PerfectDirected by Amie Steir
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About the short
On Anne's wedding day, everyone in her hometown is filled with excitement. But not for Anne. The town is abuzz over the imminent arrival of Anne's beautiful, successful sister Sara. When the two sisters reunite, Anne learns that Sara has a special wedding present for her, a mysterious gift that just might enable Anne to come out of her "perfect" sister's shadow on her special day.
About the director
Amie Steir is a writer/director working in film and television. She has written and directed award-winning short films for MTV, HBO and Warner Brothers. Two of her shorts — Zoe Loses It (starring Amanda Peet, Gretchen Mol and Amy Poehler) and Date Squad (starring Amanda Peet, Sandra Oh and Adam Scott) aired on HBO and Cinemax and have screened at festivals all over the world. Steir also wrote and directed the feature film Nadine in Date Land (starring Janeane Garofalo) for The Oxygen Network. Her other television credits include the scripted comedy pilots F.O.C.'d for MTV and I. Never (produced by Paul Stupin) for ABC Family.
Director Statement
I started out writing 'Perfect' thinking I was Anne, but I realized by the end of it, that I'm also Sara. I'm Sara or I'm Anne depending on the day, the hour and the minute. Perhaps I'm more in my head (aka: delusional) than most but I would like to think I'm not the only woman who can relate to the central dynamic between the two sisters in this story.
This movie is my foolish attempt at tackling the complexity of female relationships — the rivalry, the competitiveness, the camaraderie and ultimately the deep love — in 10 minutes. But instead of expecting to solve that riddle wrapped in an enigma — I would happily settle for just one person laughing out loud after watching this movie and thinking to them self, "Oh my God, that's totally me!"
Cast Bios
Carla Gallo Rising star Carla Gallo is a familiar face to many, thanks to starring roles on HBO's Carnival and Fox's Undeclared, as well as recent guest arcs on television series Californication, Bones, and Men of a Certain Age. Gallo's feature credits include Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Funny People, and I Love You Man, and she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress for Spanking the Monkey. Recently, Gallo appeared alongside Naomi Watts and Annette Bening in the independent feature Mother and Child, and completed a pilot for The CW, Danni Lowinski. She is currently shooting Cameron Crowe's We Bought a Zoo opposite Matt Damon.
Maria Blasucci After graduating from Loyola Marymount University with a degree in Theatre Arts, Los Angeles native Maria Blasucci went on to study long-form improv at iO West, appearing in several improv groups and taking part in the Del Close Marathon, Chicago Improv Festival, and Los Angeles Improv Festival. She has received acclaim for her web series Little Mysteries, co-starring and co-written by Amanda Lund, and she recently appeared in the web series Bad Dads, which can be seen on collegehumor.com. Currently, Blasucci performs at theatres across Los Angeles as one half of the duo BEANS! and is developing a new series, Ghost Ghirls, with Drunk History director Jeremy Konner and Amanda Lund.
Tony Hale Tony Hale won legions of loyal fans for his role as Buster Bluth, the quirky, hilarious, emotionally stunted mama's boy on beloved Emmy award-winning series Arrested Development. He has lent his talents to a number of film and television projects, with feature credits including The Informant!, The Answer Man, Stranger Than Fiction, RV, and Because I Said So. Hale has also made guest appearances on television series including Justified, Community, Numb3rs, ER, and United States of Tara, and in recurring roles on Chuck and Andy Barker, P.I. He can currently be seen on NBC.com, starring in original online comedy series CTRL.
Film Credits
Written and Directed by Amie Steir
USA Network Presents
An RSA FILMS production
In Association with Native Pictures
Produced By
Jules Daly
Tom Dunlap
Executive Producer Tomer Devito
Co-Producer Sean Blair
Associate Producer Jonny Edwards
Director of Photography Jesse Green
Production Designer Desma Murpy
Editor Lance Pereira
Music By John Swihart
Costume Designer Rene Acuna
Casting Director Amanda Koblin
Starring:
Maria Blasucci
Carla Gallo
Tony Hale
Anne Maria Blasucci
Sara Carla Gallo
Gene Tony Hale
Barbara Lisa Lupo
Sharleen Jenny Phagan
Scott Josh Brener
Fran Debra Leigh
Aging Stud Max Osinski
Guy in Car Jason Boegh
APP Girl Christine Moore
Production Supervisor Jake Brown
1st AD Alex Korp
2nd AD JD Deison
1st AC Jason Zakrewski
2nd AC Eric Jenkinson
HD Tech Vannessa Manluna
Gaffer Lee Spencer
Best Boy Electric Gabor Kavocs
Electric
Janos Csoma
Pedro Rojas
Electric Driver Jaun Barroso
Key Grip Carlos Boiles
Best Boy Grip Tommy Donald
Grip
Luis Sandoval
Michael Wahl
Grip Driver Bill Kennedy
Set Dresser
Goar Galstyan
Peggy Paola
Jim Bray
Richard Augustine
Wardrobe Assistant Marrisa Ygaguirre
Make up & Hair Dept Head Zoe Franklin
Make Up Assistant Yoko Nobushi
Script Supervisor Kristen Owings
VTR Abe Miller
Storyboard Artist Jarid Boyce
Additional Music Brian H. Kim
Music Editing Adam Hochstatter
Sound Design & Mix 740 Sound Design
Executive Producer for 740 Sound Design Scott Ganary
Mixer Robert Fiest
Sound Designers
Eddie Kim
Andrew Tracy
William McGuigan
PA-Production Truck John Hirsch
PA
Dan Sheldon
Ronn Burner
Hunter Rogers
Matt Cooper
Chase Roberts
Craft Services Sam Sulyan
Breakfast Caterer Anush Sulyan
Set Security Brian Groh
Sound Dept. Saravoot Kaitkalang
Boom Operator Kennard Morris
Special Thanks
USA Network
Chris McCumber
Alexandra Shapiro
Jason Holzman
Jon Cotton
Nate Schreiber
© 2011 RSA Films, Inc. and Amie Steir. All Rights Reserved































