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PRESS KIT

Lily a short film by Susana Casares



FILM INFORMATION

PRODUCTION COUNTRY: USA, Spain

COMPLETION DATE: January, 2011

RUNNING TIME: 11:08 min

LANGUAGE: English

SUBTITLES AVAILABLE: Spanish

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SYNOPSIS

Eleven-year-old Lily is new in the neighborhood. Her body is changing and she is

starting to think about romance. When her mother, Nicole, drags her to the pool in a

new bikini, all of Lily's worries are realized. Unfortunately, Lily has more to fear than just

puberty and boys. Pushed by the subtle pressure of her mother and friends, Lily will find

herself trapped in the situation she most wanted to avoid.


ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS

Susana Casares Writer / Director / Producer

Susana was born in Barcelona, Spain. After receiving her BA in Translation and

Interpreting, she finished a BFA in Fine Arts with a special focus in Video Art and

Photography. She spent two years in the department of Film at the Hochschule fr

Gestaltung in Offenbach, Germany, where she focused on video art, photography and

documentary filmmaking. Her work has been shown in exhibitions and festivals around

the world, including the Berlin Film Festival and the Instituto Cervantes.

Currently, she is completing an MFA in Film Directing at UCLA, Los Angeles, thanks to

a scholarship from Fundaci La Caixa, a prestigious institution in Spain. In 2010, she

received the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Award, the Mary Pickford Award and

the Panavision New Filmmaker Grant.

Dagmar Weaver-Madsen Director of Photography

Dagmar is completing her thesis research at UCLA for a Cinematography MFA degree.

She also completed her BA in Communications at UCLA with Magna Cum Laude

honors. In 2009 she attended the Budapest Cinematography Master Class under

Vilmos Zsigmond A.S.C. She has also had the privilege of studying under Roger

Deakins ASC, Joan Churchill ASC, Stephen H. Burum ASC, and Johnny Simmons ASC

in their master classes as Kodak Cinematographers in Residence at UCLA. Dagmar is

especially proud of shooting a feature documentary in India about sponsorship and

education, and "The Absence" a 35mm thesis film for which she has just been awarded

the The William A. Fraker, ASC, BSC Heritage Award. Additionally she has worked on

new-media content and web series: as a DP and segment director for Kevin Smith and

as a co-creator of a new-media website centering around user-generated art,

documentaries, and shorts that won best student site at Austins SXSW Festival 07. In

2010 she won the Panavision Cinematography Prize.


Eric Karkheck Producer

After finishing undergraduate education, Eric shot and edited many short

documentaries focusing on non-profit groups in the Chicago area. Then, on a whim, he

moved to New York to assist on the post-production of Triviatown, a feature length

documentary about the worlds largest trivia contest in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. After

this film hit the festival circuit, Eric started at a daily hour long show for ESPN, and

within a year rose to the postion of post-production supervisor. His career then turned

to promo creation for a variety of cable television channels before moving to LA to

begin enrollment at the University of Southern Californias School of Cinematic Arts.

Diana Densmore Producer

Diana Densmore, born and bred in Middle America, received her B.A. from the

University of Michigan, double majoring in Film & Video Studies and Creative Writing.

After a short stint in Australia she returned to Michigan and worked on television

commercials, short films and documentaries. She also taught both performance poetry

and photography in after school programs before moving to Japan to teach English.

She is now a second year MFA in Screenwriting at UCLA, where she has been selected

finalist for the Sloan screenwriting contest. She has helped produce one of the finalist

films for the Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmakers Award. In 2010, she developed and

produced a documentary project with Susana Casares that was selected by the Bill &

Melinda Gates Foundation Storyteller Initiative. She was also a finalist for the Sloan

Screenwriting Fellowship.


CAST

Riley JoDowning

Lisa Roumain

Ellen LawsonFred Ponzlov

Ava Allan

Zachary Mitchell

Aidan Walter


PRODUCTION CREDITS

Written and Directed by

Susana Casares

With

Riley Jo Downing and Lisa Roumain

Produced by

Eric Karkheck

Diana Densmore

Susana Casares

Director of Photography

Dagmar Weaver-Madsen

Cast

Lily Riley Jo Downing

Nicole Lisa Roumain

Bob Fred Ponzlov

Meg Ava Allan

Anne Ellen Lawson

Mark Zachary Mitchell

Hector Aidan Walter

Crew

Line Producer Eric Karkheck

Production Manager Diana Densmore

Casting Director Pixie Monroe

Casting Assistant Andrew Arnold

Production Designer Chrystal Lee

Edited by Susana Casares

Sofia Escud

Music by Bob Lydecker


Sound Designer &

Re-recording Mixer Piero Mura

1st Assistant Director Iris Helfer

2nd Assistant Director David Martin-PorrasElia Urquiza

Production Assistants Katharina LengfeldHeather ColetteRebecca GoldsteinBrian PucherJessica Fritz

1st Assistant Camera Uxue Jimenez

Alex Cason

2nd Assistant Camera Meryl OconnorDana Turken

Underwater Camera Timb Balcomb

Gaffer Cat Deakins

Key Grip Camilo Salazar Prince

Grips Moana SherillUri NivRudik OsorioJen Gittings

Production Sound Estuardo Galvez

Boom Michael Ramos AraizagaAlex Hemlock

Colorist Aaron Pedraza

Still Photography Jana Diaz JuhlMichael Ramos Araizaga

Make-up Artist Ashley Allocco

Lifeguard Alexis Edelman

Studio Teacher Oscar Garca

Extras Katie MuiseAshley AlloccoMika LasalviaMary Pascoe

Vehicle Rental Galpin Studio Rentals

Insurance Hefferman Ins. Brokers


Thanks toGyula Gazdag, Tom Denove, A.P. Gonzlez, Gail Duncan, Ester Villalta,

Becky Smith, Nancy Richardson, Cece Hall, George Gary,Sandra Lawton, Albert Malvaez, Rand Soares, Ral Estradera,

Mnica Capelln, igo de Llano, Manuel Cano, Viviana Chaves,Zara Hollywood Staff, Tania H. Letona, Emilia Jordi, Paul Fogleman,

La Barca Mexican Restaurant, Western Bagels, Deborah Cohen,Camilo Salazar, Mara Cervera, Gina Ferrer, Julia Francino,

Fady Hadid, Jana Daz Juhl, Carlos, Meryl, Dagmar, Carmen,Apunto Lapospo S.L.U., Kathryn Downing, Robin Walter and my family.

This film was made possible thanks to the support of:Hollywood Foreign Press Association Award

Fundaci La CaixaPanavision New Filmmaker Program

Susana Casares 2011

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