CAST
CREW
Writer /
Director / Producer /
Editor................. Randy Brown
Associate Producer / Still Photographer............ Mindy Miller
Director of Photography / Optical FX................. Andrew Baird
1st A. D. / Production Designer / Costumer...... Nancy Smith
Composer...................................................... Chad Taylor
Location Sound.............................................. Rob Shaver
Script Supervisor............................................ Eliza
Jane
Taylor
Gaffer.............................................................Scott
Biggs
Grip...............................................................
Caesar Andreas
Consulting Editor............................................ Steve Mims
Consulting Editor............................................ David
Layton
Location Manager / Surgical Props .................. Erin Imbrie
Catering........................................................
Margarita Brown
Production Assistant........................................Tiffany Hentrup
Production Assistant....................................... Lucy Calvo |
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Austin Plastic Surgery Institute
Lynnda Weaver
Nigel Russell
Leighton Hodges
Ben Martin
Harriet Powlesson
And all who helped!
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Landon
Henninger: Lead Actor
Landon Henninger is relatively new to film acting, though he has been
entertaining family and friends with his antics for over 5 years. He
loves to be the center of attention - his favorite is acting goofy. He
has been known to run into walls just to get a laugh! However, he takes
his work very seriously and follows direction incredibly well for his
tender age. Landon LOVES to "work", he gets bored when he doesn't have
a project. He says his goal is to do "One of everything", so far he's
off to a pretty good start! Look for him starring in the feature
film, "Kabluey".
Photo courtesy of Deahni Henninger.
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Bridget
Rahill-Roach: Lead Actor
Bridget Rahill-Roach, a native of the Washington DC area, moved to
Austin in 2002. Her acting career began with plays in elementary school
and high school and later moved on to film and commercial work. She is
represented by db Talent in Austin. Bridget enjoys singing the blues,
reading, cooking and doing yoga in her spare time and is trying, so far
with little luck, to learn to play the guitar.
Photo credit: Rhea Willis.
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Michael
Sorrells: Lead Actor
Michael Sorrells was discovered by a modeling scout in Dallas during
the summer of '99 and was quickly signed to two agencies, one in Dallas
and another in Florida. After doing several print shoots, music videos,
television commercials, industrial films, and a couple of small roles
in movies, Michael moved to Austin in October of 2002. Marketing
himself, along with the help of two Austin agencies, his resume has
expanded to include over 50 projects. Michael will soon add writer,
director and producer to his credits before moving to L.A. in the next
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Randy
Brown: Writer / Director / Producer / Editor
Randy Brown is becoming known as a "talent to watch" for writing with
originality, intelligence, and heart. Trained in research
psychology, he loves to experiment - often developing scripts with
actors' collaboration. He wrote, directed, and produced his first film
in 2006: the award-winning comedy short "Totally Connected". He is a
member of the
Austin Film Society, Reel Women, and the Austin Screenwriters Group.
His influences include experimental psychologist Steven Pinker and the
late filmmaker Stanley Kubrick.
Photo credit: Margarita Brown.
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Mindy
Miller: Associate Producer / Still Photographer
Mindy Miller previously worked as the production office manager and
development assistant for Emmy Award winning producer Beth Polson. She
recently assisted the production accountant on two features (Elvis
& Anabelle, Homo Erectus) produced by Burnt Orange Productions. She
was a stand-in for actors on many films/TV series and studied
screenwriting and story analysis at UCLA. She's a member of the Screen
Actors Guild, Austin Film Society and Reel Women. She recently
relocated from Los Angeles to Austin, Texas.
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Nancy Smith: 1st A.D.,
Production
Designer, Costumer
Nancy Smith is a screenwiter and film maker in Austin, Texas. Watch for
her
upcoming film "Slightly Imperfect".
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Charley
Devany: Supporting Actor
Charley Devany has performed in over forty movies, TV episodes and
plays in New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Austin and is an active
member of Ben Taylor's actor/writer workshops. He'll be on stage at the
Frontera Fest again January 2007 at the Hyde Park Theater. He is also a
writer/producer, married and has two children in middle school. He is a
CPA during the day working as the anti-Andrew Fastow between auditions
and family commitments.
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Cass Naumann:
Supporting Actor
Cass Naumann's voice has been described as soulful, elegant, deep and
captivating. Trained in classical piano since age 5, Cass has been
writing music and singing since her first memories. After multiple
accolades through out childhood and high school Cass was accepted to
the University of Texas at Austin to study voice and music composition.
She studied classical, opera and broadway under William Lewis, jazz
improvisation and theory under Jeff Hellmer and John Fremgen and jazz
vocals with Suzi Stern. She also had the privilege to take a
masterclass under Bobby McFerrin at the University of Oregon.
Cass has sung at the Salt Lake City Jazz Festival, festivals and galas
in Jamaica with the Marley band, the Austin Jazz Festival, the national
anthem for multiple sporting events in Texas and many clubs, bars and
restaurants in both Texas and Oregon.
As a day job Cass teaches Pilates, yoga and aerobics at multiple gyms
around Austin. With a flexible schedule it allows her time for
inspiration to write music and pursue an acting career. This year Cass
has played a waitress in two feature films: Stop Loss, and Fighting
With Anger. She also played a mentor waitress in an indutrial
training video distributed to over 1 million customers. In addition to
this she has starred in the film within the film Baghead, by the
Sundance award winning directors, the Duplass brothers, as well as
three other shorts this year.
Cass has shot five commercials including Chevy Trucks, Proski
Sports, St. Edwards, Texas State Optical, and a PSA for the Texas Fire
Marshall / LCRA.
Photo courtesy of Cass Naumann.
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Kristen Tucker:
Supporting Actor
Kristen Tucker is originally from Houston, Texas. As a child, Kristen
was an aspiring mathematician who also fell in love with performing in
school plays. She has recently blasted into the acting world—a place
where she can fully utilize both her analytical and creative sides.
In 2007, Kristen co-starred in Robert Byington’s feature RSO
[Registered Sex Offender] where she had the opportunity to work with
talented actors Nick Offerman and Damian Young. Kristen also had a role
in Steve Acevedo’s 35mm short film, Shot, which stars Armando Riesco.
You may have seen Kristen as the peaceful yoga instructor in the Time
Warner Cable Houston commercial. And she played a nervous newly-hired
lawyer in Remington Dewan’s First Day at the Firm, which screened at
the Austin Film Festival.
When she’s not acting, Kristen designs advanced microprocessors. She
filed her first U.S. patent earlier this year--a new method for
achieving timing closure in a multi-sink clocked circuit. In her spare
time, Kristen enjoys sand volleyball, hot yoga, and hip-hop dance.
Photo credit: Kathy Whittaker.
Photo courtesy of Kristen Tucker.
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Robert Hachtel:
Supporting Actor
Robert Hachtel was born and raised in Odessa, Texas. He has been in
Austin for 10 years. His degree was in Finance, but he has acted in
many theater performances. He loves film and would like to keep acting,
producing, and directing shorts, features, and documentaries. He works
for Austin Advantage Realty doing residential real estate, with a focus
on Central Austin. www.ishouldcallbob.com.
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Caleb Crusco:
Supporting Actor
Caleb Crusco has developed a love of acting over the last 3 years. He
hopes that one day he will be cast in "Spy Kids 10" and "Herbie
9." Who knows, maybe he's right! At 5 he's already told his
mom that he wants to be an actor now, and when he grows up he wants to
"fly to hollywood and be a director." He also has aspirations of being
an astronaut so that he can make movies in "outer space." The acting
bug must have bitten this child as he took his first breaths!
Photo courtesy of Judy Trevino.
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Evan
Materne: Supporting Actor
Evan, an outgoing 6 year old, became interested in acting by watching
his older sister prepare for auditions and perform in both theater and
film. Evan likes to memorize and mimic commercials seen on TV as well
as act out different voices. Evan has enjoyed acting classes and his
experience in being an extra in short films.
Photo courtesy of Heather Materne.
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Kara
Nicole Brashear:Supporting Actor
[Bio not submitted]
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Wendy
Zavaleta:Supporting Actor
Wendy is honored to be performing the role of a pedestrian with a near
death experience. Years of training and experience have prepared her to
give a performance that is steeped with emotion and filled with raw
terror. Okay…. that and an oncoming car. Yeah.. probably it was the
car. Wendy proudly adds “Totally Connected” to a resume that
includes the short films “Exit/Entre”, “The Lightbulb” and the feature
“Talk Radio”. Stage roles include Dolly in “Hello Dolly”, Marian in
“The Music Man”, Sister Robert Anne in “Nunsense”, Queen in the Vortex
Repertory Theater’s production of “Sleeping Beauty” and Doris in the
Austin Playhouse production of “Damn Yankees.” Wendy is married with
three boys who are relived she came out of this harrowing shoot
unscathed.
Photo courtesy of Wendy Zavaleta.
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Tiffany Hentrup:
Supporting Actor,
Production Assistant
Tiffany Hentrup moved to Austin in 1992 from, she says, what some folks
call the "armpit of the world"...Odessa, Texas. She graduated
from SWTSU in 1995 and then followed the love of her life to Denver, CO
in 1996. They missed Austin so much they moved back in 2000 and
bought a house that they completely renovated themselves. She is
a loan officer for a mortgage broker and loves helping people fulfill
their dreams. The last time she "acted" was in her Sr. High
School play.
Photo courtesy of Tiffany Hentrup.
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Mel Sauls: Supporting
Actor
Mel Sauls, native born to Austin, Texas, never participated in film
before but looks forward to future opportunities.
Photo courtesy of Mel Sauls.
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Danijela Levacic:
Supporting Actor
Danijela Levacic is a Croatian MD who came to New York in 2004 for
science, but now she’s in Austin for love, recently married to a nice
Texan fellow researcher. This was her first acting experience. In the
past, she only found herself in front of cameras as a singer. She
recorded a couple of CDs with a vocal ensemble, sang solo at the annual
international French music festival in Split, Croatia and elsewhere.
She's an enthusiastic photographer.
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Rob Shaver: Location
Sound,
Supporting Actor
Robert "Rob" Shaver, has a BS degree in electronics engineering from
California Polytechnic University. The prototypical nerd in high
school, he was known for building strange electrical gadgets -
including one that communicates over a light beam (before the invention
of fiber optics) and a robot that homes to a light source.
After college he designed and prototyped an arcade video game in which
players piloted ships around Cuba while laying and avoiding mines. He
went on to build a successful career designing electronic equipment and
programming the computers that run them.
Rob now creates and operates software ("web-enabled applications") that
allows clients to interact via the Internet with complex databases and
work flow systems.
Rob's hobbies include telling stories using video and audio. He has
made a couple of short student films and produced a cable access show
for his church. He'd like to produce both short and feature length
movies and documentaries.
Rob also enjoys acting, singing, scuba diving, sky diving, and piloting
hang gliders, sail planes, and light and ultra-light aircraft.
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Chad Taylor:Composer,
Supporting
Actor
Chad Taylor, currently living in Austin, TX, divides his time between
his solo project, film composition, web design, and training for his
next caber-tossing event. He plays several instruments, but is
content to do most of his composing via old-fashioned knob
twiddling. He's happily married, but keeps his mistress, Music,
at his beck and call.
Photo courtesy of Chad Taylor.
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Caesar
Andreas: Grip, Supporting
Actor
Caesar Andreas attended the New York Film Academy and has worked on
various industrial video projects.
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Javier
Lopez Cantu: Actor
Javi Lopez Cantu, who makes his film debut in Totally Connected, is an
award winning artist. www.javierlopezcantu.com.
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The other participants have not
submitted bios or photos.
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