UPCOMING PROJECTS

SHORT FILM - As Imagined, Coming 2026

Unhappy with her life back home, an American girl flies to London to ask her pen pal who she could be if she left - and finds she already did. 
Project shot on 16mm film in London, UK. Dialogue in Spanish and English.

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Short film - Popsicle, coming 2026. 

Haunted by a ceaseless dripping sound, TALIA searches through ceiling cracks, dingy dive-bar bathrooms, corners of parties, and in her twisted dreams...until she finally comes face to face with its bizarre source.
Women have always been forced to “settle down” on an accelerated timeline. Getting older (or showing it) is frowned upon. What if time didn’t define us?
…Or what if it did? 

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Hand-drawn sign of a proscenium arch with the words 'Proscenium Pictures' inside

Who are we?

MEET VALENTINA AND CALLIE. 

Proscenium Pictures is a film production company founded in 2024 by Valentina Navarro-Marsili, born out of its debut film We Were Girls Together. It is a creative partnership between Valentina and Callie, who began working together on Gloryland as a director–associate producer duo. 

But it's also a best friendship: we met at an orientation event at the USC School of Dramatic Arts, and stayed up laughing (and crying) in a practice room at the dorms until 4am on that same night.

Four young people looking at a director's monitor with a background of greenery and trees, indicating they are outdoors. They are on a film set.
Two women hugging and smiling outside at night, standing in front of a beige exterior wall with a utility box and electrical wiring. 
Proscenium Pictures creates genre-driven, character-focused work with a strong emphasis on stylized sound. We are drawn to women’s stories, and narratives in English and Spanish, reflecting Valentina’s Spanish-American background.
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Valentina is pursuing a career as a director/actor, and edits on the side. She also would like to establish herself between the California coast and Western Europe, namely London and Spain. Valentina also loves oceanography and hopes to support ocean scientists by bridging the art-science communications gap. 
Callie is pursuing a career as an actress and producer/assistant director. She also finds herself constantly drawn into the realm of cinematography through light in film, working as a gaffer/grip often. She is currently bi-coastal, having roots in both the Los Angeles and Atlanta film worlds. Callie’s art is heavily influenced by her upbringing in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, always seeking nature's presence in her projects. 
Both trained as actresses at USC, we quickly found that the acting and cinema schools weren’t connecting in the way we were looking for—so we built our own bridge. Together, we worked on as many sets as we could, in front of and behind the camera—ultimately deciding to make our own films outside of any prescribed curriculum. 
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