
Stay in the car
A choice that could change her life forever.
Overview
Set against the dim glow of streetlights and the hum of passing sirens, Stay in the Car captures one night in the life of a fifteen-year-old girl waiting in her mother's El Camino and the quiet reckoning that unfolds in the stillness. Based on real events, Stay in the Car explores the fragile line between safety and survival, love and neglect. It invites audiences into a world where survival depends on silence, and one young girl must decide whether to remain in her mother's chaos or step into her own uncertain freedom.
- Budget
- $15,000
- Production
- Silverman Productions Sound
Watch Stay in the car Online
Video player provided by a third-party service. CineFlix does not host any content.
Official Trailer & More
No trailers available in your region.
Cast
Crew
- Writers
- Amanda Ross
- Producers
- Neela Gerayli,Devyn Wong
- Cinematography
- Conrad Holzman
Recommendations

Convict
2014

Inside Man
2023

Barron's Cove
2025

Suburbicon
2017

Silverton Siege
2022

Blindfire
2020

The Parts You Lose
2019

The Perfect Weapon
1991

The Devil You Know
2022

The Enforcer
2022

El padrino: The Latin Godfather
2004

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
2019

Illegal Tender
2007

Black Site
2022

State Property
2002

Out of Exile
2023

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
2012

Trafficking
2023

The Dark Past
1948

The Quiller Memorandum
1966
User Reviews (0)
Sign in with Google to post a rating and review.
- No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.
User Reviews from TMDB
Zeen_Atoms
March 13, 2026
Stay in the Car is a short film based on real events written by Amanda Ross and directed by Calvin Ghaznavi. It's a story that puts us in the seat of an El Camino next to Salem (Lara Hunter), a teenage girl who finds herself unwittingly part of her mother's crime spree. Salem waits in the car as her mother Dee (Ashley Alva) & her mother's "friend" Mike (Timothy V. Murphy) drive around late at night making violent pit stops. There's not much dialog, but everything is clearly conveyed in the 7…


