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The four scenes included in this promotional teaser/trailer offer a mere glimpse of the personal journey that our protagonist, LALO, embarks on, which takes him from newly arrived undocumented immigrant to the eventual pursuit of his dream career. Please feel free to add your comments at the bottom of this page, and/or we invite you to become a fan and leave comments on our Facebook fan page and to follow us and tweet about us on Twitter.
Inspired by real events, FLIGHTS OF FANCY is a fish-out-of-water, coming-of-age drama with comedic overtones that tells the story of LALO, a young lad who overcomes many personal obstacles—including profound loneliness, culture shock, a language barrier, and a failed marriage—in order to grow into the man who can pursue his lifelong dream of becoming a doctor. Through it all, he remains the steadfast supporter of his family back home in El Salvador, putting his younger brother, Tony, through school. Today, that younger brother is Salvadoran ex-President Tony Saca (whose term in office ended last summer).
Filmmaking is very much of a collaborative effort, so we wish to acknowledge our cast and crew, who dedicated many long hours of hard work during our one day of principal photography.
| Writer / Producer | DIANA LESMEZ |
| Producer | MARIO J. NOVOA |
| Executive Producer | RICARDO E. SACA |
| Executive Producer | NIDIA M. COLOMER SACA |
| Director | DANIEL EDUVIJES CARRERA |
| Director of Photography | REYNALDO VILLALOBOS |
| Casting Director | ROSALINDA MORALES |
| Music Composer | DANIEL HAMUY |
CAST
| Lalo | REY VALENTIN |
| Arnulfo – Cook | RUBEN RABASA |
| Waitress | GISSET RENTERIA |
| Nurse 1 | JESSICA KEHAYIAS |
| Nurse 2 | ELISA C. FAGEN |
| Hallway Doctor | RICARDO E. SACA |
| Corpse | ARTHUR G. LESMEZ |
| Background Doctor | NIDIA M. COLOMER SACA |
| Background Nurse | ANGELA COLOMER |
| Assistant Cook | EDGAR NUÑEZ ROJAS |
CREW
| First Assistant Director | MARKUS VON ALLMEN |
| Second Assistant Director | JACLYN BENJAMIN |
| First AC | ERIN POOLE |
| Camera Operator / Videographer | BEN MOEN |
| Dolly Grip / Key Grip | SUZY CLAY |
| Grip / Electric | LAINE DUBROC |
| Gaffer | ALEX AVILA |
| Gaffer | BRANDON LAVERY |
| Script Supervisor | NATHREEN WEICHERT |
| Sound Mixer | RYAN GRAFF |
| Boom Operator | JOSEPH K. HEATON |
| Key Make-Up / Hair / Wardrobe | GISSET RENTERIA |
| Make-Up Assistant | VANESSA CARTIER |
| Wardrobe Assistant | CHRISTINE DIETERMAN |
| Production Designer | BRANDON W. STRAWN |
| Art Department Coordinator | ALLISON PALMER |
| Production Coordinator | ERIN BAKER |
| Production Coordinator | CRAIG DARR |
| Set Production Assistant | ELISA C. FAGEN |
| Set Production Assistant | BRITNEY VARGAS |
| Set Production Assistant | JESSICA KEHAYIAS |
| Stills Photographer / Videographer | MATTHEW MCFARLAND |
POST-PRODUCTION
| Editor / Colorist | GUILLERMO CARABALLO JR. |
| Editor | DIANA LESMEZ |
| Visual Effects Editor | CHRIS CHAMPEAU |
| Sound Editor | JOE OGLESBY |
| ADR Recording | ANDY GEORGES |
SONG
“LA MALA SUERTE”
Written by René Lavandera
Performed by Rubén Rabasa
Courtesy of René Lavandera and Rubén Rabasa
THANK YOU to all of the friends of FLIGHTS OF FANCY, whose help, support, and collaboration were integral to the completion of this promotional trailer/teaser. In particular, we wish to acknowledge the following individuals and companies (listed in alphabetical order within each category):
EL SALVADOR:
Francisco Calleja
Canal 2 S.A. D.E. C.V.
Galvanissa (Galvanis, S.A. D.E. C.V.)
Grupo Q S.A. D.E. C.V.
Laboratorios Vijosa, S.A. D.E. C.V.
Elías Antonio (“Tony”) Saca
Victor Saca
LOCATIONS:
Dr. James M. Lally. MD
Nannette Nevares
The staff at Chino Valley Medical Center
Serafin Sanchez
The staff at Casa Sanchez Restaurant
PRODUCTION:
Sabrina Akil
Elena Barba
Ernestina Carrera
Ana (“Vilma”) Chaves
Marcia L. Daley
Mike Groner at Truman Van Dyke Company
Kent Hamilton at Truman Van Dyke Company
José Carlos Mangual
Mario Novoa Sr.
Ricardo Manuel Saca
Sandra Sanchez
Law Offices of Donald V. Smiley
Yvette Yates
POST-PRODUCTION:
Steve Cook
Daniel Earley
Luchy García
Alex Mendoza at Amarte (who designed our logo)
Huch Platt
Victoria Sampson
The Los Angeles Film School
Justin Wingate
FOCUS GROUP / LANGUAGE PROOFREADING:
Mauricio Arboleda
Erin Hill
Jonathan Jordan
Laura Keats
Zachary Keats
Guillermo Mina
Grace Sanchez
Kieran Thompson
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