Gâteau

Short Film | 2025 | dir. Addison Cendejas

Official Selection: 2025 Black Glasses Film Fest

Best Graduate Film: 2025 Black Glasses Film Fest

camera: Sony FX3
SIGMA 24-70mm f/2.8
Close-up of a woman's face, focusing on her eyes and nose, with a dark background.
Close-up of a young woman with blue eyes and blonde hair, wearing a pearl necklace and earrings, looking directly at the camera in a dimly lit environment.
Overhead view of a granite kitchen countertop with baking ingredients and tools, including eggs, butter, flour, measuring cups, a rolling pin, mixing bowls, a whisk, and oven mitts. A person is holding a large white mixing bowl.
A person's hand with black painted nails holding an eggshell over a white mug in a kitchen with a brick backsplash and under-cabinet lighting.
Person pouring a white powder from a metal scoop into a crumpled paper bag.
A young woman with blonde hair holding a clear glass of wine in front of her face, with the glass partly covering her eye.
A woman with short blonde hair wearing a pearl necklace and a beige sleeveless shirt holding a rolling pin in a kitchen with wooden cabinets.
A person's hands stirring a mixture of chocolate and ice in a white bowl on a granite countertop.
Woman standing in a dining area with a kitchen in the background, illuminated by a chandelier, with a table set with a white tablecloth, a sunflower in a vase, and a candle.
A woman with blonde hair turned to the side in a dimly lit kitchen, wearing a beige shirt and a checkered apron, standing near a stove.
A man with dark, wavy hair wearing a beige shirt sitting at a table with a candle in front of him, with dark walls and framed artwork in the background, and a person's arm reaching towards him.
Close-up of a man with dark, curly hair and a woman with blonde hair whispering into his ear in a dimly lit setting.
A woman with blonde hair sitting at a table in a dimly lit room, resting her head on her hand, wearing a sleeveless yellow shirt, a pearl necklace, and black nail polish, with a kitchen in the background.
Close-up of a woman's face, focusing on the eye and forehead, with curly hair partially covering the face.
A man with dark, wavy hair and light skin is sitting at a table, looking down with a serious expression. He is wearing a light-colored button-up shirt and holding a fork in his right hand. The background is dark and blurred.
Close-up of a young man with curly black hair and facial hair, wearing a beige shirt, looking to the side in a dimly lit environment.
A person stirring chocolate brownie batter in a bowl with a spoon, with part of the person's hands visible, including black-painted fingernails and a ring.
A woman with blonde hair, blue eyes, and earrings, wearing a light yellow shirt and a pearl necklace, looking directly at the camera with a slight smile, in a dimly lit environment.
Close-up of a person's face showing their eyes, nose, and lips with detailed skin texture and makeup, on a mostly dark background.

Gâteau

CREW

Writer/Director: Addison Cendejas

Producer: Spencer Cendejas

DP/Colorist: Joe Koporc

1st AD: Charles ‘ArCade’ Featherston

1st AC: Paul Vassar

Gaffer: Blake Miele

Key Grip: Levi Smith

Sound Mixer: Sarah Church

Script Sup: Andy Racoti

Makeup Artist: Meredith Reeves

DIT: Michael Hafenbredl

CAST

Woman: Melia Messer

Man: Silas Robles