LIFELINE follows the story of a young teenage girl from a wealthy family who, uncovers a previously latent identity crisis due to being an adopted child who has never met nor known anything about her biological parents. 

She sets off on a mission to learn more about her biological parents, but instead discovers the existence of her long lost half-brother. Their first meeting is not all sunshine and rainbows, as her brother is an ex-drug dealer who doesn’t care about anyone except his best friend and his passion for art, specifically graffiti art. Needless to say, the two siblings and their two very different personalities clash, their lives thrown off course. 

Our film traverses an aspect of non-traditional families that is underrepresented in media: the relationship between half-siblings.

“Personally, I want to tell this story as I come from a non-traditional family, having a brother, half-sister, and two step-brothers. When my sister was born, I was nine years old, smart enough to understand the world around me, but not yet old enough to fully comprehend all the details. Unconsciously, I did not see my sister as my sister. I did not understand the relationship between the two of us, especially since we grew up in two different homes.

I want to tell this story in order to shed more light on the relationship between half-siblings and the struggles and emotions that come with it, so that others can see, can learn, and hopefully, those who are going through something similar, can relate to." 

- Nicole de la Cruz

 Nicole de la Cruz is a Puerto Rican American director, producer, actress, singer-songwriter, and award-winning writer. She is the CEO and co-founder of Reign Productions. Reign is founded on the principles of passion, creativity, new opportunities, and perspectives. Nicole and Reign are best known for the music video Moonstruck (2021), produced in partnership with New Atlantis Media. To date, the video has garned over half a million views. Reign has also produced films such as Until I Met You (2019), Dear Diary (2020), Ash (2020) and Blood Ties are Overrated (2020).

"I love people who love what they do. When you really have the passion and commitment to something despite monetary gains, I want to work with you. If you have the talent and the drive, I want to work with you. I want to help, I want us to grow together. That mindset is what our team is built on."

- Nicole de la Cruz

Javier Ortiz is an actor and filmmaker born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He is the CEO and Founder of New Atlantis Media, a production company focused on inclusion of all voices and perspectives of opinion in the pursuit of better dialogue in society.  Javier is best known for his short film 73 Dollars to Park (2014), which he wrote, directed, produced and starred in. The film won many awards during its festival run, including Best Dark Comedy at the Houston Worldfest Festival. He has also directed many music videos including Void (2006), Until I Met You (2019), and Moonstruck (2021). 

He has done several internships working for Telemundo, the American Pavilion at the Cannes Festival, and had a writing mentorship with the former VP of New Market Films, John D. Crye. Javier worked for almost a decade with the Digital Mastering Department at 20th Century Fox.

Maritza Ortiz is a Puerto Rican producer and professional violist. She is a Co-Founder of Reign Productions. As a violist, she played in orchestras such as the San Juan Pops and the Puerto Rican Symphony Orchestra. Maritza is most known for her Executive Producer role in the music video Moonstruck (2021). She has also produced various other films including 73 Dollars to Park (2014), Until I Met You (2019), Dear Diary (2020), Ash (2020), and Blood Ties are Overrated (2020).

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