CAST

AGNES BRUCKNER, SYLVIA

Agnes was born in Hollywood, California, to a Hungarian father and a Russian mother. Bruckner broke out in the Sundance film Blue Car with David Strathairn, in which she received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead. She captured the title role of Anna Nicole in the critically acclaimed The Anna Nicole Story for Lifetime, alongside Marin Landau, Virginia Madsen, and Adam Goldberg.

Bruckner most recently starred in the A&E pilot, The Occult, opposite Josh Lucas. Her feature film credits include Murder By Numbers opposite Sandra Bullock, Ryan Gosling, Michael Pitt, A Bit of Bad Luck opposite Cary Elwes, The Baytown Outlaws opposite Billy Bob Thornton and Eva Longoria, Breaking the Girls, Blood & Chocolate opposite Hugh Dancy, and The Pact. Her TV credits include recurring roles on 24, Private Practice, Covert Affairs, and Hawaii Five-O.

MAURICE COMPTE, ESTEBAN

Maurice Compte is a Cuban-American actor. Born in New Orleans and raised in Miami, Compte attended SUNY Purchase and began his career with the feature filmThe Dream Catcher, an indie hit and the winner of over 21 awards. His next role was in Julian Schnabel’s critically acclaimed Before Night Falls. Compte went on to appear in hit films such as All The Real Girls starring Paul Schneider and Zooey Deschanel, and Showtime, starring Robert DeNiro and Eddie Murphy.

Compte’s career in television includes a series regular in Jerry Bruckheimer’s E-Ring on NBC. He has also starred and recurred on shows such as CSI, 24, Burn Notice, Lie to Me, & Southland. His latest TV appearance was a story arch on AMC’s hit show Breaking Bad. Compte was seen in David Ayers’ box office smashEnd of Watch, starring alongside Jake Gyllenhaal, Anna Kendrick and Michael Peña. He will be seen in the upcoming Universal films Search Party, Scott Frank’s A Walk Among The Tombstones starring Liam Neeson, David Ayers' Sabotage starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and indie Echo Park opposite Mamie Gummer.

ASHLEY BELL, SAMANTHA

Bell made her debut in Lionsgate''s thriller, The Last Exorcism. Her performance garnered her an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and an MTV Movie Award, while the film grossed $70 million worldwide. Bell also starred in the thriller, The Day,which premiered at the Toronto Int’l Film Fest.

Born and raised in LA, Bell is the daughter of actor Michael Bell and actress/Groundlings co-founder Victoria Carroll. She studied acting and directing at Cambridge University, where she was awarded "Best Actress" for her portrayal of "Ophelia". Bell later graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts with honors, and was mentored by Oscar nominee Kathleen Turner. Bell is passionately involved with "Elephants in Crisis", and is in pre-production to produce and direct a documentary depicting the capture of two Asian elephants from a logging facility in Cambodia, and their subsequent release into the Cambodian Wildlife Sanctuary.

JOHN ROBINSON, ETHAN 

John Robinson made his acting debut in the critically acclaimed film Elephant directed by Gus Van Sant, following this film Stacy Peralta personally selected John to play himself in Lords of Dogtown directed by Catherine Hardwicke. John has worked on several films, including Asia Argento's The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things, Seraphim Falls starring opposite Pierce Brosnan and Liam Neeson, Michael Bay's Transformers, and Wendy and Lucy starring opposite Michelle Williams. John's most recent work includes: Big Sur directed by Michael Polish and starring opposite Kate Bosworth, Josh Lucas, Rhada Mitchell and Jean Mar Barr which premiered at Sundance this year, Hot Bot directed by Michael Polish and starring opposite Kirby Bliss Blanton and Zack Pearlman, Untitled Michael Lannan Comedy for HBO starring opposite Jonathan Groff, Squirrels to the Nuts written and directed by Peter Bogdanovich and starring opposite Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston and Lucy Punch. Later this year he will star in Larry Moss' directorial debut Relative Insanity starring opposite Helen Hunt, David Duchovny, Maggie Grace and Joan Chen.

CREW

LI LU, WRITER/DIRECTOR

Li Lu was born in Suzhou, China and her family moved to the United States when she was five. Daughter of two physicists, Li discovered her passion in visual mediums - first through photography, then ultimately into filmmaking. Raised on all three coasts and graduating high school in Sugar Land, TX, Li received her BA from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, graduating cum laude. Her short films AUTUMN and BEFORE THE FLOOD have played festivals around the world such as New York’s Anthology Film Archives, Hong Kong Film Festival, and indieVIXENS at SXSW. Her music videos have been shown Nickelodeon, MTV Asia, and Channel V. Some have surpassed 1 million views on YouTube. Besides film, Li creates video/installation art. Her latest video piece is currently on tour with musician Benoit Pioulard. This is her first feature film.

More info: www.ulil-lilu.com

LI LU, WRITER/DIRECTOR

Li Lu was born in Suzhou, China and her family moved to the United States when she was five. Daughter of two physicists, Li discovered her passion in visual mediums - first through photography, then ultimately into filmmaking. Raised on all three coasts and graduating high school in Sugar Land, TX, Li received her BA from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, graduating cum laude. Her short films AUTUMN and BEFORE THE FLOOD have played festivals around the world such as New York’s Anthology Film Archives, Hong Kong Film Festival, and indieVIXENS at SXSW. Her music videos have been shown Nickelodeon, MTV Asia, and Channel V. Some have surpassed 1 million views on YouTube. Besides film, Li creates video/installation art. Her latest video piece is currently on tour with musician Benoit Pioulard. This is her first feature film.

More info: www.ulil-lilu.com

More info: www.ulil-lilu.com

导演吕丽个人简介:

吕丽出生于中国苏州的书香门第，父母都是物理学博士。五岁时随家人移居美国。丽在美国东西南三个海岸长大，高中毕业于德州糖城，以优异成绩毕业于南加州大学电影艺术学院并获得学士学位。吕丽对艺术的兴趣开始于舞蹈，摄影，随后进入电影制作。 她的短片，《秋天的花》，《洪水之前》在世界各地的电影节上放映，例如纽约文集电影资料馆电影节，香港电影节，和indieVIXENS/SXSW电影节。她的音乐片已在Nickelodeon ，亚洲MTV，和Channel V频道上映，在YouTube上的观众已经超过了100万。吕丽还致力于影像艺术和装设艺术。她至今已导演了共15部影片包括故事片，音乐片以及广告片和艺术片，并制作和助理导演了100多部片子。她的最新影像片正随音乐家Benoit Pioulard全球巡回演出。迄今，她对自己的电影生涯感到欣慰, 但是她真正的理想是更多的创作和导演故事片。

网站: www.ulil-lilu.com

 

ELIZABETH AI, EXEC PRODUCER
Elizabeth produces fiction and documentary content internationally. DIRTY HANDS: THE ART & CRIMES OF DAVID CHOE, a documentary she produced on the graffiti artist, garnered top honors at US film festivals and was curated into the MoMA film archives. SAIGON ELECTRIC, a Vietnamese language feature on breakdancing street teens, was shot in Ho Chi Minh City and had a successful film festival run, winning two GOLDEN KITE awards (Vietnam’s Oscar equivalent) for Best Picture and Actress.YELLOW FACE, a microbudget feature, was adapted from a Pulitizer Prize finalist and Obie Award winning work by Tony Award winning playwright David Henry Hwang. It was executive produced by Justin Lin for his YouTube channel, YOMYOMF. IN THE SHADOW OF THE HILLS, a documentary, exhibits the effects of modernity on an agrarian community in Northern Vietnam, and was granted the 2012 ITVS Diversity Development Fund. She also produces with National Geographic, in which she won a 2012 News & Docs Emmy for Outstanding Promotional Campaign. She is a Berlin Talent Campus, Film Independent, and NALIP fellow. She received her BA in Creative Writing from the University of Southern California.

 

IGOR KROPOTOV, CINEMATOGRAPHER
Igor Kropotov was born in Siberia, Russia. His upbringing in Belgium and Italy has supplemented his acute skills in cinematography with an open and fresh perspective. His lifelong passion for capturing a cinematic viewpoint is reflected in his early years of filming sponsored skateboarding videos and having his film photography displayed at an exhibition in one of Moscow's popular gallery spaces. He received his BA in Film & Television production from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. His most recent work includes a wide range of narrative films, TV series THE GATEKEEPERS for the Discovery Channel, TV series ALIEN DAWN for Nickelodeon, music videos, and commercials. He shot THE PALE OF SETTLEMENT, produced by Jonathan Yaniv. Igor continues bringing his artistic vision to life through his mastery of a key tool: the camera.
More info: www.igorkropotov.com

 

MAXWELL ORGELL, PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Maxwell is a Los Angeles based production designer. With an extensive background in design and painting, Maxwell progressed from art directing for print to designing for narrative film, music video, and commercial work. His recent credits include commercials for Nintendo and Citroën, and music videos for Bob Dylan, Foster the People, JLo, Regina Spektor, and Ryan Adams.
More info: www.wp-a.com/designers/maxwell-orgell

 

THOMAS A. KRUEGER, EDITOR
Thomas A. Krueger was born in South Carolina and lived his formative years in Berlin, Germany, where he developed a passion for international cinema. A veteran of the USC Film & Television Production Program, he discovered his vocation in university editing suites and began his professional career as a Producer/Editor at the Surf Channel Television Network. He has edited two feature films and 17 television features for such networks as NBC, Spike, SyFy and Hallmark, and his work has been acclaimed in such publications as Entertainment Weekly and The Hollywood Reporter, which praised his “compelling editing.”
More info: www.tak-editorial.com

 

BENOÎT PIOULARD, COMPOSER
Thomas Meluch (aka Benoît Pioulard) is a musician and writer living and working in Seattle, Washington. Since a young age, Thomas Meluch has been fascinated by natural sounds and the textures of decay. He began playing piano before his feet could reach the pedals, and for more than a decade has sought to create a unique sonic environment by combining remnants of pop song structures with the lushness and unpredictability of field recordings. A veteran drummer of a half dozen bands and an avid collector of instruments and analog devices, Meluch relies on guitar and voice as the bases for his work as Benoît Pioulard.
More info: www.pioulard.com

 

ZAHID DEWJI, COMPOSER
Zahid Dewji is an artist, musician, and educator of East-African Indian decent based out of Houston, Texas.  A graduate of New York University’s Music Education program, Zahid is an up-and-coming multimedia freelancer who has recently been published for his extensive illustration work in “A Simple Rebirth,” a four-volume poetry work by first-time author Samira R. Noorali.  Aside from his personal and professional work as a visual artist, Zahid has helped produce and arrange musical projects for several independent artists and composers, and currently teaches piano, guitar, and music theory throughout the greater Houston area.  As a composer for “There Is a New World Somewhere,” Zahid plans to bring his inquisitive fascination of well-written instrumental counterpoint combined with a genuine love of old-school southern music in order to provide an appropriate and meaningful musical framework for the film’s narrative.  Zahid has recently indulged his Eastern roots through the  study of traditional Hindustani classical music by undertaking the tutelage of Sitar-virtuoso Srinivas Koumounduri, and hopes that his diverse taste and appreciation for world music will help to explore greater avenues in the creative process.