Houselight

02/18/2026

Feb 2026 in Providence, RI! 💖

written by
directed by
produced by
DP
gaffer
sound
grip
hmu

perfect stellar cast

huge thanks to incredibly helpful wonderful friends and all those who supported this film!!

10/31/2023

Thank you so much to everyone who has supported A Forced Exposure (a short film by Elizabeth McLaughlin)!

We can't wait to begin filming in just a few weeks. You can learn more about the film here:
https://seedandspark.com/fund/a-forced-exposure

And follow along here:
https://www.instagram.com/forcedexposurefilm/

Peri, a quiet observer of the world with a passion for photography, finds a certain beauty in images at night. With an opportunity to exhibit her pictures, she sets out on one last night of shooting, but surreal and unsettling events on the streets of LA threaten to ruin her usual solace.

05/06/2022

Alive & Well ✨

A jam-packed week creating a magical little short with some truly stellar people.

written by
directed by .kate_bergstrom
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On to post!

11/28/2020

December 7th at 8:00PM EST we will be premiering Lo**ta Express via a virtual screening followed by a Q&A. To rsvp and to receive the links please email [email protected]. We can't wait to share this film with everyone who helped make it possible! We hope to see you (virtually) there!

11/14/2020

Hello wonderful supporters of Lo**ta Express!

So much has changed in the world since we last reached out, and we hope you are safe and healthy and finding moments of joy wherever you can.

We are thrilled to let you know that Lo**ta Express is finally finished! It was an unexpected challenge to navigate post-production amidst a pandemic. With team members located in Los Angeles, New York, Providence and Toronto, we had to get creative at times and we definitely learned a lot along the way!

This film was inspired by the brave survivors of an international s*x trafficking ring. S*x trafficking is a threat to young girls around the world. We hope this film raises awareness and provides a glimpse into the life of young girls who live with this reality every day.

A virtual screening is in the works, so keep your eyes peeled! And we will be sure to send updates as we apply to festivals and send Lo**ta off into the world.
Thank you for making this labor of love possible.

Jayne & Octavia

02/04/2020

The trailer for Lo**ta Express is finally here! From a reading of Octavia's play at Brown in 2017, to producing a workshop at Cherry Lane in 2018, and finally the short film adaptation in 2019. The news of Epstein's arrest broke the night before we began filming, and I think our director puts it best when summing up the film as a love letter to survivors.

I am proud to introduce Lo**ta Express as Houselight's first film production. THANK YOU to our executive producers and all of our donors and supporters. This would not have been possible without you.

This is "Lo**ta Express Trailer" by Lo**ta Express on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

12/03/2019

Happy Giving Tuesday!

Thank you so much to Houselight's generous supporters. And thank you to our fiscal sponsor, Fractured Atlas, for allowing us to function as a non-profit without all that pesky paperwork!

Your donations will help fund the final stages of Lo**ta Express: color correction, sound mixing... and those approaching festival submissions!

To make a tax-deductible donation:
https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/houselight-theatre-company

OUR MISSION STATEMENT: Houselight sets out to produce new works by emerging playwrights and screenwriters as well as reimagined existing works. We strive to be reckless and daring in our storytelling, while believing that sometimes the quietest voices can be the most powerful. Houselight seeks to be an artistic home for graduates of the Brown/Trinity program and other joyous, like-minded (or rather, like-hearted) artists.

https://mailchi.mp/b02071393cf8/houselight-giving-tuesday

11/17/2019

A still shared by our wonderful DP : “Throwing back to a project this summer that’s about to go into color - Lo**ta Express. This was one of the most rewarding and powerful shorts I’ve worked on, written & directed by and produced by , about the Epstein-led ring and its effect on the young women who were essentially imprisoned in paradise. We went into production JUST as the news of his arrest broke, and it set an incredible and sensitive tone for the work each day.”
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08/02/2019

Thank you to our wonderful donors and the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center for making our Maria Irene Fornes workshop possible. Here is a video looking back at our two weeks in the room with Mud and Successful Life of 3. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for updates!

Matt Lytle Jack Dwyer Oriana Lada Jayne Kathrein Mauricio T Salgado

(special thanks Billy Hutto)

Mud in conversation with The Successful Life of 3 by Maria Irene Fornes Houselight Theatre Company in residency at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center Direc...

07/18/2019

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A very early day 1. Thank you to this stellar team, especially our incredible stunt coordinator Lisa Hoyle ! 📸: 🌟 @ Newport Harbor, Newport Beach

05/06/2019

Our Seed & Spark Campaign for Lo**ta Express has come to a close! Because of your incredible support and generosity we raised $10,750 for production... which means we will receive the full amount of our amazing matching grant!

THANK YOU! We film in two months, and we will be so excited to share pictures from set. Stay tuned!

04/29/2019

A short film loosely based on the events surrounding Jeffrey Epstein/Lo**ta Express. Octavia has taken a story that the media centered around the male abuser, and has rewritten it to revolve around the female victims. A film written, directed, produced, shot by and starring women.