on female-driven storytelling. Her last short film ‘A Clown Story’ which she wrote, starred in and produced screened at film festivals across the country and in Europe including BIFA-qualifying Edinburgh Shorts, Lower East Side, Lighthouse International, Indie Street and others. She was awarded a New York City Artist Corps grant for her work as lead actor and producer of an original adaptation of Miss Julie. Additional theater credits include HB Playwrights, Teatro Latea, Jersey City Theater Center, AdultFilm and CultureLAB. Her original play Jerry will premiere at The Tank in February 2026. She is a graduate of the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater and the Georgia Institute of Technology. Tampa is her directorial film debut.
Sabina Friedman-Seitz is an actor and producer originally from NYC. She is Executive Producer on feature film Oh, Hi! that premiered at Sundance 2025, now available to stream on Netflix. She is also Associate Producer on Sundance breakout Good One, an official selection of Sundance and Cannes 2024, as well as Lorelei, which premiered at Tribeca 2021. Producer credits include feature films Fear of Flying and Atrabilious. Acting film and TV credits include Edge of Everything, Fingers, Lorelei, The Florida Project and The Boy Downstairs. Sabina wrote, co-directed and starred in short film Hundreds. She holds a BA from Wesleyan University and an MFA from the Actor's Studio Drama School.
Yaz Perea is a Miami-born, New York–based actor and producer committed to emotionally rich, character-centered storytelling across film and theater. She appeared in Bunny, which premiered at SXSW and Tribeca 2025. Acting film and TV credits include Adventures in Success, Love Is Gay, Broken Broken and Marlon Brando. Yaz trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and continues to deepen her craft. Her upcoming work includes the short film Hackerz and series Switch. On Tampa, Yaz served as an Executive Producer in addition to appearing in the film.