Deborah relies on chance to avoid making any choices in her life, but then faces a decision that can’t be left up to fate.
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Choices Teaser Trailer from Rick Hamilton on Vimeo. |
Choices
starring D'Vorah Bailey Written and Directed by Rick Hamilton Produced by Hanna Zakouri & Rick Hamilton Cinematography by Haya AlGhanim Original Score by Craig Klonowski "Choices" premiered at the Speechless Film Festival on March 17, 2017. It won Best Short at the Malta International Film Festival, Best Writing (Student Short) at the Burien Film Festival and Best New Work at the Chain NYC Film Festival.
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Cast:
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D'Vorah Bailey
D'Vorah is a singer and actress who has performed on stage, television and commercials. She made her Broadway debut featured as a Sheep in the Hal Prince revival of Candide with Jim Dale, Jason Danieley and Harrolyn Blackwell. Musical credits include productions of A Little Night Music at St. Louis Repertory Theater and Great Lakes Theater Festival, and an international tour of Guys and Dolls. At the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, D'Vorah earned an MFA in Acting and performed in productions under the direction of Jack O’Brien, John Rando, and Darko Tresnjak. D’Vorah holds a BFA in Musical Theater from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She is a proud member of Actors Equity and SAG-AFTRA. |
Music:
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Craig Klonowski
Craig received his bachelor's in music education from The Ohio State University and master's degree in the same from Cleveland State University, where he also studied double bass under Charles Carleton of the Cleveland Orchestra. In addition to music education and playing double bass, Craig's passion is music composition. His first composition project, When The World Goes Dark won 2 college Emmys among its 15 awards. Craig created "Little Bull Music" and his own string ensemble "Galactica Quintet" where he continues to offer services in music education, performing, arrangements, composition and arts integration. Craig lives in New York City and teaches middle and high school music in Spanish Harlem. He performs with the United Nations Symphony and One World Symphony. For more information, visit Craig's website. |
The Women Behind Choices :
The on-set crew of Choices was comprised entirely of women, most of them excellent filmmakers in their own right. Their backgrounds encompass advertising, documentaries, experimental films, fashion, theatre and poetry. Furthermore, they hail from around the globe, with representation from Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the Caribbean. This was the smoothest, most efficient set I've ever been on and I owe it all to them.
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Hanna Zakouri
Producer/AD France |
Sang Oh
Art Director Korea |
Stacia Yearwood
Sound Trinidad & Tobago |
Meri Tesfai
Asst Camera/Slate Norway/Ethiopia |
Katya O'Brien
Grip Russia |
Margaux Bazzali
Asst Sound France |
Artwork:
Felix Conception generously allowed use of his paintings to enhance the art design. They added splashes of color to the apartment, which we wanted to have a minimalist feel. More of his work can be seen on his website.