Girl Lost is a 2016 American drama film written and directed by Robin Bain.filmcourage.com interview Robin Bain interview filmcourage.comhollywoodreporter.comGirl Lost director Robin Bain
Girl Lost was filmed on location in Los Angeles, California and was released by Cinema Epoch on Amazon Prime Video in 2018.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CSKN1QY/ Girl Lost on Amazon Prime Video The film quickly became the #1 trending movie on Amazon Prime Video in June 2018.twitter.com screenshot #1 Trending Movie on Amazon Prime Video In addition, Girl Lost held the position as the #1 most popular movie on Tubi during the months of June and July 2018.girllostmovie.com Success Story #1 Most Popular Film on TubiTV.com
Beyond the film's domestic release, Girl Lost has been released internationally in the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan.
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.msinthebiz article Making Nowhereland AKA Girl Lost
Girl Lost follows the life of 15-year-old, Shara.letterboxd.com Girl Lost Reviews 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.Girl Lost (2018) Disturbing Breakdown SpookyRice, Girl Lost (2018) Disturbing Breakdown Review
Cast
Jessica Taylor Haid as Shara Felix Ryan as Jamie Robin Bain as Kim Emily Cheree Dye as Bridgette James Seaman as Louie Irena Stemer as Madame Yeva Misha Suvorov as Sero Evana Alexeeva as Alin Daniel Wojack as Stosh
Film development Girl Lost was partially funded on Kickstarter under the working title Nowhereland.kickstarter.com Official Kickstarter page for Nowhereland/Girl Lost by Robin Bain Cinema Epoch, the film's distribution company, changed the name to Girl Lost upon the release of the film in 2018.filmcourage.com Interview with writer and director Robin Bain
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."filmfervor.com Nowhereland by Robin Bain – Review by Kevin Kincaid
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.IndieWire.com Project of the Day: Nowhereland July 7, 2014
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 PicturesBreaking Glass Pictures Girl Lost: A Hollywood Story on December 1, 2020, on Amazon Prime Video in the United States.amazon.com Girl Lost: A Hollywood Storylavenderafterdark.com Girl Lost: A Hollywood Story by Robin Bain – Review by Jed Ryan
Awards Year Association Category Work Result 2016 23rd Annual IFS Los Angeles Film Festival Best Picture Nowhereland 2016 Best Dramatic Feature Film Nowhereland 2016 Audience Choice Award Nowhereland 2016 Accolade Global Film Competition Award of Recognition, Dramatic Impact Nowhereland 2016 Award of Recognition, Women Filmmakers Nowhereland 2016 Award of Recognition, Writing - Robin Bain Nowhereland 2016 Award of Recognition, Direction - Robin Bain Nowhereland 2016 The IndieFEST Film Awards Award of Recognition, Women Filmmakers Nowhereland 2016 Award of Recognition, Writing - Robin Bain Nowhereland 2016 Award of Recognition, Direction - Robin Bain Nowhereland 2017 Los Angeles Film Review Independent Film Awards Silver Award, Writer & Director - Robin Bain Nowhereland 2017 Guerilla MovieMaking Awards (GMMA) FestivalBest Film, Director - Robin Bain Nowhereland 2019 Brufifest Brujo's Film FestivalBest Director - Robin Bain Girl Lost
References
External links
Interview with filmmaker Robin Bain on "Film Courage"