Hollywood Splendor

Short Film / Music Video, projected release: 2020

Pear Juice Productions: Directed and Produced by Allyson Yarrow Pierce

Starring Melanie Beth Curran as Melanie Beth Curran

The song-story of a young woman who comes to Hollywood from the country, hoping to fulfill her dreams of becoming a country musician. Her optimism is met with hardship, as she faces the challenges of the limelight from her one room apartment on the corner of Virgil and Melrose. Will her ultimate downfall be ultimate, or does a glimpse of hope remain? Does a little Hollywood Splendor linger underneath the highway grit, enough to get her to the next golden opportunity?

HOLLYWOOD SPLENDOR

Produced by Pear Juice Productions

Allyson Yarrow Pierce: Director, Producer, Cinematography, Costume, Concept, Artistic Direction, Casting, Editing, Sound mixing and Vocals, Set Design, and starring as Ma. 

Melanie Curran: Songwriting, Acting

Marina Allen: Bar-goer, Backlots Diva

Alexandra Gene Angée: Bar-goer, Backlots Diva

Chris Wilson: Man in the diner, Pa, Backlots cowboy.

Ben Varian: Instrumentation and Voiceover

Jeff Johnsen: Prop Help

Shot on Location in North Hollywood in Late August 2019. Los Angeles is on the rightful territory of the Tongva Tribes.