Girl Lost

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Girl Lost
Directed by Robin Bain [1]
Written byRobin Bain
Produced byRobin Bain
Leah Cevoli
John Swon
StarringJessica Taylor Haid
Felix Ryan
Robin Bain
Emily Cheree
Irena Stemer
Misha Suvorov
James Seaman
CinematographyIan Campbell
Edited byLouie Cohen; lead editor
Ian Campbell
Music byAnoice
Takahiro Kido
Distributed byCinema Epoch
Release dates
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Girl Lost is a 2016 American drama film written and directed by Robin Bain. [4] [5]

Contents

Girl Lost was filmed on location in Los Angeles, California and was released by Cinema Epoch on Amazon Prime Video in 2018. [6] The film quickly became the #1 trending movie on Amazon Prime Video in June 2018. [7] In addition, Girl Lost held the position as the #1 most popular movie on Tubi during the months of June and July 2018. [8]

Beyond the film's domestic release, Girl Lost has been released internationally in the United Kingdom, [9] Germany [10] and Japan. [11]

Plot

Girl Lost explores underage prostitution in the seedy underbelly of Hollywood. The film brings to light the very real tragedy of sex trafficking in the United States. [12]

Girl Lost follows the life of 15-year-old, Shara. [13] After being sexually abused by her mother's boyfriend, Shara runs away with her street hustler boyfriend, Jamie. Jamie and Shara struggle to survive in Los Angeles, but ultimately, they fail. Finding herself homeless and alone, the wayward teen turns to the only option she believes she has... Selling her body and her soul. Shara begins working as a prostitute in a back-alley Russian brothel with other underage girls and her life begins to unravel. [14]

Cast

Film development

Girl Lost was partially funded on Kickstarter under the working title Nowhereland. [15] [16] Cinema Epoch, the film's distribution company, changed the name to Girl Lost upon the release of the film in 2018. [17]

Critical reception

The film received a 5/5 star rating from reviewer FilmFervor.com in which the article states, "This is just an amazing film. Perfectly executed in every way. Outstanding." [18]

While still in development and raising funds on Kickstarter, Girl Lost, under the working title, Nowhereland, was honored as "Project of the Day" on IndieWire. [19]

Girl Lost: A Hollywood Story

A second Girl Lost film, Girl Lost: A Hollywood Story written, directed, produced and edited by Robin Bain was released by Breaking Glass Pictures [20] on December 1, 2020, on Amazon Prime Video in the United States. [21] [22]

Awards

YearAssociationCategoryWorkResult
201623rd Annual IFS Los Angeles Film FestivalBest Picture [23] NowherelandWon
2016Best Dramatic Feature FilmNowherelandWon
2016Audience Choice AwardNowherelandWon
2016Accolade Global Film CompetitionAward of Recognition, Dramatic Impact [24] NowherelandWon
2016Award of Recognition, Women FilmmakersNowherelandWon
2016Award of Recognition, Writing - Robin BainNowherelandWon
2016Award of Recognition, Direction - Robin BainNowherelandWon
2016The IndieFEST Film AwardsAward of Recognition, Women Filmmakers [25] NowherelandWon
2016Award of Recognition, Writing - Robin BainNowherelandWon
2016Award of Recognition, Direction - Robin BainNowherelandWon
2017Los Angeles Film Review Independent Film AwardsSilver Award, Writer & Director - Robin Bain [26] NowherelandWon
2017Guerilla MovieMaking Awards (GMMA) FestivalBest Film, Director - Robin Bain [27] NowherelandWon
2019Brufifest Brujo's Film FestivalBest Director - Robin Bain [28] Girl LostWon

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