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2021 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL OFFICIAL SELECTION

CAST

PRODUCTION TEAM

AUBREY SMYTH

LEAH MCKENDRICK

Writer

Director

Leah McKendrick is an actress/singer/filmmaker that got her start in musical theatre in San Francisco. She began writing, producing, and performing live in her teen years before studying Theatre at Chapman University. She went on to create and star in the acclaimed musical web series, DESTROY THE ALPHA GAMMAS, which made her a Webby Award Honoree and a Streamy Award Nominee. In 2014 she formed Villainess Productions and wrote/produced/starred in several award-winning shorts before graduating to her first feature. M.F.A. premiered at SXSW 2017 and was heralded as “the first horror film to speak to the #Metoo era” (The New York Times).  In 2020 Leah wrote and directed PAMELA & IVY,  a dark, feminist take on the origin story of DC supervillain, Poison Ivy which premiered on Collider. Leah is currently working on her dream job - writing the GREASE musical prequel SUMMER LOVIN' for Paramount Pictures.

KATIE ROSIN

Aubrey Smyth is an award-winning film and commercial director based in Brooklyn, NY by way of Lawn Guyland. She is a lover of witty dialogue, colorful props, and adores a circular dolly track. Aubrey graduated from the acclaimed Pratt Institute and started her production company Gingersnap NYC at the age of 21. In 2020, the music video Aubrey directed for Aish Divine “BBC” won 9 Telly Awards and was a Webby Award nominee. She was the Grand Prize Winner for Moët Moment Film Festival sponsored by Moët & Chandon for her dramatic film "The Bout" in 2018. Never one to be pigeonholed, her first documentary about the unregulated fertility industry, "The Need To Know", was executive produced by Tribeca Studios and 23andMe in 2019. In addition, she writes and edits many of the commercials she directs. Represented by Cutter Productions, she directs commercials and branded content for clients such as Netflix, Google, Amazon, A&E, and Purina and with talents Mark Ruffalo, Priyanka Chopra, and Aidy Bryant to name a few.

Producer and Line Producer

DANIEL ORNITZ

Katie Rosin has been working in production and marketing for film, television and  theater for over 20 years, founding Kampfire Films in 2001 after working in production on   films such as American Psycho and Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Kampfire Marketing was instrumental in the launch of the Broadway musical, Brooklyn, and the  National Tour of  Mother Load. Kampfire has been integral in multidimensional campaigns for New York Innovative Theatre Award Recipients, GLAAD Award winners, back-to-back NYMF Best of Fest winners, and Drama Desk nominees. In 2014, she helped launched Stage17.tv, a digital entertainment destination for the world’s largest stage—the Internet. Kampfire Films works in  association with MyCarl productions and with them  produced the Web Series Gemma & The Bear and  the upcoming Beckys Through History. Katie also produced the award-winning feature film, Closure, the talk show Chic Chat, the Reality Series We Are The  Jones, and the  award-winning short  film Speed Grieving. Some  of Kampfire’s current and past clients include: 14th  Street   Y-LABA Theater, Attic Theater, Boomerang Theatre Company, Convergences  Theatre Collective, Esperance Theatre Company, The  League of Professional Theater Women, MyCarl Productions, New York  Innovative Theatre Awards, New York Neo-Futurists, The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College, and R.Evolucion Latina.   Up next is the feature film, AWoman Abroad. She is  currently developing multipleprojects including television series and featurefilms.kampfirefilms.com | kampfirefilmspr.com

Producer and Production Designer

Daniel Ornitz is a filmmaker and designer based in New York City and Los Angeles. His primary areas of expertise range from production design / art direction, graphics, branding, marketing, and architectural / interior design. Additionally, he produces film and episodic content, among them the short film “ENGAGED” starring Daniel K Isaac (Billions) and Ryan Jamaal Swain (Pose), and “ALL HAIL BETH” for BRIC TV. His work has screened at Sundance Film Festival, SXSW, BFI, Palm Springs, Outfest, SeriesFest, ITV/Catalyst, BAMcinemaFest, ABFF, Florida Film Festival, Frameline, New Orleans Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival and more.

CHLOE SMOLKIN

Director of Photography

Chloe Smolkin is a cinematographer who studied at NYU. Her extensive IMDb credits include countless TV series and films including Improv Everywhere Originals, Good Morning America, Comedy Underground with Dave Attell, and Love and Hip Hop: New York. Chloe has worked commercially with brands such as Google, Ford, Nike, Trident, Toyota, AT&T, and more

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