Held captive at The Plaza Theatre for eighty-five years, a horny, cinema-obsessed vampire must dust off her inner badass and break free before her only love is destroyed.
RANDY MANDY AND THE CURSE OF THE PLAZA THEATRE begins in 1939 when a sickly Mandy attempts to avenge her vampire-hunter parents by attacking Ignacio, the vampire owner of The Plaza Theater. Ignacio takes pity on this frail woman and instead turns her into a vampire but she must remain in The Plaza for 85 years for the sins of her parents. Over the decades she finds joy and solace in the movies she plays. In present day, as her sentence ends, Ignacio changes the rules and she must fight for freedom.
Proudly queer and Latina, Kristina Arjona is passionate about representing authentic BIPOC & queer stories while creating films that can bring in a wide range of audiences.
Kristina has over 12 years of experience in the film industry as a director, actor, AD, and now intimacy coordinator and mental health coordinator. As a certified intimacy coordinator and mental health coordinator, Kristina has worked with studios like Netflix, Showtime, Starz, Amazon, and ABC. She is also the Director of Research and Resource Development at the Association of Mental Health Coordinators.
Kristina's film, Mi Casa, won the HBO Latinx Short Film Competition 2021, was bought by HBO & can be viewed on MAX. Her feature debut, Christmas with Jerks, was distributed by Good Deed Entertainment in 2023 and can be seen on Amazon. She is currently in preproduction for her second feature, a dark comedy vampire film, Randy Mandy and the Curse of the Plaza Theatre.
She has a BFA in Acting and BA in Theatrical Design & Production from Elon University. Kristina created her production company, Jump Cut Collective, to direct and produce work emphasizing women, LGBTQIA+, and BIPOC in front of and behind the camera.
Atlanta Film Festival 2024 - Byron Hatfield Memorial Screenplay Award and Scholarship
Actor - Danielle Deadwyler
Writer - Leanna Adams
Co-Producer - Leanna Adams
Production Designer - Molly Coffee
