Jelly (2021)
Jelly is a short film about a teenage girl who undergoes initiation into her school's new cult as a vehicle to explore tokenism and exploitation in mainstream, disingenuous feminist spaces.
Top billed cast
Isabella GómezEmmie
Harley Quinn SmithLola
Lyrica OkanoBecca- Olive Jane LorraineCece
- Rhiannon McGavinMara
Quei TannEdith
Devin DruidBoy
Rhenzy FelizSchool Student
Autry Haydon-WilsonSchool Student- Antonia CzingerSchool Student
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