Lou Simon

Birth : , Havana, Cuba

History

Writer, producer and director, Lou Simón was born in Havana, Cuba. At age nine, her family immigrated to the U.S. to escape the communist regime. Lou started writing short stories at the age of 10, but eventually went on to pursue a law career. Lou found her way back to her writing in 2010, and in 2011, she decided to produce one of her scripts. Since then, Lou has written, produced and directed four feature films in four years: HazMat, Agoraphobia, All Girls Weekend, 3:An Eye For An Eye, and 73 Minutes. All her films have obtained distribution throughout the world and have won several awards at various film festivals. She just finished principal photography on her thriller, 9 Windows, and in development on her next film, the post-apocalyptic sci-fi feature, Adam 6. Lou is a graduate of New York University School of Law.

Movies

73 Minutes
Writer
Filmed entirely during the lockdown of 2020, "73 Minutes" is the story of a lawyer who is driving home after meeting her married boyfriend. She gets a call from a private number, and the Caller threatens her daughter’s life if she doesn’t deliver a file to him. He sends her coordinates to a location 73 minutes away and warns her not to deviate from the GPS instructions or call the police. Now, she has 73 minutes to figure out what the Caller wants with the file. She enlists the help of her lover to solve the mystery in order to save her family. But as they get closer to figuring out the identity of the Caller, they realize that all their lives are in peril.
73 Minutes
Director
Filmed entirely during the lockdown of 2020, "73 Minutes" is the story of a lawyer who is driving home after meeting her married boyfriend. She gets a call from a private number, and the Caller threatens her daughter’s life if she doesn’t deliver a file to him. He sends her coordinates to a location 73 minutes away and warns her not to deviate from the GPS instructions or call the police. Now, she has 73 minutes to figure out what the Caller wants with the file. She enlists the help of her lover to solve the mystery in order to save her family. But as they get closer to figuring out the identity of the Caller, they realize that all their lives are in peril.
3
Writer
With the help of her husband, a woman tries to get her rapist to own up to what he did to her by kidnapping him. He does not admit to the act, which means the couple must go to greater lengths to get a confession out of him and on record to dispute his alibi.
3
Director
With the help of her husband, a woman tries to get her rapist to own up to what he did to her by kidnapping him. He does not admit to the act, which means the couple must go to greater lengths to get a confession out of him and on record to dispute his alibi.
All Girls Weekend
Production Design
High school friends reunite after many years to spend a weekend in the mountains, but when everything goes wrong, there is no time for girl bonding.
All Girls Weekend
Dead Woman
High school friends reunite after many years to spend a weekend in the mountains, but when everything goes wrong, there is no time for girl bonding.
All Girls Weekend
Producer
High school friends reunite after many years to spend a weekend in the mountains, but when everything goes wrong, there is no time for girl bonding.
All Girls Weekend
Writer
High school friends reunite after many years to spend a weekend in the mountains, but when everything goes wrong, there is no time for girl bonding.
All Girls Weekend
Director
High school friends reunite after many years to spend a weekend in the mountains, but when everything goes wrong, there is no time for girl bonding.
Agoraphobia
Producer
An agoraphobic inherits her father's house in a remote part of the Florida Keys. When weird things start happening, she discovers that there's something far more terrifying trapped inside the house with her.
Agoraphobia
Writer
An agoraphobic inherits her father's house in a remote part of the Florida Keys. When weird things start happening, she discovers that there's something far more terrifying trapped inside the house with her.
Agoraphobia
Director
An agoraphobic inherits her father's house in a remote part of the Florida Keys. When weird things start happening, she discovers that there's something far more terrifying trapped inside the house with her.
HazMat
Writer
The television crew of the "Scary Antics" hidden camera show sets up a disturbed young man for a practical joke, but the joke is on them when heads roll.
HazMat
Director
The television crew of the "Scary Antics" hidden camera show sets up a disturbed young man for a practical joke, but the joke is on them when heads roll.
The Awakened
Story
Five friends have a party to ride out a hurricane in Miami. As if it were not bad enough being trapped inside the house while natural forces wreak havoc outside, something is trapped inside with them. The storm is the least of their worries trying to make it through the night.
The Awakened
Director
Five friends have a party to ride out a hurricane in Miami. As if it were not bad enough being trapped inside the house while natural forces wreak havoc outside, something is trapped inside with them. The storm is the least of their worries trying to make it through the night.
Smiley Face
Stunt Coordinator
Jane, a struggling but perpetually stoned actress, has a busy day ahead. She has several important tasks on her list, including buying more marijuana. Even though she already has a good start on the day's planned drug use, she eats her roommate's pot-laced cupcakes and embarks on a series of misadventures all over Los Angeles.