Not So Little
Little Red Riding Hood returns to the woods with a vengeance.
Not So Little is a dark twist on the classic tale of Little Red Riding Hood that asks, “What happens after the fairytale ends?” Join us as we venture past the safety of Grandmother’s house into the beautiful yet mysterious forest just outside of Grimmsville, where hunters become prey, wives become wolves, and the little girl you thought you knew isn’t so little after all…
Written, directed, and produced by Jared Guadalupe Ayala, 2024.
2024 Best Trailer winner at Liber Films International Film Festival
GULABI
Vigilante justice destroys domestic violence.
Based on the real-life Gulabi Gang, a militia of women in India who beat up rapists and domestic abusers.
This ongoing project has a revolving team of 30+ student and volunteer artists. I conducted 6 interviews with Indian nationals, including one with an expert on northern Indian classical music, and compiled an additional 30 pages of notes on cultural and historical research. Recently, I secured exciting collaborations with Muhurta, a heavy metal and Indian classical music fusion band, and a student at Berklee College of Music for the score of the film.
Written, directed, and co-produced by Jared Guadalupe Ayala. Slated for release December 2025.