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3 Puffs of Gold ( www.threepuffsofgold.com). Kozhi Kunju Entertainment in association with Off-Chance Productions (Post Prod.)

Logline: A young woman is hiding a terrible secret. Upon unexpectedly having to face her reality, the cost of her silence begins to appear in dark and magical ways.

Tech: Short Film, Canon 7D, 2-Day Shoot, 2D Post FX

Team: Meena Serendib (EP/Writer), Reena Dutt (Producer),Stacey Marbrey (Line Prod.), Rob Webb (DP), Heather de Michele (AD), Benjamin Chan (Sound Designer), Patrick Higgins (Production Designer), Ragini Gill (Makeup), Arun Rakesh Yoganandan/Scott McKinley (Still Photography). Cast - Anthony Alabi, Sunkrish Bala, David Craig, Meena Serendib, Stephanie Turner.

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The 5, Junglee, Inc. in association with Off-Chance Productions (Post Prod.)

Logline: Five brothers are forced into a "once-and-for-all" with the cousin that sent them into exile.

Tech: Short Film, RED, 2-Day Shoot

Team: Ravi Kapoor (EP/Dir.), Reena Dutt (Producer), Alan Caudillo (DP), Cast - Nicholas Brown, Samrat Chakrabarti, Parvesh Cheena, David Paul Francis, Anil Kumar, Sunil Malhotra, Aly Mawji, Narasimhan Prativadi, Vik Sahay, Meera Simhan.

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Snapshot!, Off-Chance Productions

Logline: Take a snap in a Los Angeles photobooth and see what we're made of.

Tech: Short Film, Non-Synch Sound, Canon 7D, 1 day shoot.

Team: Reena Dutt (Executive Producer), Steven Calcote(DP), Trevor M. Carlee(Editor/Composer), Cast - Anthony Li, Carmen Elena Mitchell, Rabeya Sen, Aydrea Walden, Jennifer Weaver

Accolades: New Filmmakers On Location Finalist (Los Angeles)

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The Limitations of Genetic Technology, Off-Chance Productions

Logline: At the intersection of middle age and genetic technology, four people discover the emotional limits of the artificial.

Tech: Ful-length play, 5-week run

Team: Reena Dutt (Producer), Luis Arturo Reyes (Playwright, EP), David Watkins Jr. (Dir.), Matt Richter (Lighting Designer), Cricket Myers (Sound Designer), Kristen Hammack (Stage Manager). Cast - Benjamin Fuller, Harmony Goodman, Sarah Lilly, Kyle Nudo, Bruno Oliver, Nancy Dobbs Owen, Skip Pipo, Barry Saltzman, Cathy Diane Tomlin, Jeffrey Wylie.

Accolades: LAWeekly Award for Projections Design, Backstage Critics Pick

Reviews/Interviews: Stage and Cinema, Backstage West, LAWeekly, LA Stage Times.

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Troublemaker, Shetani Films

Logline: Rekha is broke, jobless, and often drunk. When she overhears surprising news about her absentee father, she embarks on a road trip with her best friend to find him.

Tech: Feature Film, RED, 3 week shoot.

Team: Geeta Malik (EP/Director), Reena Dutt (Associate Producer), Quyen Tran (DP), Heather de Michele (AD), Karuna Karmarkar (Production Designer). Cast - Pranidhi Varshney, Peter Pasco, Ajay Mehta, Reena Dutt, Tori Roy, David Novak.

Accolades: Cinequest Film Festival, Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, Chicago South Asian Film Festival, Louisville's International Festival of Film, San Diego Asian Film Festival, New Jersey Independent South Asian Film Festival.

Reviews/Interviews: RUEntertainment.com, India Post, ThingsAsian.com, CineSource Magazine, San Jose Metblogs, FilmPlace.com, Dept. of Women's Studies University of California Irvine.

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Sati, Off-Chance Productions

Logline: On the verge of being sacrificed on her husband's funeral pyre, Dhumavati makes the bold and dangerous choice to flee her fate, in turn, discovering her self-worth.

Tech: Short Film, Canon 7D, 2-day shoot travel to location, 3D Post FX.

Team: Reena Dutt (EP), Heather de Michele (Dir.), Rob Webb (DP), Trevor M. Carlee (Editor/Composer/FX), Bill Coy (Sound Mix). Cast - Ali Mawji, Reena Dutt, Rabeya Sen.

Accolades: Santa Cruz Film Festival, HollyShorts Film Festival, Yellowknife Film Festival, Tucson Music and Film Festival, San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival.

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The Real Girls Guide to Everything Else, Off-Chance Productions

Logline: A journalist, nearly dropped by her agent because her work is too smart, political, lesbian and feminist, goes undercover as a glitter-wearing, shoe-obsessed, Cosmo-drinking straight girl.

Tech: Webseries, Panasonic HVX, 4-day shoot.

Team: Carmen Elena Mitchell (EP/Creator), Reena Dutt (Co-producer), Jennifer Weaver (Co-producer), Steven Calcote (Assoc. Prod.), Heather de Michele (Dir.), Rob Webb (DP), Bill Coy (Sound Design). Cast - Nikki Brown, Robin Dalea, Reena Dutt, Carmen Elena Mitchell, Jennifer Weaver.

Accolades: Hollyshorts Film Festival, LA Web Festival, Out of the Box LGBTQ Web Fest, Michigan Women's Music Fest, The Gay Games (Cologne, Germany), Beverly Hills Film, TV and New Media Festival.

Reviews/Interviews: NPR, Bitch Magazine, Alterna-TV.com, AfterEllen.com, Tubefilter.tv, India West, Skirt.com, Advocate Feminism, Jezabel, Go Magazine, CherryGrrl, Turtlist Media, ABCDLady Magazine, Feminist Magazine KPFK, Kerri Smith, Audrey Magazine, Write On Online, Purple Pencil Adventures, Gay Magazine, Fresh Baked Entertainment, LezGetReal, ALHLive, West Hollywood Women's Leadership Conference, 140 Character Conference, Lesbian Looks Film Series at University of Arizona,

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Unfinished, Red DirtProductions

Logline: An East Indian mother's last will and testament proves a powerful catalyst, ultimately reconnecting her long-estranged African-American husband with their now fully-grown daughter.

Tech: Short Film, Panasonic HVX, 3-day shoot.

Team: Reena Dutt (Executive Producer), Arun Vir (Dir./Prod.), Todd Heater (DP), Joanne McLaughlin (Co-prod.), Hayden Yates (Production Designer), Dave Bergen ( Editor), Samrat Chakrabarti (Composer). Cast - Haskell V. Anderson III, Reena Dutt, Jason Ott, Diarra Kilpatrick.

Accolades: Rebel Planet Short Film Festival, Pan African Film Festival, Arizona International Film Festival, Atlanta Women of Color Film Festival, Amsterdam Cinemix Film Festival, Napa Sonoma Film Festival, Trento Italy Cinema and Religion Film Festival, Hollywood Black Film Festival, Black Entertainment Television Shorts Showcase, Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival.

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Wreck of the Unfathomable, Theatre of NOTE

Logline: A comedy loosely based on Shakespeare's The Tempest, which follows the survivors of a shipwreck as they sort through the dilemnas of life.

Tech: Ful-length play, 5-week run

Team: Reena Dutt (Producer), David Bickford (Producer), Christopher Kelley (Playwright/Set Design), Valerie Rothenberg (Costume Designer), Jenna Banko (Stage Manager). Cast - Kathleen Mary Carthy, Erin Fleming, Carl J. Johnson, Rebecca Rhea Larson, Dean Lamont, Scott McKinley, Spencer I. Robinson, Darrett Sanders, Stewart Skelton, David Wilcox.

Accolades: LAWeekly Pick of the Week, LAWeekly Award for Best Adaptation, Ovation Nomination Best Supporting Actress, LAWeekly Nomination Best Ensemble, LAWeekly Nomination Best Playwrighting. LA Weekly Nomination Best Leading Actor.

Reviews/Interviews: LA Weekly, Backstage West, Variety.

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