Stay in the Car is a short film based on real events written by Amanda Ross and directed by Calvin Ghaznavi. It's a story that puts us in the seat of an El Camino next to Salem (Lara Hunter), a teenage girl who finds herself unwittingly part of her mother's crime spree. Salem waits in the car as her mother Dee (Ashley Alva) & her mother's "friend" Mike (Timothy V. Murphy) drive around late at night making…
Stay in the car (2026)
A choice that could change her life forever.
Set against the dim glow of streetlights and the hum of passing sirens, Stay in the Car captures one night in the life of a fifteen-year-old girl waiting in her mother's El Camino and the quiet reckoning that unfolds in the stillness. Based on real events, Stay in the Car explores the fragile line between safety and survival, love and neglect. It invites audiences into a world where survival depends on silence, and one young girl must decide whether to remain in her mother's chaos or step into her own uncertain freedom.
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Lara Hunter
Salem
Ashley Alva
Dee
Timothy V. Murphy
Mike
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What is Stay in the car about?
Set against the dim glow of streetlights and the hum of passing sirens, Stay in the Car captures one night in the life of a fifteen-year-old girl waiting in her mother's El Camino and the quiet reckoning that unfolds in the stillness. Based on real events, Stay in the Car…
When was Stay in the car released?
Stay in the car was released in 2026.
What genres does Stay in the car belong to?
Stay in the car is categorised as Crime, Drama, Family.
Who stars in Stay in the car?
The cast of Stay in the car includes Lara Hunter, Ashley Alva, Timothy V. Murphy.