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DHESITATION
An ACME Acting Lab Production

Written and Directed by D.J. MENDEL

Starring
EMILY ALPREN as Samantha
REGINA BETANCOURT as Claudia
JULIE FISCHMAN as Rake
PATRICK LONG as Oliver
TING ZHANG as Maggie

With
DAVE MELNICHUK as George
and
SALVATORE INTERLANDI as Boyfriend

Director of Photography • DAN SHARNOFF
1st Assitant Director • ADRIENNE TRUSCOTT
Sound Mixer/Boom • KEN JACKSON
1st Assistant Camera • KATIE DAINSON
Gaffer • TIM DONOVAN, JR.
Grip • JUSTIN McCORMICK
Interior Design • BARBARA ALPREN
Music • ERIK SATIE
Editor • D.J. MENDEL

THANKS TO:
Carmine Covelli, Salvatore Interlandi, Adam McClelland, Stephanie Cooper, Loren Larson and Maria Buttazzoni.


SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Brian Barnhart and Randy Sharp at Axis Theater and
Barbara Alpren

Filmed on Location in New York and New Jersey.

Running time: 55 minutes

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Emily Alpren
  BACKGROUND
"Hesitation" was created as part of an ACME Acting Lab “Film Lab.” The actors and their screenwriter/director began meeting in February 2006 to create characters and develop a story. The film was shot over four days in May and premiered in July. Although the text was written by the screenwriter, many of the ideas, dialogue and story arcs came from each of the actors.