Andrew Troy won the Best Director Award at the L.A. SkinsFest Film Festival in Los Angeles on Nov. 24. Troy won the prize for his work on his directorial debut, “ Midnight in the Orange Grove ,” a coming-of-age thriller which he co-wrote with “American Psycho” writer Guinevere Turner.

“Midnight in the Orange Grove” is based on a true story about a 17-year-old art student who starts depicting suppressed childhood memories in her work after her adoptee mother is given a severe medical diagnosis. Through art and therapy, the heroine begins to unpack unsettling truths about her past in a journey of identity, forgiveness and revelations. The film stars Isa Yamileth, Jason London, Cameron Rhodes and has a cameo from “Killer’s of the Flower Moon” star Cara Jade Myers.

Though “Midnight in the

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