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About Us

Poison Pictures is an independent film production company, based in Los Angeles, specializing in unique and groundbreaking content across all film genres. The team collaborates with the best up-and-coming filmmakers in LA and around the world to create high-quality products from start to finish. They provide individual work-for-hire services in addition to full scale production.

Poison's original work can be found on Paramount+, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, Fandango, Vudu, GooglePlay, Tubi, FreeVee, The Roku Channel, Sling TV, and more.

Poison Pictures has produced content for companies like the LA Times, Samsung, Atlantic
Records, Capitol Records, Interscope, Lab Inc, RCA Records, BMG, Columbia Records, Wise Up!, Warner Music Group, OB Media, 88 Rising, Winc Wine, Stella Rosa and more.

Poison's feature films have been awarded at domestic and International festivals including Austin Revolution Film Festival, Portland Film Festival, Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema, Utah Film Festival, Romford Film Festival, Indie Fest, Women's Independent Film Festival, Webdance, Auckland Intl. Film Festival, Royal Star Film Festival, Mindfield, Regina International Film Festival, Golden Gate International Film Festival, New York Script and Storyboard, Hollywood Cinefest, Las Vegas Film Festival, Indie Film Awards and the Circus Roads Film Competition .

Poison's first narrative feature film Blue was distributed worldwide by Gravitas Ventures after major success on the festival circuit. Blue is available on all major streaming rental/purchase platforms.

Poison's next narrative film, a family-oriented romantic comedy, The Last Conception, premiered in the North America in the fall of 2020 to critical acclaim and is available internationally as of 2023. The Last Conception stars Nazanin Mandi, Marshall Manesh, Matt Richards and is available on all major VOD/streaming platforms for rent and purchase.

Film Threat calls Poison Pictures a "formidable production team to keep your eye on".

Our Team

Meet the founders and production power-house behind Poison Pictures: Gabriela Ledesma and Callie Schuttera. The pair met in 2015 and have since written and produced countless projects together including comedy specials, feature films, live events, commercials, and documentaries.

Their work has been featured and acclaimed by Film Pulse, Elle Magazine, Culture Vulture, UK Film Review, Indy Red, Last Movie OutPost, The SwitchBlade Sisters, The Other 50%, CherryPicks, Film Threat, India Weekly, Jay Hates Movies, Featuring Film, Film Inquiry, 22 Indie St.,Voyage L.A., Movie Maestro, Video Librarian, LesFlicks, Jayne Theory and more.

Schuttera and Ledesma are married and live in Los Angeles with their daughter.