1, 2, 3, ALL EYES ON ME is about a crisis that suddenly engulfs an elementary school and the determined art teacher who tries everything she can to save her class.
The film won the Grand Prix Best Film award at HollyShorts and qualified for the 2021 Oscars. It also won a Jury Award at the Austin Film Festival, won Best Short at the NY Latino Film Festival and has been nominated for the John Singleton Impact Award, among other awards.
You can watch 1, 2, 3, All Eyes On Me on YouTube!
Written by Emil Gallardo & Derek Ho
Directed by Emil Gallardo
Produced by Emil Gallardo, My-Hanh Lac & Derek Ho
Starring Farelle Walker, Blanca Ordaz & Armand Munoz
Shot in Oakland, CA
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Emil was interviewed by the LA Diversity Film Festival about the making of 1, 2, 3, All Eyes On Me, working with children and his past experience as an AD. You can listen to the podcast on Spotify