We have an INCREDIBLE team assembled and ready to go.

BEN MEARS - Director

Ben is a Los Angeles based director who produces, shoots, and edits branded content for a living.  His work has been commissioned by fashion designers, creative agencies, small start-ups, and major entertainment companies alike. Ben's happiest any time he's working with creative people and doing things that broaden his perspective of the world and the people in it.  His latest theatrical short, The Black Tulip won the prize for best short film at the 2013 London International Festival of Science Fiction. http://benjaminmears.com/

ANDREA MONIER - Producer

Andrea is originally from Tucson, AZ where she graduated Valedictorian of her high school class, went on to receive Cum Laude honors and a degree in Engineering and a minor in Theater Arts from the University of Arizona. Once Andrea arrived in Los Angeles, she began to act in independent films, including several short films and features.  During her experiences, she also developed a passion for the creative process, and began to incorporate producing in her repertoire.   Andrea began working for a line producer to understand the financial components and all the critical elements behind the lense. Andrea’s last film she produced was Jesse Baget’s White Knight (now known as Cellmates), which was acquired by Viva Pictures and Warner Brother’s for distribution and won 9 best picture awards at various prestigious festivals.  Andrea’s last three features, “Pedestrian Crossing,” “Darius,” and “Wayward Pilgrim” will no doubt make the festival rounds as well.  Andrea is currently attached to and developing several feature films, including an untitled Johnny Tapia picture with director, Eddie Alcazar.

DAN - Cinematographer

Dan Finlayson is a cinematographer from New England who now lives in Southern California.  He misses the winter sometimes.  He misses it from the beach, or on a film set, or in his car with the windows down.  He loves shooting film whenever possible and thinks that lenses are some of the most precious, mystifying objects in the world.

JULIA ERINGER - Writer / Producer

Julia’s academic background is in philosophy and literature as well as film. She has a BA from the University of Birmingham and a Masters from the prestigious Central Saint Martin’s, London. She began her career in the development and communications department of MTV International, then became a strategist at advertising agency Euro RSCG working on campaigns for News International and The Conservative Party, among others. After training at Drama Centre, her love of film took her behind the lens, into the producer’s chair. She now acts, produces and writes and resides in Los Angeles, California.

TRACEY BECKER - Executive Producer

Tracey Becker began her career as an actress and producer in New York City and made frequent guest appearances on networks like A&E, Comedy Central and Showtime.  Tracey then launched Birnam Wood, a theater and film production company dedicated to developing works by new and established writers like Murray Schisgal, Christopher Durang, Ron McLarty.  She produced the highly successful Off-Broadway run of Doris Davis’ “Summer Share” that NBC TVs Jeffery Lyons called “Must-See Theater!”  She then partnered with Dustin Hoffman to develop the one-hour TV drama pilot “44 Wall”.  Birnam Wood optioned Allan Knee’s play “The Man Who Was Peter Pan” and developed the screenplay “Finding Neverland” with writer David Magee. Partnering with Richard Gladstein, Tracey co-produced the film for Miramax, which starred Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet, with Marc Forster directing. “Finding Neverland” was nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay, winning for Best Score, in addition to winning the National Board of Review’s Best Picture honor.

Tracey then developed a series of short films for “Glamour” Magazine, featuring the directing debuts of Jennifer Aniston and Bryce Dallas Howard. Her latest film “Hysteria”, a romantic comedy set in Victorian, England directed by Tanya Wexler (“Ball in the House”), and starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, Rupert Everett, Jonathan Pryce and Felicity Jones, premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival, and was released by Sony Pictures Classics in 2012. Tracey will next produce “The Galapagos Affair” from a script by William Boyd (“Chaplin”) for Informant Media, as well as the psychological thriller “Urban Asylum” written by Sean Farley, and “Ana’s Playground” – the feature adaptation of Eric D. Howell’s award-winning short film, for RKO Pictures.

Tracey lives in Venice, California with her husband and son. In her spare time, she sits on the Board of Directors for the New Hampshire Film Festival, offers screenplay consultation services through her website www.ScriptSwami.com, and is an active volunteer for her son’s elementary school, as well as a member of the Board of Directors of  “From the Heart,” a non-profit which puts brand new books in the hands of disadvantaged kids in the most economically challenged areas of Los Angeles.

OUR CAST

This is entirely an ensemble piece. The film works like a jigsaw puzzle with every character providing a window into the private world of this family. We took a long time selecting the right person for each role and I am proud to have assembled an incredible cast.

Sarah - Julia Eringer

Young Sarah - Sofia Checchi

Buddy - Andrew Pierno

Young Buddy - Brandon Hender

Sonny - Jack Elliott

Young Sonny - Elliott James Thomas Moore

Love - Tony Tambi

Mother - Marina Anderson

Father - Paul Hubbard

Uncle - William Jones