The Cast

Ian Stone as Alistair MacLean

Ian made his film acting debut at the 2001 Seattle International Film Festival in Domninos. His acting credits include The Seattle Children's Theatre Deaf Program and Theatre Schmeater.Stone has produced and directed han original play, Plate Up, which appeared in the 2001 Seattle Fringe Festival.

Meredith Binder as Dassie

Meredith launched Sleepwalk Productions in 2004. Her first short film, Rent's Due, won the
Best Short Video Award in the Nueva Mirada International film Festival in Buenas Aires, Argentina. Meredith has acted in over 50 independent films and industrials . Meredith and Ian will be producing their first feature film, Crossing Lines, in 2008.

Mai Li Prittard as Leah

Li is a musician and actor local to Seattle since 2005, with a BM in Music Composition from FSU School of Music. Current projects include one rock band (the Dead Vinyls), her own singer-songwriter act, playing Sooze in Bogosian's SubUrbia this spring, and writing the burlesque-troupe musical, "Jazz Hands" .

Harold Binder as Rabbi Jacobson

Harold is a retired architect and Grandfather. He often leads Torah study on Saturday mornings at Temple Beth Am.

George Dunn as Rabbi Abrams

George has acted in several independant films. He is an internationally aclaimed wrestler and takes great pride in his Salsa dancing.

Eric Smiley as Rabbi Isaacman

Eric Smiley studied theater at both Washington State University and the University of Arizona. Eric now makes a living as a hair stylist and pursues acting and photography in his spare time. Eric also works on a volunteer basis for www.couchsurfing.com and regularly hosts couch surfers from all over the world.

 

Elijah Ostrow as Yaki

Elijah is a 6th grader at Washington Middle School and studies acting at the Seattle Children's Theater. He regularly performs in independent films. His credits include the multiple award winning Police Beat and Rent's Due. Elijah made his projessional theatre debut in Whistle Down the Wind at the 5th Avenue Theatre iin 2007.

Mendy McLean-Stone

Mendy studied theater at the University of Washington She has performed in both Broadway and regional theater. In 1993 she earned a Master's Degree in Education and now consideres the classroom her stage.

 

The Crew

Director

Andy Spletzer

 

Producer

Meredith Binder and Ian Stone

 

Writer

Meredith Binder and Ian Stone

 

Cinematographer

Ryan Purcell

 

Editor

Tommy Oliver

 

Orginal Music

Nan Avant

 

Dinner Guests
J. Douglas Boling : Dassie's nephew
A.J. Ostrow : Dassie's Older son
George Ostrow : Dassie's husband
Galileo Russel : Hassel's son
Marisa Russel : Hassel's daughter
John Colby Stone
: Hassel's husband

Art Direction
Angelica Hesse
Laska Lane

Art Department
Alison Kelly: property master
Dixi Lee: props

Sound Department

Kevin Auld: Bagpiper
J. Grant Boling :sound mixer
Thaddeus Wharton: sound designer . foley artist . sound re-mixer
Dennis Schweitzer: boom oporator



Camera and Electrical Department

William Brody : grip
Christian Hansen : assistant camera
Paul Pal : assistant camera
Christian Hansen : gaffer


Animation Department
Daniel Maret III: animator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laska Lane : costume designer
Kim Rice : costume designer

Editorial Department

Lindsay Dahlin : assistant editor
Ben Dobyns : color timer

Catering
Matt Turpin
Lindsay Fox
Judy Ostorw


Other crew
Lydia Bishop : script supervisor
Nick Casalini : production assistant
Anthony Summers : production assistant

Nathan Vass, Eric Smiley and Toby Lumkin: photographers

 

Special Thanks

Clatter and Din: post audio houseC

Carla Grandori
Congregation Beth Shalom
Matt Sheldon
Mighty-O Donuts

 

Dassie's Theme

by Nan Avant

© 2008

web design by Nan Avant