Los Takes presents A film about a woman who is living in the anticipation of her dreams coming true. starring Jessica Park, Amitai Porat, Jane Stephens Rosenthal and Ada Leigh Cooke written, directed and produced by Kadri Koop cinematography and editing by Ryan Bradford line producing by Caitlin Woods 1st AC and film loading by Jacqueline Chan on set sound mixing by Abe Ballamy sound mixing by Abe Betancourt color grading by Alastor Arnold film equipment by Hazel Katz, Lev Kalman, Charles Papet, Theo Lindquist, Chad McClellan, Blackstone Entertainment special thanks to Chris Schwarts, Paolo Mancasola, Jorge G. Camarena, Tatiana Bocanegra Bahamón, Stuart McClave, Zal Batmanglji, Neil Meiklejohn and Liisi Rohumäe

Directed by Jeremy Threat & Kadri Koop Shot by Kadri Koop Talent Jeremy Threat

Since hijacking a plane to Cuba in 1971 to avoid charges of the alleged killing of a police officer, the Cuban government has provided Charlie Hill refuge, allowing him to live a life beyond the reach of the F.B.I. In a letter to his nine-year-old son, the film takes an intimate look at his account of the events leading up to fleeing the US. All of it plays out against the backdrop of the opening up of US-Cuba relations, which could result in Cuba allowing Hill’s extradition. Harlem International Film Festival, 2018 Washington College, 2018 Video Consortium, SF, 2017 Video Consortium & Vimeo joint screening, NYC, 2017 Wandering Reel Traveling Film Festival, 2017-2018 New Orleans Film Festival, NO, 2017 NoBudget screening, NYC, 2017 Kew Gardens Film Festival, Queens, NYC, 2017 NewFilmMakers Los Angeles, LA, 2017 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Montana, 2017 Festival de Cine Alternativo y Comunitario "La Imagen de los Pueblos," Ecuador 2016

A small town nestled in the mountains of Trinidad and Tobago, Paramin is home to some of the country's wildest blue devil festivities during the local Carnival. Every year the practitioners of the tradition compete for the title of best devil. Hidden behind paint and terrifying props, the participants are able to escape their daily identity and bring to life aspects of themselves that they generally must repress.

Combating one of the highest teen suicide rates of the country, a man working as a crossing guard in a wealthy Silicon Valley town reflects on his experience. SF Doc Fest, 2016 Cheap Cuts, UK, 2016 HotDocs Doc Shop & Doc Shop Online, Canada, 2016 Cannes Shorts Corner, France, 2016 Visions du Réel Doc Outlook International Market Media Libray, Switzerland, 2016 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, 2016 Santa Barbara International Film Festival, 2016 Cantor Arts Center showcase of Stanford's MFA work, 2015

Dir/Dp - Kadri Koop camera - Ryan Bradford & Kadri Koop edit - Ryan Bradford prod comp - Los Takes

Mark Fontana is a third-generation gravestone maker in a small cemetery town where the population of the dead outnumbers the living. For the past 90 years, the Fontanas have monumented the lives of the Bay Area people. Surrounded by the work of his father and grandfather, Mark reflects on his family history and the idea of legacy.

Dir/DP - Kadri Koop edit - Augustine So