Elaina Lorenzo Marino
Directing
Biography
Elaina Lorenzo Marino (she/they) is a filmmaker and playwright working in Los Angeles. Her plays MILE 999 and POST- were both produced in Long Beach, CA , in 2022, while their 2020 short "How to Dress as Human" was featured in the We Are Films Quarantine Film Festival. Her debut feature-length film, BIG ROCK: THE ROCKUMENTARY (co-directed with Ben Yawn) was released in September 2024.
Known For
In order to stage their ambitious final project, UCLA Theatre students Preston and Tristan battle a growing cast, time constraints, and each other.
Big Rock: The Rockumentary
A young, gender-questioning teen discovers themselves in a night of dance and music.
How to Dress as Human
A salesman discusses his job.
Turncoat Cowboy
A spliced-up show gets put together.
Fitzprobe
You must imagine the actor happy.
Punxsutawney
A memoir and a memory from a nightclub in Los Angeles.
SUBCULTURE
A silent, repressed mechanic considers change after an encounter with a handsome stranger.