We are pleased to announce that Trauma 4 productions, in association with Loud at Night and Suite 437, produced the short film Buttball. Written and Directed by Maryll Botula, Buttball completed production in 2019 and is currently in festival contention nationwide. Set in the Reagan years, Buttball is a slice-of-life piece pinpointing a crucial moment in the life of fifth-grader Erin as she realizes her own world of gender politics – what it means to be female, and the repercussions of excelling in a boy’s world.
Awards and Ranking for the script include: (2018 Atlanta Film Festival- Quarterfinalist, Austin Film Festival 2017- Second Rounder, Oregon Film Awards 2017-2nd Place, Hollywood Screenplay Contest 2017- Finalist, Filmmatic Screenplay Awards 2017- Finalist, 2017 Artists Alliance Short Screenplay Competition- Finalist, 22nd FadeIN Awards- Quarterfinalist, Cinequest 2016 Short Screenplay Contest- Quarterfinalist).