Another Best Director Award!
Prejudice and Pride
So for the past two years, I haven’t entered many screenplay contests. This is a calculated shift in my approach to my career. My scripts were placing highly but the results weren’t moving the needle on my career. I made an exception for my latest short script and tried a new contest, Cinequest because it is attached to an awesome festival.
I’m pleased to announce it has made the semifinals (Top 50) and is in the running for the finals. Here’s hoping! This is the next short I intend to make.
Suspended Poster
Trailer is live on the Suspended page here.
The team has been working very hard during these bizarre times to complete post-production on Suspended. I’m amazed at how everything came together in the end, with the score, an original song, and sound design and editing working under a tight deadline to make its first festival submission.
Update: we’re in our first festival, the Art of Recovery Film Festival in Florida. Happy to be part of a festival that does good in the world.
And the latest version of the poster is now done:
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Day 1 of Shoot
I wanted to do one day of shooting while school was in session to get B roll. We also shot two of the scenes that didn’t contain dialogue with a few of the principal actors. It was a fabulous day, and the DP, Robert Wynne, brought so much to the table. Doing a happy dance.
Suspended Cast List
Casting is complete, locations are secured, and the crew is coalescing for my short film. I’m enormously pleased at the calibre of talent slated for it.
The children:
Stacey: Jessica Brynn Cohen. Jessica is a versatile performer with experience in film, TV, theater, and musical theater. She has recently appeared in Ruthless, Kindertransport, Food Dudes, In Hot Water, and the PBS special Cinema: Andrea Bocelli.
Ava: Teagan Jai Boyd. Teagan has been in numerous films, plays, TV shows, and web series, including Promise Me, The Little Prince, Little Superheroes, and Schooled 1 & 2.
Janelle: Ava Dallesandro. Ava has had regular roles on a New Sky Kids’ YouTube show and appeared in commercials.
David: Besher Garcia. Besher is a sought-after actor and tap dancer who recently appeared as the Genie in Aladdin Jr.
The adults:
Mom: Kelly Dealyn. Kelly has had numerous leading roles in film and on TV, including most recently: Iron Orchard, Ivory Seed, Fetish, and Switch.
Mr. Gonzales: Ryan Paul. Ryan appeared recently in Murder Made Me Famous: Bin Laden and had the lead in Ahmed the Philosopher: “The Event,” as well as numerous appearances in theater, commercials, and industrials.
Dr. Mercer: Nichole Abshire. Nichole has appeared in several films, including The Lost Husband, and the Standoff at Sparrow Creek, as well as taking roles in theater, TV, and commercials.