1BR (2020)
This effective indie thriller has been a regular on the Netflix top ten since it dropped, an honest word-of-mouth hit that likely would have disappeared into movie history without the streaming service. It’s the story of a young woman who moves into an apartment complex in Los Angeles and discovers her neighbors are not at all what they seem. It’s effective, creepy stuff.
Leyva reunited with production designer Ricardo Jattan (The Perfect Host), who gave him his first job in the film industry 15 years ago. " I sold my personal gear to come up with the money for locations, insurance and set construction. I called Ricardo and told him what I was going do. I visited his house in Malibu and we went through the set. Originally, I was going to do five scenes, but there was no way to do it with the budget. Ricardo and his assistants donated their time. I was able to find a warehouse [to biuld the sets] at Fat Eyes Studio in Los Angeles thanks to a friend of my girlfriend. Ricardo and the art department moved in and was there for four days doing set construction. Choreography moved in the day before shooting where I had a pre-light with gaffer David Cronin and two electricians. I treated it as professionally as possible."
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