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Comedy • Short film
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THE FILMMAKERS
Wanjiru njendu
director, producer
April mabry
writer, executive producer
David Lawson, Jr.
producer
“After completing his term of service in the Air Force, David Lawson Jr. attended Michigan State University where he continued his personal growth. He has since brought the values and friendships he made along the way to Los Angeles, where since 2005, he has been working his way up the commercial and feature film ranks. with long-time collaborators Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, he formed RUSTIC FILMS. His features include SOMETHING IN THE DIRT, BREATHING HAPPY, SYNCHRONIC, THE ENDLESS, AFTER MIDNIGHT, TRASH FIRE, 68 KILL, 24X36: A MOVIE ABOUT MOVIE POSTERS, SPRING, and RESOLUTION.”
Nomsa L. Mlambo
lead actress
IMDb – “Nomsa L. Mlambo is an actress and producer, known for Alienated (2021), The Mysterious Benedict Society (2021) and Flesh.”
Thomas Beaudoin
lead actor (archangel azrael)
IMDb – “Thomas Beaudoin began his studies in Psychology and Exercise Science at Concordia University in Montreal. He then studied Theatre in Vancouver and in New York City. He is fluent in both English and French.
Not long after moving to NYC, Thomas was cast in lead roles in several world renowned Off-Broadway plays, such as Tennessee Williams’ Orpheus Descending, Jaoui & Bacri’s Cuisine & Dépendances, and Dumas’ La Dame Aux Camélias. His role of gang leader Dick Seguin in the cable series Blue Moon gave him the opportunity to show his talent on TV. He has booked several lead roles in other series and movies since.”
Bongani Mlambo
Director of photography
“Bongani Mlambo is an Cinematographer whose work has won numerous awards including SXSW and and the acclaimed NBC Universal short film festival. His work includes We’re All Gonna Die by Rocketjump duo Freddie Wong and Matt Arnold; All Creatures directed by Collin Schiffli, starring David Dastmalchian (Suicide Squad, Blade Runner 2049, The Dark Knight) and Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy, Jumanji); Three Days In August by Johnathan Brownlee; Upstream Color by Shane Carruth.”
Dara Taylor
Composer
“Dara Taylor emerged as a fresh voice in the world of scoring music to picture as evidenced by her score to the Lionsgate comedy Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar starring Kristen Wiig and Jamie Dornan, co-composed with Christopher Lennertz. As a score producer and composer for Chris Lennertz, Dara has contributed to major motion picture films and series including Bad Moms, the action-comedy sequel Shaft, Amazon’s highly acclaimed television series The Boys, Netflix’s sci-fi series Lost in Space, The Happytime Murders, Uglydolls, and the long-running CW show Supernatural. Dara scored Amazon Studio’s The Tender Bar, directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker George Clooney. Dara is a member of the The Recording Academy (Grammys).”