THE TRUCK  Production Designer USA | 2024 Against the simmering anxieties of post-Roe America Jo, 16, and Arash, her boyfriend, attempt to buy the morning after pill in a small town where reproductive rights are contested and quietly policed.
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Director: Elizabeth Rao
Writers:
Elizabeth Rao & Jonathan Fred Schneider
Producer:
Eliza Soros
Production:
Golden Medina Films & Zaza Productions

Cinematographer:
Gianna Badiali
Costume Designer:
Lauren Carmen
Hair & Makeup Artist:
Rachel Sonnenberg

Production Designer:
Marianne Auvinet Gould
Art Director:
Rebecca Yeong Ae Mzengi Corey

FESTIVALS & AWARDS (HIGHLIGHTS)
TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL (USA, 2024)
MoMA SCREENING - THE FUTURE OF FILM IS FEMALE (USA, 2024)
FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL
- Academy Award® Qualifying  (USA, 2024)  
Winner, Grand Jury Prize, Best Narrative Short Film
SANTA BARBARA FILM FESTIVAL (USA, 2025) Nominated, Best Live Action Short Award VIEW FULL FESTIVAL HISTORY
SELECTED PRESS
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER (2025)  Spike Lee & Joan Chen Board Liz Rao’s Short ‘The Truck’
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ARTS MUSE MAGAZINE (2025)
“Marianne Auvinet Gould’s production design nails the authenticity of teenage life under pressure“
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