# @filmgatemiami on Instagram - **Type:** Image - **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYkkvaGE6q5 - **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65738145-filmgatemiami-instagram - **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/ed417fc949.jpg - **Posted:** 2026-05-20T19:01:55.000+00:00 - **Account Owner:** FilmGate Miami (@filmgatemiami) β€” https://gondola.cc/filmgatemiami ## Caption 🎬 One stage. Four stories. A room full of Miami creatives. WHY THE DRAMA? returns May 30 for an afternoon of live cold reads, raw performances, industry connections, and the kind of creative energy that only happens when artists gather in the same room. 🌴πŸ”₯ From coming-of-age nights in Miami to dangerous undercover missions, these stories are bold, emotional, chaotic, funny, unsettling β€” and coming to life LIVE at the El Oro Theater. ✨ 🎭 FEATURED LIVE READS: πŸŒ™ OTRA NOCHE EN MIAMI β€” Written by Andreina Gonzalez & Jessi Calidonio (jessicalidonio & charolastra44) Four high school seniors go out their first day as adults. Literally everything goes wrong. πŸ–οΈ WEEKEND β€” Written by Pedro Delguy (pedro_delguy) A young woman flees her mafia-connected boyfriend on a chaotic road trip through Miami and the Florida Keys, where an unexpected connection could change her life. 🍽️ ANNIVERSARY DINNER β€” Written by Tina Cottin & David Chocarro (tinacottin & DavidChocarro) Sixteen-year-old Olivia believes her parents are preparing for a swinger party, only to discover something far more horrifying. Trapped inside the house, she must fight to save her family from cannibals. πŸš” NARC β€” Written by Crissa-Jean Chappell (crissachappell) Aaron Foster is human wallpaper, a stoner outcast... until he’s forced to go undercover as a narc. Too bad he couldn’t help falling in love. πŸ—“ Sat, May 30 ⏰ 2:30–6:00 PM πŸ“ El Oro Theater @ FilmGate Miami / Downtown Media Center 168 SE 1st Street, 4th Floor, Miami, FL 33131 🎟 RSVP: filmgate.miami/events 🎭 Actors β€” want in? Submit here: bit.ly/WTDACTOR-2026 WHO IT’S FOR: πŸŽ₯ Filmmakers ✍️ Writers & screenwriters 🎭 Actors & performers 🎬 Creative collaborators 🌴 Lovers of indie film, storytelling, and Miami art culture Come hear new stories before anyone else does. Meet the people making things happen in South Florida film. Bring your crew. Stay for the conversations. 🎞️ Tag someone who should be in this room. πŸ‘€ #FilmGateMiami #WhyTheDrama #MiamiWriters #Screenwriters #SouthFloridaFilm ## Stats - **Views:** 0 - **Likes:** 79 - **Shares:** 0 - **Comments:** 5 ## Tags miamiwriters, southfloridafilm, filmgatemiami, whythedrama, screenwriters --- Copyright (c) Gondola