# @aarota on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DNSL1H9utbg
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66225042-aarota-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-08-13T05:52:31.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Aaron Rota (@aarota) — https://gondola.cc/aarota

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Excited to announce, Wayne has been selected by @filmshortage as their Daily pick and is now available to view on their YouTube channel!

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Logline: Wayne is the eccentric alter ego of a young man trying to avoid his relationship ending in a train wreck.

CREDITS:
•@calyxfilms_ the one with the original idea about a character haunted by someone who embodies their own inner dialogue, sparked this film's inception. Thanks to him, I was able to create a version of this story that was personal and I'm proud of. 

•I was not a strong writer at the time, and my buddy, the wise man, @Jacurrie28 helped me formulate my thoughts into something cohesive and relatable. All the while putting parts of himself into the story in a honest way.

• Thanks to Eric Weinthal, we were given great ideas that turned into some key scenes in the film. 

• With the script growing into something ambitious, I excitedly invited @matthewraponi my partner in crime at the time, to co-director it with me. Matthew's talent for working with actors along with his contribution and passion for the project was absolutely invaluable. He benefited the team, and the story as a whole, by helping us reach a whole other level.

•@linds.chris was just starting out as a casting director at the time. (Now she's doing quite well, which is not the least bit surprising.) She had great taste and energy that helped us find our whole cast with ease and fun. 

•@neily.io was, and is, someone I Iook up to because of his leadership and the quality he produces in his work. I was nervous when I asked, but absolutely ecstatic when he agreed to come on as our cinematographer. He's a powerhouse of a visual story teller who elevated all of our ideas and guided with patience. 

•@nina.buis was someone I had the pleasure of working with before on 1968. Many days on the shoot, she was our entire art department (sole production designer and costume department). Her enthusiasm with getting the hard things done helped us in fully realizing how we wanted to convey this story through costume and set deck.

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#dailyshortpicks #shortfilm #filmsduquebec #wayne #fantasy #romance

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The Casting Master | @linds.chris | https://gondola.cc/linds.chris | Casting Director |

## Tags

shortfilm, romance, wayne, fantasy, dailyshortpicks, filmsduquebec

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