‘The Last Fifteen Minutes’ Screens At Playhouse West Film Festival

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “The Last Fifteen Minutes” Screens at Playhouse West Film Festival on August 23 LOS ANGELES — The award-winning short film The Last Fifteen Minutes will screen at the Playhouse West Film Festival on Saturday, Aug. 23, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood. Tickets are $20 at the door; no advance sales are available. Directed by Edo Natasha, The Last Fifteen Minutes is a real-time drama that explores the unraveling of an intercultural marriage in the intimacy of a living room. The film stars Indonesian actress Runny Rudiyanti (Netflix Indonesia, Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival) alongside Samuel Selman, an LA-based actor and Playhouse West alumnus. The film has already drawn international recognition, recently earning selection at the Soo Film Festival in Michigan and praise from Asian Movie Pulse, which described it as “a well-executed short that offers a thoughtful commentary on the challenges of interracial and intercultural marriages.” Natasha, an Academy Gold Rising alumnus and U.S. Army veteran, crafted the film with cinematographer Braden Lawrence using Cooke lenses and a bespoke LUT that emulated Arri Alexa, later finished in postproduction with Kodak 2383 film stock emulation. “Despite being a tragedy,” Natasha said, “we wanted it to look beautiful — because at its heart, this is a love story.” Audiences will have the chance to engage with the filmmakers in a Q&A following the screening, featuring Natasha and lead actor Selman. The Last Fifteen Minutes is part of the Playhouse West Film Festival’s mission to spotlight bold new voices in independent cinema.