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Logline

On a Tuesday in Los Angeles, Mara moves through her day before an accidental honk at a red light escalates into a fatal act of road rage.

Synopsis

Mara wakes on a Tuesday in her Los Angeles apartment with her cat, Oatmeal. She ignores a call from her mother, makes coffee, and heads out with her notebook. In the park, she eats a sandwich and writes. Later, she responds to a Craigslist listing and finds herself in a nearly empty apartment where a man interviews her for a vague “life logistics” role. She leaves without accepting.

Back home, she texts her mother that things are good. She decides to pick up comfort food for a TV marathon and brings Oatmeal with her to a drive-thru. She sings along to the radio as she drives. When her ice cream falls onto the center console at a red light, she leans down to grab it and accidentally hits the horn. The driver in front of her steps out of his car and approaches her window. He pulls out a gun and shoots her. Mara dies instantly.

The film remains inside the car. Oatmeal hides, then cautiously emerges and begins licking melted ice cream from the console as a DJ announces the time and the day.
 

Meet the Filmmakers

Valentina Ferra — Writer/Director/Actor
Valentina Ferra is a Los Angeles–based filmmaker and actor. Her work moves between dark comedy and grounded narrative storytelling. Tuesday is her first short as a writer-director.

Zoe Rosenberg — Producer
Zoe Rosenberg is an award-winning producer championing bold, unconventional storytelling and emerging voices across film and visual media. Her narrative work has screened at leading festivals including SXSW, Slamdance, Sitges, Seattle International Film Festival, Beyond Fest, and the Palm Springs International Film Festival.

Drew Dawson — Cinematographer
Drew Dawson is a filmmaker and cinematographer. He is a two-time Emerging Cinematographer Award recipient (2018, 2023). His work has screened at Sundance (2019), Tribeca (2021), Palm Springs International Film Festival (2023), Camerimage, Austin Film Festival, and Dances With Films, and has been recognized by NOWNESS Picks, Vimeo Staff Picks, and Short of the Week.

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