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Lio River

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🎬 Actor | Performer
🏆 Best Supporting Actor 2026 @indiexfest
🇧🇷 Brazilian-born | Based in SLC

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So pumped to be back on stage alongside an incredibly talented cast!

Come see me bully some kids as Oscar Delancey and then run New York as the Mayor in Newsies!

📍 August 7–29

Grab your tickets through the link in my bio, and be sure to check out @wvcarts!

#Newsies #UtahTheater #SupportLocalTheater #WestValleyCity #Musical taken in West Valley Performing Arts Center by @lioriver_

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Big win for #OneLastDrive!
We’re honored to take home Best Comedy Short at the IndieX Film Festival.

Huge congratulations to Arthur Roberts (Best Lead Actor), Lio River (Best Supporting Actor), and to our producing team Zaina Tibi, Ben Holland, and Greg Sims for winning Best Producer. Trevvor Riley received the Outstanding Achievement Award for Screenplay, and Matthew Hayward earned a nomination for Best Cinematography.

The film has its LA Premiere at the Indie X Fest event on May 30, at Regal LA Live. Follow us here, and follow IndieX for more details on time, and other scheduled screenings that day.

So proud of our incredible cast and crew who brought this film to life. Special shoutout to our casting team Jan Glaser and Nancy McManus for helping us build something truly special.

“95 year old David has his license revoked yesterday. Today he’s Julio, your rideshare driver”
#immigration #actors #driverslicense

@oscarwinner_99 @lioriver_ @trevvorriley @matthayward_dp @zaina.tibi @benholland829 @spideygreg1234 @nancy_mcmanus_casting @heather.medway @_marbet @benjamin_dt_shepherd @devoreauxsefaswhite @1denisefaye taken in Los Angeles, California by @lioriver_

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New Headshots 🤩🫣😍

Thanks for working with me, Izzy! 🙏🙏

📸 @izzyportraits

#headshots #actor #commercial #casting #sitcom by @lioriver_

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Honored to have won "Best Comedy Short" and Special Jury Selection Runner-up for "Best Short of the Season," thank you @indieshortfest!

Congratulations to our wonderful filmmaking team; we have a few more exciting festival announcements in the next month, and then some equally exciting streaming news to share later in the Fall!

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Reposted @indieshortfest Award Winners of August 2026:
"One Last Drive" by Trevvor Riley and Matthew Hayward (USA)

Best Short of the Season – Runner-up (Special Jury Mention), plus Best Comedy Short.

#OneLastDrive #TrevvorRiley #MatthewHayward #BestComedyShort #SpecialJuryMention AwardWinningFilm IndieShortFest August2026 ShortFilm ComedyShort IndependentFilm IndieFilm FilmFestival ShortFilmFestival Filmmakers by @lioriver_

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Happy 5th Birthday @kokorodacat
5 years of pure love and the best snuggles !

#birthday #sphynx #mababygirl by @lioriver_

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The Arya team is excited to be having the North American Premiere of #onelastdrive at the @indiexfest, May 30, at 11am, held at the @regallalive. And congratulations to our cast and crew, and specifically to our award winners who will be acknowledged that day: Best Actor: Arthur Roberts, Best Supporting Actor: Lio River, Best Comedy Short: Co-directors Trevvor Riley and Matthew Hayward, Best Producer(s): Ben Holland, Greg H. Sims and Zaina Tibi. See links in respective bios for details and tickets. Red Carpet & Cocktail Reception at 5:45pm, Awards Ceremony at 7:15pm. Arya CEO Greg Sims will speak on the Industry Panel at 5pm.
Pictured here: a #greenscreen behind the scenes of Roberts and Rivers at @blackstone.studios
@oscarwinner_99 @lioriver_ @matthayward_dp @trevvorriley @benholland829 @zaina.tibi @devoreauxsefaswhite @heather.medway @_marbet @nancy_mcmanus_casting @spideygreg1234 taken in Regal L.A. LIVE by @lioriver_

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Sun Valley Film Festival

Never too late to post a tiny bit since I rarely do.
Thank you for the most wonderful experience and for the incredible host and friends who took such great care of me while there!

Cheers to a wonderful year full of blessing to the whole world!

#SunValleyFilmFestival #Idaho #HappyNewYear #2025 #2026 taken in Sun Valley, Idaho by @lioriver_

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9 months ago

#onelastdrive co-star @lioriver_ with multi Oscar nominated and Palme D'Or winner @gus_van_sant.
At #sunvalleyfilmfestival #visionaward
@sunvalleyfilmfest taken in The Roundhouse by @lioriver_

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10 months ago

The Great Duke Kahanamoku

#surfer #legend #pro #hawaii #lei taken in Waikiki, Hawaii by @lioriver_

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Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is pause, breathe, and reflect. You’re never alone in this journey. Let’s break the silence, reach out, and support one another.
If you need a friend, I will always be here for you!

#SuicidePrevention #YouMatter #SpeakUp #NotAlone #Nomadix #Nike by @lioriver_

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Embrace what is and what’s to come, for even the fiercest storms will pass in the blink of an eye. Love has the power to heal this world, and I am here to spread it wherever I go. Never give up! 💫✨

#LetLoveHeal #Cosmos #WeArePowerful #WarriorsOfLife #GoodEnergy #OpenUpYourChakras #Meditate #GoodThoughts #BeYourself #LoveYourself #LoveOthers #SpreadLove #DontGiveUp #Strength taken in Yellowstone National Park by @lioriver_

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#upsidedown #emoji #sinceridade by @lioriver_

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