Winners & Losers
United States, 13 mins, Digital
Carrie-Jean worries that her lower class status will fail to impress her new boyfriend, August, and faces a difficult choice when August makes a bet with her neighbor that he can't afford to lose.
Director: Cecelia Wheeler
Writer: Cecelia Wheeler
Producer: Lauren Harris
Director of Photography: Gus Aronson
Editor: Cecelia Wheeler
Production Designer: Theo Webb
Composer: Benjamin Westphalen
Cast: Genny Di Stefano, Xander Black, River Knight, Kevin Kysainov
Contact: Cecelia Wheeler, cecelia.sj.wheeler@gmail.com
Program F
Sunday, May 17, 5 PM
About the Writer/Director
Cecelia Wheeler is a writer/director from Seattle, Washington. A 2026 Sundance Screenwriters Lab fellow and recent graduate of Columbia University’s Film MFA program, her work has received support from Indian Paintbrush and the Sloan Foundation. She loves characters that want to be bigger than themselves, and finding the moments of tenderness that erupt under strain.
About the Producer
Lauren Elizabeth Harris is an actor, producer, and founder of Pathway Pictures. Her projects include Sheepwell, Family Tree (William Shatner), and Pink Moon (Debra Monk and Blu Del Barrio). She has worked with Steve Buscemi's Olive Productions, and Sarah Jessica Parker's Pretty Matches. Lauren holds an MFA in Creative Producing from Columbia University.
