Charlie Capen "Joey"

Charlie Capen was born in San Francisco, California, and grew up surrounded by arts and media with parents in both the radio and literary fields. By age seven, he had traveled across the US five times and spanned Western Europe, Mexico and the Mediterranean lands. By age 11, he booked his first commercial, his first play at 13. Award-winning archer, poet, and wrestler by the age of 15, Charlie was also bilingual by 16.

This year he has won several cinematic accolades, including from USC and North by Northwest's film festivals for his character portrayals.

Currently living in the Los Angeles area, Charlie is developing three feature screenplays and can be seen around the LA area in local productions and short films. Recent appearances include CBS's King of Queens, NBC's American Dreams, a national in-store, internet and television campaign for Target store and ESPN's NFL Gameday.

Rebecca Rainboldt "Sabina"

Rebecca Rainboldt grew up in the city of Long Beach on the edge of Orange County. Since the innocent age of two she has been a passionate participant in creating art of all kinds. In her childhood, she performed with the Long Beach International Children's Choir who sand along-side Michael Jackson and Hillary Clinton. She also danced competitively in ballet, pointe, jazz, lyrical, and tap from the ages of 10 to 15. Most recently she has graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Theater from UCLA's School of Theater, Film, and Television.

During her time at UCLA she co-founded The Unacceptable Theater Company, which has produced three shows since its inception in the fall of 2004. Also, in her years at UCLA she studied theater and language in Birmingham, England, Paris, France, and loved exploring the continent of Europe. Her favorite roles include Annie in Annie, Gabby in City of Angels, Kathy Sheldon in Singin' in the Rain, and Laura in Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie. For her theatrical work at UCLA she was awarded The Ralph Freud Fellowship in Acting. Currently Rebecca is living in Los Angeles and pursuing a career in theater, film, and television.

This is her first experience working in film and it has been a pleasure. She is looking forward to many more.

Crystal Us - Writer, Director, Producer
Crystal Us grew up in Shelton, CT -- a small, industrial town situated along the Housatonic River. Emancipated at the age of 16, Crystal supported herself through undergraduate school by waiting tables. She received a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Southern Connecticut State University before relocated to Southern California.

While pursuing an acting career in LA, Crystal studied at The South Coast Repertory, The Actors Workshop, and with Oscar nominee Jeannie Berlin. She has acted in various plays and has appeared in several television guest spots and commercials. She is also a member of the Screen Actors Guild.

Crystal began studying filmmaking at Los Angeles City College. She made two short films -- "On Hold" and "Falling on Deaf Ears". Both films were selected to screen at the Best of the Semester Festival held twive a year at LACC. "On Hold" was also selected to screen at the Oceanside Film Festical.

In the fall of 2001, Crystal received the Graduate Opportunity Fellowship to attend UCLA's School of Theater Film and Television. She is also the recipient of the Motion Picture Association Award, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Internship Award, and the Jim Morrison Award.

Crystal is currently writing her thesis, as well as two feature-length screenplays.

Joshua Hess - Cinematographer
Born and schooled in Europe, Joshua started out as a still photographer's assistant, working in commercial and fashion photography in Switzerland and Paris for a few years. Soon after, Joshua began shooting documentaries, first for Swiss National TV and quickly for most major European TV stations. This work brought him all over the world. In 2000 Joshua moved to os Angeles to attend the American Film Institute from where he graduated with a MFA in Cinematography in 2002. Since then Joshua has shot two features, numerous short films and commercials. His work with the camera has won him awards and the films he has worked on have won prizes in festivals all over the world. Joshua lives and works in Los Angeles.
Jennifer Nash - Composer
Jennifer Nash grew up in southern California, interested in music and science, and moved to LA to pursue a career in film composing. Self taught on piano, keyboard, and accordion, she is also a singer songwriter and fronts a band which plays regularly around LA. With one full length album under her belt and a couple of scores, Jennifer hopes to continue both performing and composing for the big screen. She currently works as a music editor with credits of Lords of Dogtown, Pearl Harbor, and All the Kings Men.

Production Designer
Jean Lee

Art Director
Debbie Bell

Costume Designer
Samantha Kuester

Edited by
Crystal Us

CAST
Joey
Sabina
Al
Bartender
Mark
Dean
Gayle
Policeman #1
Policeman #2
College Clerk
  Charlie Capen
Rebecca Rainboldt
Jack Vecchio
Brent Bateman
Matthew Gilliam
Nick Ortega
Melissa Renee Martin
Kenneth Beck
Robert Niblet
Brenda Lasker