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A U.S. soccer star suffers a career-threatening injury in the run-up to the World Cup, and during his recovery, embarks on an epic romance with a Russian single mom.
GENRE: Drama / Romance
DIRECTOR: David Mahmoudieh
WRITERS: Jenia Tanaeva & Mike Cestari
PRODUCERS: Monella Kaplan, Jenia Tanaeva
CAST: Liam McIntyre, Jenia Tanaeva, Harvey Keitel
RELEASE: 2019
DISTRIBUTOR: Vertical Entertainment
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COMPLETED
FERRARI: FURY & THE MONSTER
The story of Mauro Forghieri, the visionary engineer who helped shape Ferrari’s legacy, his complex relationship with the charismatic Commendatore Enzo Ferrari and his pivotal role in creating the most coveted cars in the history of car making: the Ferrari 250 GTO. Key contributors: Mauro Forghieri, Nick Mason, Ralph Lauren, Prof. Gordon Murray, Derek Hill, Mariella Zagatti, Marcel Massini, etc.
GENRE: Documentary
DIRECTOR: Steve Hoover
PRODUCERS: Monella Kaplan, Stefano Gallini-Durante, Emily Korteweg, Michael Angelo Covino
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Brian Mueth, David Beckham, Nicola Howson, Scott Veltri, Kyle Marvin, James Masciello, James Davidson
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POST-PRODUCTION
LUPUL DIN FRIGIDER / THE WOLF IN THE FRIDGE
In a whimsical tale set against the backdrop of communist-era 1970s Romania, a family’s ordinary life takes an extraordinary turn when their little daughter discovers an imaginary wolf in their fridge, sparking a journey of gentle surrealism, humor, and subtle critique of the regime.
GENRE: Short / Comedy
WRITER/DIRECTOR/EDITOR: Monella Kaplan
STORY BY: Crisula Stefanescu & Monella Kaplan
PRODUCERS: Cristina Badea, Monella Kaplan
PACKAGING
88 KEYS
A reclusive Ukrainian piano virtuoso and a teenage prodigy from Harlem find themselves bound by music, memory, and the notes neither of them can bring themselves to play.
GENRE: Drama / Music
DIRECTOR: Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor
WRITER: Luke Goltz
PRODUCERS: Monella Kaplan, Ksana Golod, Matthew Zamias
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ALL THEM WITCHES
Three women on the Scottish moors carry secrets older than the castle on the hill — and a reckoning that has waited centuries to arrive.
GENRE: Drama / Historical
DIRECTOR: Katharine O’Brien
PRODUCERS: Monella Kaplan, Stefano Gallini Durante
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CLOAK & DAGGER
In Elizabethan England, a network of spies, scholars, and secrets surrounds the court of Queen Elizabeth I — where loyalty is the most dangerous game of all.
GENRE: Historical Thriller / Drama
BASED ON: Original work by Carleton Eastlake
PRODUCER: Monella Kaplan
IN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAINITY
In 2035 Los Angeles, a documentary filmmaker navigates experimental embryo technology, the boundaries of creation, and what it means to bring life into a world reshaped by artificial intelligence.
GENRE: Drama / Sci-Fi
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Monella Kaplan
PRODUCER: Monella Kaplan
NOTE: XPrize Future Vision Competition entry
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OUTRUN
A simple night out unravels into chaos when two girlfriends stumble into a violent criminal feud, forcing them to outrun gangsters, bad luck, and every terrible decision that follows.
GENRE: Action-Thriller
BASED ON: Novel “Dincolo De Farmecul Noptii” by Andi Stefanescu
WRITER: Jon Goldman
PRODUCERS: Monella Kaplan, Matt Brodlie, Edouard De Lachomette, Eleonore Dailly
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SALTBORN
To save his terminally ill daughter, a desperate Alaskan fisherman plans to sell the baby orca she’s bonded with — even if it means breaking the sacred trust that binds them together.
GENRE: Action / Drama
WRITER: Luke Goltz
PRODUCERS: Ksana Golod, Monella Kaplan
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TSUTSU
When a young kitten loses his mother, he sets out on a wondrous journey to find a home, a name, and his place in the world — discovering that who we are matters less than who we love.
GENRE: Animated / Children’s Adventure
WRITER / DIRECTOR: Monella Kaplan
WRITER (Children’s Book): Crisula Stefanescu
PRODUCER: Monella Kaplan
IN DEVELOPMENT
WHERE IS SOPHIA?
When six-year-old Irina insists her imaginary best friend Sophia is real, the adults around her dismiss it — until the child’s unseen companion begins exposing the fractures in a family hanging between earthbound reality and the fragile power of belief.
GENRE: Coming-of-age
DIRECTOR: Monella Kaplan
PRODUCERS: Cristina Badea, Monella Kaplan
IN DEVELOPMENT
BIRTH OF A VAMPIRE
Betrayed, unjustly imprisoned, and stripped of his throne, Prince Vlad Dracula makes a pact with the Devil to reclaim his kingdom, but when he falls for a mysterious woman trapped within a holy church wall, he ignites a battle between love, damnation, and the birth of the first vampire.
GENRE: Fantasy/ Action WRITERS: Crisula Stefanescu, Andi Stefanescu PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: Monella Kaplan