Desc: How to Successfully Fail in Hollywood: Directed by C.M. Conway. With C.M. Conway, Adrian Gilbert, Trevor B. Nagle, Karla Acosta. Ellie is a bottom-feeder actress at the end of her rope in Hollywood, when a life-changing event happens with her gay Latinx friend, Ben. A surreal twist unfolds with comedic results, as she unwittingly becomes the key to a new take on Tinseltown where failure is the star.