"Smoking Gun" on Station 19

Fun news from this past week - "Smoking Gun", a song I cowrote with the extremely talented Valen, was used in an episode of the new Grey's Anatomy spinoff, Station 19. It's not exactly the way I envisioned first having something to do with a Shondaland show, but I'll take it :)

EDIT - The clip containing our song is no longer available on YouTube, but you can still hear it on Season 1, Episode 4 of Station 19.

Festival details, as promised!

Exciting news! The schedules have been released for both the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival and the Garden State Film Festival. We're so excited to share Girl Meets Roach with audiences for the first time. Here's the info:

SLO Film Fest - our World Premiere!

Saturday 3/18 @ 1.30pm and Sunday 3/19 @ 1pm

Palm Theatre, San Luis Obispo CA

Garden State Film Fest

Saturday 4/1 @ 12pm

Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City NJ

Tickets are available on the festival websites, and we'll be posting more news and updates on Twitter and Instagram so be sure to follow me (Twitter feed is to the right) and our production company @kingfishfilms to stay in the loop.

That's a wrap!

Well, we did it! That is, we officially completed production on Girl Meets Roach. We wrapped on Sunday night after a second long, but super-fun, weekend of shooting. I can't wait to see how it all comes together! Next stop for the footage is our editor, my supremely talented friend Kylie. There's still plenty to do, but for now, we celebrate!

The final slate! Me and Christopher (director/brother extraordinaire).

Production Post

Not to be confused with post-production! We are still very firmly in the middle of production on Girl Meets Roach. We decided to film over two weekends, to best accommodate everyone's schedules, and we've now reached the midway point! The first weekend went really well; it's a small cast and crew, and everyone is extremely friendly and professional. We're also thrilled to be working with Icemen Audio again, our friends from At The Maple Grove. If anyone in the LA area ever needs some top-notch sound guys, they're the ones to call. I couldn't be happier with the team that we've put together!

Our sound and camera teams! Clockwise from top: Chris, Ryan, Jordan, & Evan. 

Our second round of filming won't be for another couple of weeks, but there's plenty to do in the meantime. Can't wait to dive back in!

A girl (and a roach) on a mission.

Happy New Year!

2016 is upon us! And it's already shaping up to be an exciting year. King Fish Productions is currently one week out from the first day of production on Girl Meets Roach, a short film I wrote and am producing (and am acting in, of course!).  It's a breakup comedy about a brokenhearted young woman who hides in her apartment after being dumped... and makes an unlikely friend.

There's plenty left to do to get ready! Producing uses an entirely different set of brain cells than acting and writing, which is good - it lets me revel in my obsession with list-making, and I get to surround myself with cute office supplies and organizational aids. Our production team is coming together - and of course the film will be directed by Christopher Zatta! Lots of work ahead, but it should be a lot of fun too. Check back soon for more updates! And Happy New Year!