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I'll Have My Cake, I'll Eat it Too

In a city where dreams and disappointments collide, two struggling women - an aspiring documentary filmmaker on her last day in LA and a famed supermodel at her breaking point - form an unexpected connection that transforms both their lives, culminating in the ultimate choice.

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Synopsis

Caroline, a director whose last day it is in Hollywood, makes one last attempt to stay in her beloved town by attending a Hollywood party to meet the supermodel host, Colette, who gets jobs for those in her inner circle. But Colette is nowhere to be found.

It is later revealed that it’s Colette’s birthday, but no one cared to remember.

Hungover the next morning in the backyard, Caroline meets Colette and agrees to stay to sober up. Caroline shares she’s making a documentary about the Historic homes of Los Angeles, and Caroline’s house is top of the list. Taking pity on Caroline, Colette agrees to star in her documentary: her first exclusive interview, but as the day progresses Caroline realizes Colette is lonely and desperately needs a friend.

The two push each other to be real, resulting in an uncomfortable showdown where Colette finds that Caroline will do anything to succeed, and as the LA wildfires encroach on Colette’s house, she decides maybe its time to go down with it. As Colette smokes her last cigarette, watching the flames slowly inch up over her home, Caroline returns to save her and the two flee to Palm Desert. Ultimately, Colette insists they return home as it’s never too late to start again.

Bio

Jacqueline Elyse Rosenthal is a DGA Grand Prize & Student-Emmy winning writer-director-activist, known for her film BACKLOG (Cannes official selection), which is currently being packaged as a feature. After adapting the short, the BACKLOG feature script won Stage 32 and Catalyst Studios’ Empowering Women Script Competition. Most recently, she wrapped a 31-day shoot at SONY Studios for her sci-fi epic, Europa, a film she wrote and directed about a privatized space mission. The film was produced by ETC (Emerging Technology Center), SONY, and Pixomondo. Jacqueline's nine short films have all landed distribution, and she has been contracted by production companies throughout the world to direct shorts, features, and branded content. She is an alum of the Creator’s Playlab Fellowship, the Fox Fellowship, The Athena Writer’s Lab, Stowe Story Labs, and was honored in 2021 by the United Nations Development Programme. She holds an MFA in Film Production from USC and is represented by 3 Arts Entertainment, Culture Creative Entertainment, and Del Shaw.