PLANT MOMS
"Get to know your neighbors, they said! It’ll be fun, they said! Austin local Kayla Lane Freeman’s quirky, gross-out comedy will make you think twice about attending your next propagation party." - 2025 Fantastic Fest Film Guide
~8 min, horror comedy short, premiered at Fantastic Fest 2025
Plant Moms is an Austin Film Society grant-supported project.
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CAST: Eva DeGuelle, Alicia Lopez, Syd Goin, Lucia Vico, Marceline Amaris, Stef Stone, Tiana Stuart, Greg Phelps, Percy & Gooby
CREW: Writer & Director - Kayla Lane Freeman, 1st AD/Production Designer - Mona MaclayDirector of Photography - Jordan Gracey, Editor - Juese Cutler, Original Music - Hayden Steckel, 1st AC - Nick Griffith, DIT - Dalton Allen, Gaffer - Cody Leveski, Grip - Grayson Bewley, VFX - Laurie Powers Going, Colorist - Ryan Young, Script Supervisor - Zona Gilreath, Chief Sound Tech - Mike Williams, Sound Designer - Chidera Orazulike, Sound Recordist - Luke Vincent Blanco, Boom Op - Max Hudetz, Dog Wrangler - Kat Williams, PAs - Nihel Ayari, Mina Chitti, Daniel Dyer
After being hit by a bus, a woman arrives at a liminal space: The NDE. She is faced with a bizarre, corporate training-esque encounter to become a better person and return to life.
~8 min, dark comedy short, selected for "Best of the Year" ATX Short Film Showcase.
The NDE
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CAST: Alicia Lopez, Lori Finkel, JD West; CREW: Writer & Director - Kayla Lane Freeman, Director of Photography - Jordan Gracey, Color Grading/VFX/3D - Max Hudetz, PAs - Cody Leveski & Jose Alarcon