Love Land (2014) Online
24-year-old Ivy sterilizes needles at a tattoo parlor in a small East Texas town. She has an intellectual disability, but she hides her label with grace, wearing bracelets over her medical information bracelet and keeping her State-issued ID safely in hiding in her purse. What she doesn't hide well is the crush she has on Oscar, a 16-year-old apprentice tattoo artist who (illegally) works at the same parlor. When Ivy's desire to impress Oscar leads to events that convince her sister (and legal guardian) to place her in a public institution for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities, Ivy must face a crisis of identity and choose how far she will go in order to reunite with her dream man.
| Credited cast: | |||
 | Monica Gaseor | - | Ivy |
 | Michael Iovine | - | Roger |
 | Angelica Briones | - | Jeanette |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Elisa Annette | - | Stacy (as Elisa Castillo) |
| Camilo Arias | - | Bullyn boy |
| Angela Bennett | - | Lorraine |
| Hunter Bryant | - | Residents family member |
| Andrew Butler | - | Joey |
 | Giovannie Cruz | - | Impound Officer |
| Jennifer Davidson | - | Eleanor |
 | Maddy Davidson | - | Katie |
| Daniel B. Davis | - | Care Giver |
 | David DeLao | - | Jake |
| Memphis DiAngelis | - | Armen |
| Max Duane | - | Jerry |
The cast and crew lived in a closed-down institution in Corsicana, TX for six weeks during production.
All characters with disabilities in LOVE LAND are played by actors with the same disabilities being portrayed.
Composer Aaron Guidry was director Joshua Tate's percussion instructor in high school.
Leads Monica Gaseor and Michael Iovine both graduated from the VAST Academy at Houston Community College during production of the film in May 2013. They are also both players in the Dionysus Theatre, an inclusive theater company in Houston, Texas.
The producers and cinematographer met at USC graduate film school and connected over their Texas roots. Most of the cast and crew, including the director, producers, leads, and music composer, claim Texas as their home.