Today we’d like to introduce you to Adrianne Lovato.

Adrianne, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
First off, thank you all so much for having me back! It’s truly a privilege to be able to share more of my story with you all! In my last article, I had the privilege of discussing who/where I got my resilience from. To recap, my resilience comes from my Dad, his story, and my relationship with God. Today, I get to tell you all more about how I started on this journey and how I got to where I am today, so thank you for this opportunity!

As I look back on my childhood, it is blatantly clear that I was always in love with all things cinema (i.e., acting, directing, screenwriting, etc). Some memories I have are me forcing my siblings to re-enact scenes with me from my favorite tv shows and movies, and I would get really upset if they didn’t perform the scenes just right! I remember any time my parents would buy new movies, I would insist on them getting the extended editions, director’s cuts, unrated cuts, etc. of whatever movie they bought because I NEEDED to see all things BTS in these films, how everything was created, and I needed to understand the entire vision of the film! I also remember, during the summer time, my siblings and I would take turns watching each other’s favorite movie picks, and, to this day, we still quote our favorite movies to one another expecting each other to correctly name where each quote is from. Needless to say, I’m a film and tv show fanatic!

Looking at my childhood, one would think I would’ve began my film career at a young age, but I actually didn’t. This was the one area my parents were actually hesitant on. This was surprising since my parents only ever encouraged my siblings and I to pursue & follow our God-given dreams. So, when my parents asked me to wait until I was older to pursue acting and filmmaking, I was caught off guard, but I didn’t let that detour me, I simply put my creative energy into a different avenue. I began performing in plays at church, I competed for years in the Assemblies of God National Fine Arts Youth Festival, and I pursued my college career where I acquired my Associates, Bachelors, and Masters degree. In retrospect, I am truly grateful for my parents’ hesitancy. Their wisdom and knowledge in having me wait actually helped me discover who I was/am as a person. This gave me the foundation I didn’t know I needed, so that I could bring myself to life first before ever bringing a character to life and getting lost in them. With that said, It wasn’t until college that I began to pull away from the film and art industry. I actually graduated college believing I was going to be a military chaplain, but as time and circumstances would reveal, God definitely had other plans.

When I lost my Dad, my hero, suddenly and unexpectedly in 2019, my whole world was shattered. I questioned everything, and I lost my passion for any career plans pre-loss of my father. It wasn’t until months later, deep in my grief, that I got a random phone call to be a “Director’s pick” for a background character in mine and my Dad’s favorite tv show, Better Call Saul. This was my first experience on set EVER. The amount of detail that I could go into about how special this experience was for me would blow your mind! So, I will keep it simple and just say that the experience I had on Better Call Saul ignited and sparked my passion for acting and filmmaking once more! Because of this experience, I did more background work, then I decided to move into submitting for principle roles. My first-ever audition was for Midthunder Casting for the hit tv show Reservation Dogs. My positive experience with Midthunder Casting, and casting director Jennifer Schwalenberg, helped propel me into pursuing acting classes and acquiring my now talent agent, Carissa Mitchell at Mitchell & Associates Talent. Now, I am not only an actor, but I am a screenwriter, director, and filmmaker who occasionally does modeling on the side. I’ve now been in multiple projects, shows, movies, and there is one project coming up later this year that I’m really looking forward to! I still have my day-jobs, but hopefully, soon, filmmaking will be my only job!

We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
The road that got me where I am today has definitely not been smooth. I had to wait, cultivate my foundation, continue to work on myself as a person, put in the time, money and effort into learning all things filmmaking, and continue to work though my grief journey to get to where I am today. I am still doing all of the above. These processes never truly stop, one just continues to “level up.” I definitely haven’t “arrived” or “made it” yet, but I don’t think I ever will. There will always be something more to learn, more to pursue, and more to achieve. I think if I can learn to accept this, that I will be able to enjoy the process even more. So, just because the road hasn’t been smooth or a straight line like I hoped, I do believe it has been worth every moment. I wouldn’t change anything, but if I could have one thing, it would be one of my Dad’s bear-hugs, his smile, wink, and nod of approval all while telling me like he always did, “See, I knew you could do it!”

Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
So, my first love is definitely acting. I love acting, bringing a character to life, and escaping reality for a moment. After acting, my second love is screenwriting. I am self-taught, it was a challenge to understand how to write for the screen, but I do believe my education and college background did give me an advantage in being able to learn and catch-on to screenwriting pretty quickly. The thing I love most about screenwriting is that I get to see the movie before anyone else. I see it playing out in my mind over and over, and it is amazing to know that it doesn’t have to stay there, but that I can bring it out into reality through filmmaking!

At the moment, I am most proud of the first-ever short film I helped co-direct and co-write with Daryl Ferrara at Dilow Films called “LIMINAL.” It is currently in the film festival circuit, and we just recently won “Best Short Film” and the 2025 Everybody is Somebody Albuquerque Film Festival! We are currently an “Official Selection” for the 2025 Indie Vegas Film Festival, and we are a Semi-Finalist for the 2025 Mindfield Albuquerque Film Festival! Daryl and I at Dilow Films are currently in pre-production for our next project called, “Won’t Let Go.” It is a horror short we plan on filming at the end of Summer 2025.

Not only am I in collaboration with Dilow Films, I am also in pursuit of bringing to life my personal short film titled, “If You Ever Loved Me.”
Longline: A 1950s beauty searches for an escape but ultimately decides to go out on her own terms.
This short screenplay was inspired by a Ghost Adventures episode. It is based on a true story, and it is my re-imagination and interpretation of the main characters’ story and events that led up to her sad demise. I am currently in talks with a local studio to bring it to life, and I’m incredibly excited about it!

What sets me apart from others is definitely the way I approach filmmaking. In every aspect of the filmmaking process, I always stop to pray and seek God’s guidance in every step I take. In doing so, the outcome is always God opening/closing doors, blessing my efforts, and connecting me with other like-minded filmmakers that I have great connections with. I continue to learn, connect, and consult God in everything I do filmmaking-wise, and in doing so, this has continued to sustain me & work out amazingly in my favor. I believe this aspect is what truly sets me apart. With that said, I’m incredibly grateful for every opportunity I’ve been given, I am humbled that my journey seems to help encourage others I come in contact with, and I feel privileged every time I get to share my story. I truly enjoy getting to be a small part of helping uplift & encourage others on their own unique journeys as well!

Do you any memories from childhood that you can share with us?
One of my favorite childhood memories is going to amusement parks with my family, and my Dad forcing my siblings and I to go on the rollercoasters! My Dad always knew how scared we were of rollercoasters, but he would insist that we face our fears to experience the fun and excitement that awaited us on the other end. Of course, my Dad was always correct! My siblings and I would always have the best time even though we were scared. I remember any time my siblings and I were out of town, and we went to an amusement park without our Dad, we would call him up real quick to get a pep talk to go on the rollercoasters. My Dad would always happily oblige. He would tell us, “Go for it! You don’t want to look back and wonder what it would’ve been like if you only went on it!”

As time went on, and my siblings and I grew up, my Dad turned the rollercoasters into an analogy for life. Any time we were scared about an important decision, hesitant to act on something, or just fearful about not knowing the outcome of a situation, my Dad’s advice would always be, “Remember the rollercoasters. Go for it! You don’t want to look back and wonder ‘what if?’” These words are seared into my memory, and I still use this wisdom in every aspect of my life today!

Contact Info:

• Website: imdb.me/AdrianneLovato
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Image Credits
Tamara Farmerie
Daniel Zollinger