CAST & CREW
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DIANE BERNARD - "Jill"
Diane Bernard was born in California and is a working actress represented by Acclaim Talent. She can be seen in upcoming Television series including Swingtown (CBS), Wire in the Blood (BBC) and Farkles Family (TV Pilot). In her free time Diane continues formal training in film and acting, martial arts, dance, comedy and drama. She has plans to move to LA in the next two years.
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GREG DORCHAK - Writer/"Bill"
Greg Dorchak is and Actor, Cartoonist and writer living in Austin, Texas. As an acctor he has performed live in theater, stand-up comedy and improv since high school. He has done film, commercials and shorts - including such films as Xtracurricular, Miss Congeniality and Rolling Kansas. Greg still does quite a bit of cartooning as well, spot cartoons for advertising, logos, greeting cards and the like (see www.blueyak.net). Screenwriting is his favorite form of the medium, although he wrotes short stories, poetry and sketch comedy as well. Soccer Mom is his first collaboration with Steve cauley, and they are working on a feature as we speak. Greg does take bribes, and a meatball sub would go great right about now. Extra parmesan and oregano please.
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LULU HAWLEY - "Britney"
LuLu has been in three short films and performed in a play in Ruidoso, New Mexico. She has has participated in the Zachary Scott theatre summer program and the Willie Mae Rock Camp for girls in New York City. She has also sold her original art in the East Austin Studio Tour, 2006. She also enjoys singing, dancing, and is working on two graphic novels, “Sakura” and “Tola.”
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JAMES CAULEY - "Brandon"
“Soccer Mom” marks the acting debut for James, who in reality is an avid soccer player. He also enjoys skateboarding and video games as well as spending time with his parents and two younger siblings, Troy and Sarah. After college, he aspires to be a leading Hollywood actor.
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TONY BOTTORFF - "Dark Man"
Tony Bottorff is a seasoned actor represented by Ciao! Talent Agency. Tony can currently be seen in national commercials for CiCi's Pizza, Chevy Truck, and General Mills. He has kept busy working in several independent films, including TFP’s “Wake Up, Herbert.” Several films he was involved in have been screened at SXSW, New York International Film Festival,Taipei Film Fest, and Los Angeles Film Fest. He can also be seen in his annual role as the pickup driving “sweaty redneck” in the TxDot commercial, “Click it or Ticket.” When Tony is not working in front of the camera, he likes to play his bass guitar with bands, Blue Voodoo and Crossfish.
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JOANN FIELDS - "Bunny"
Joann Fields is a working actor represented by Ciao! She loves to study the Arts. When she is not working she is studying her craft. She can be seen in Walmart's "Grill Master" Commerical, The Sno-Cone Stand, Not My Son, Forgiveness and A Day to Remember.
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KAREN ELVONNA - "Girl in Office"
Born in southern California, Karen has lived most of her near Austin, where she attended Westlake High School and Texas State University--San Marcos. Since embarking on an acting career, Karen has appeared in feature films, short films, live theater, and television, including a featured role on NBC’s “Friday Night Lights.” Karen finds the challenges of acting endlessly rewarding and credits her creative successes to the continued love and support of her family, friends, and acting teachers.
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MIKE WILLOUGHBY - Music/"Guy in Office”
Originally from South Carolina, Mike has lived in Texas for 25 years. He graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in Speech Communication. Currently he works for Whole Foods Market Headquarters in Austin as the facilities manager. Over the years, he has played in two Austin area bands and spends his free time these days creating electronic music.
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JAKE JECMENEK - "Skinhead"
Jake Jecmenek was born in Taylor, Texas and then moved to San Antonio, Texas where he was raised and graduated from McCollum High School. He started pursuing an acting career in November of 2006 and has branched into other areas of the industry such as performing combat stunts, driving stunts and providing vehicles for low budget productions.
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ADOLPH JECMENEK - "Boy"
This is Adolph's screen acting debut. He also can be seen (look really fast) as an extra on various episodes of NBC's Friday Night Lights.
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CHRISTABEL N. WILSON - "Jogger"
Christabel is a San Antonio based actress who considers herself “a jack of all trades.” She enjoys playing guitar, acting, singing, painting, and “capturing memories” with her camera. She also just enjoys relaxing and watching football or basketball games. Her dream is to be successful at whatever she does while keeping her priorities straight. “I believe in God first, Family second, Career third. As long as I live by that motto, life will be good.”
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ALLEGRA MCCOY - Editor
Allegra McCoy is an Austin-based filmmaker and artist. Her documentary, Supernatural (2004), was selected for the Faces of Austin multimedia program which screened from Oct. 13, 2005 to May 2006 at the Austin City Hall. Her documentary Apostrophe (2004) screened at the Reel Women 2005 SXSW Showcase at the Hideout Theater March 13-14, 2005. She studied under and assisted Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmakers Paul Stekler, and duo Ellen Spiro and Karen Bernstein. Allegra also worked for feature film editor Sandra Adair, A.C.E. as an Apprentice Editor on several feature films including Before Sunset (2004) and A Scanner Darkly (2006). She served on the Reel Women Board of Directors from 2005-2007. Allegra is currently a member of the Motion Pictures Editors Guild.
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MARY ROLAND - Production Supervisor
Mary began by writing and directing church plays as a youth minister, then enjoyed a brief acting career while attending college at Corpus Christi State University. Her writing evolved from playwrite to screenwriter with 15 plus screenplays completed, three of which were optioned but never produced. In the spring of 2002, Mary partnered with Greg Dorchak to create Austin Unbound, a screenwriter group in Austin, which included both novice and seasoned screenwriters where they mentored several successful screenwriters including a Michener Fellow winner. In the fall of 2006 Mary decided to take her screenwriting a step further by producing and directing her short script, "The Spoon", later retitled as "Jack Horner Mysteries-The Case of the Spoon" which is part of a continuing series.
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Jason Manzano - Sound Design
Jason is a tech savvy creative with his fingers in many areas of the digital art world. In addition to being a sound engineer for film and music, he also delves deep into photography, design work, acting, and songwriting. He received his degrees in Music and Religious Studies from the University of Oklahoma, as well as a Responderé degree from the School of Metaphysics. His latest accomplishments include producing and engineering the music for an award winning documentary, as well as national act Special Disaster Team. He is currently creating in Austin, TX and doing business as Resonance Digital Studios. http://www.resonancedigitalstudios.com
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STEVE CAULEY - Writer/Director/Editor/”Thug”
Steve is a native Austinite who has been making films ever since he was a child when he received his first Super 8 camera for Christmas. He attended the University of Texas film school for two years and graduated from St. Edward’s University with a degree in English. He wrote and directed his first feature film, “Wake Up, Herbert,” in 2006 and is currently working on his second feature-length screenplay.
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