Why I Love The Cast of Geek Loves Punk

Why I Love the Cast of Geek Loves Punk

I got so lucky with the cast of Geek Loves Punk. What a great group of film actors!

I flat out love actors. While I love camera angles, lighting, locations and special effects, I believe that the best effect of all is putting good lighting on good actors and seeing them make your words come to life. I love what actors teach me about the characters I’ve written. I love hearing what they think about the themes in scripts. I love seeing their enthusiasm for the role once they’re on set.

I don’t know any famous actors. No one in my film is famous, though a few of us have some screen credits to our names, i.e., Maria Skorobogatov played a young Clarice in Silence of the Lambs. I can only talk about the working actors I know, who work in a pretty humbling occupation. The Geek Loves Punk cast is made up of simply awesome human beings. Geek Loves Punk is character driven, which means we had to get the casting right. One of my mentors told me that a good crew and cast would gather around a good script. That’s certainly what happened here.

I really appreciate the fact that all my actors were so supportive of the movie. They knew how low the budget was. So they gave it their all, knowing their lines and rehearsing for hours before shooting began.Their approach was utterly professional and their performances elevated the movie beyond its humble aims. Really, I considered my movie making cohorts and I to be a group of goofballs and amateurs trying our best to make a movie. One of the actors heard me say that and replied, “I consider this a professional project and an important opportunity.” My actors rule, right?

We held an audition through the indie filmmaking co-op, Scary Cow. Actors responded to our open call, performing a dialogue of their choice in front of a group of Scary Cow filmmakers. That audition, Orlando Mendoza walked in and did a delightful monologue about being a waiter and all the kooky people he encountered at his restaurant. I looked at him and thought, “That’s Sol!” Then, Adrienne Herr-Paul did a phenomenal monologue about being a woman who never quite fit in. She showed great vulnerability. I saw her and thought, “That’s Megan!” Then, I saw Candice Wang do a hilarious piece about Donnie Osmond having a penis, delivered in a Southern accent. It was amazing! I wrote her a part just on the strength of her monologue. Then, through a producer, I met the amazingly talented and well-mannered Maria Skorobogatov, who also delivered a stunning audition.

And of course, Celeste Martinez was perfect to play Emma. These actors are a diverse, phenomenally talented group of people. Geek Loves Punk wouldn’t be the movie it is without them. The characters in the movie feel real, and elicit visceral responses from the audience because ofit. The quality of the film hinges on the professionalism that the actors brought to the project. The characters in the movie feel real. They elicit visceral responses out of the audience because of how real they feel. On behalf of the movie makers and supporters of this film, I want to say a huge THANK YOU to the Geek Loves Punk cast!

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