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Last Day in Florida

Two queer people meet up in Brooklyn after years of not talking to each other and reminisce about dating (as each other’s beards) during high school back home in Florida. Written, Produced, Edited & Directed byAnthony Valdés StarringDreia OngJon Rodéz Associate ProducerTalia Romano Director of PhotographyDan Rodriguez Art DirectorCasey McCoy Production Sound Mixer & Boom…

Two queer people meet up in Brooklyn after years of not talking to each other and reminisce about dating (as each other’s beards) during high school back home in Florida.


Written, Produced, Edited & Directed by
Anthony Valdés

Starring
Dreia Ong
Jon Rodéz

Associate Producer
Talia Romano

Director of Photography
Dan Rodriguez

Art Director
Casey McCoy

Production Sound Mixer & Boom Operator
Nicole Majewski

Post-Production Sound Mixer & Editor
Kristin Catuongo

Assistant Camera
Mathilde Suissa & Katya Yefetova

Creative Producer
Noelle Ramsay

Music by
“Arabesque No. 1” & “Arabesque No. 2”
Composed by Claude Debussy
Piano by Gerlüz
2010 Chicken House Records

“Arabesque No. 1”
Composed by Claude Debussy
String Arrangement by Steve Jones
Performed by Steve’s Bedroom Band
Additional Mixing by Anthony Valdés-Strickler

Special Thanks
Eric Bachli
Daniel Calixte
Max Nevins
Gail Strickler
Laura Bartholomew
Sam Gray
Chris Sterbank
Aleudys Ariel Jose
Kathryn Malaxos
Mandy Naglich
Kevin Schreck
Jessica Lee
Laura Kepner
Andrew James
Amelia Lovice

Copyright Information
Copyright 2025 Anthony Valdés-Strickler


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