LOTTIE
directed by Bella Rieth
United States | 2025 | 17 mins
Short
Synopsis
New England, 1973. Fifteen-year-old Lottie lives a solitary existence, caught somewhere between the uncertainties of adolescence and the world of her own imagination. When a chance encounter with a pizza delivery boy sparks an intense fascination, her longing for connection gradually turns into obsession. As fantasy and reality begin to blur, Lottie retreats into a world of her own making, where desire, loneliness and fear become increasingly difficult to tell apart.
Film information
Year: 2025
Country: United States
Runtime: 17 minutes
Language: English
Cast & Crew
Director: Bella Rieth
Screenplay: Bella Rieth
Producer: Bella Rieth, Derek Cestone, Nathan Pandazopoulos
Cast: Megan Oysen, Anna Sheridan, Emily Berry, Henry Sirota, Timothy Connelly
Cinematography: Vincent Longo
Sound: Joseph Nehring
Original Score: Joseph Nehring
Screening schedule
Wednesday, November 18, 2026
5:00 PM
as part of NYFW Shorts Program
Cobble Hill Cinemas
265 Court St, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Language
English
About the Director
Bella Rieth is a director and producer whose films explore identity, memory and psychological instability, often blending stark realism with dreamlike imagery. She has written, directed and produced numerous short films, including Poor Creature, which screened at the Golden State Film Festival. In 2021, she founded Kunsthouse Productions, through which she continues to develop and produce independent projects. Her latest short, Lottie, explores the fragile psychological world of a teenage girl in 1970s New England. She is currently developing her first feature film, South of the Border.
