Little Red Bike presents California Pie, an award-winning animated short film. Three slice-of-life stories capture moments of self-discovery: after a disastrous party a teenager reconciles with his father; a young woman attempts to keep up appearances; and a writer reflects on love, loss, and dinosaurs.

California Pie has screened in multiple festivals across the country and was selected as the “best animated film” at the Oregon Short Film Festival and the Stockholm City Film Festival.

  • Writer & Director

    Nada Djordjevich is a social impact consultant and writer of fiction and screenplays. California Pie is her first short film. She completed production on her first live action short film in 2023, a romantic comedy set in San Francisco. She holds degrees from Harvard and Berkeley, and taught writing at City College of San Francisco.

  • Animator & Illustrator

    Harley Scroggins is a filmmaker, animator/illustrator, based in Los Angeles, with a bachelor’s degree in Experimental Animation from the California Institute of the Arts. She is currently completing motion graphics and photo finishing for the Ken Paul Rosenthal documentary Julia Vinograd: Between Spirit and Stone. Her children’s book Little Monster Needs a Nap is available at Barnes & Noble.

  • Composer

    John Keith is a composer and musician living in Los Angeles. He has composed for the animated television series Bob’s Burgers for all 13 seasons, as well as Central Park and many other projects.

  • Skylar Schock, "The City"

    Skylar Schock starred in and produced the 25X festival film, She Had it Coming, directed by Gedde Watanabe. Recent performances include a one-woman show at the Vegas Theater Company, Varya in The Cherry Orchard at the Nevada Conservatory Theatre, and stand-up at Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club.

  • Laura Latreille, "The Coast"

    Laura Latreille recently completed the World Premiere of The Art of Burning by Kate Snodgrass at the Huntington Theatre in Boston. She has been cast for the Boston premiere of POTUS by Selina Fillinger, for the Fall of 2023. Laura is an Associate Professor in the theatre department at Suffolk University.

“The Suburbs,” narrated by Andrew Smith.


Producers: Ana Djordjevich, Vera Elizabeth Djordjevich
Sound Editor & Mixer: David Bach
Dialogue Editor: Rich Stoffolino
Music performed by: Chris Bartos, Jordan Katz, John Dylan Keith.
Additional Sound Effects by John Dylan Keith
Creative inspiration provided by Luka, Mila, Tahlia, Mateo, and Kushal.

The story “The Coast” was first drafted at the Janis Cooke Newman Writing Retreat held at the New Camaldoli Hermitage.

The filmmaker extends gratitude to friends, family, and colleagues, that read story drafts and/or watched rough cuts of the film. Their insights informed the project. These individuals include Dusan Djordjevich, Molly Giles, Roshi Givechi, and Michele Rabin.

Zeami Eccles-Irwin, Assistant Director of Film Festival Circuit, interviews director Nada Djordjevich about California Pie, Best Animated Film at the Oregon Short Film Festival Spring 2023