Matter productions - Jeremy Walker



matter productions

presents

particles of truth

a film by

jennifer elster

preliminary press notes

|press: |

|jeremy walker |

|jeremy walker + associates |

|171west 80th street, #1 |

|new york, ny 10024 |

|tel: 212-595-6161 |

|fax: 212-595-5875 |

|jeremy@ |

cast

johnny alan samulski

louise susan floyd

morrison gale harold

mr. wiley larry pine

mrs. wiley leslie lyles

will richard wilkinson

flora elizabeth van meter

lilli jennifer elster

faceless lillis leah holzer

karey yan

pyul kim

gallery owner jonathan smit

yohan svenson david ley

sad and angry man ted montuori

cleaning woman petra quinones

mrs. weinstein joyce feurring

grandpa black mark margolis

charles michael laurence

child lilli victoria rosen

tortured girl amie tedesco

street passerbys cathira

mario rosado

francisca lino

vanessa nicholson

ratton corrozo

leticia ortiz

coliln scott-moncrieff

elba rodriguez

edwin tarrents

people on street carol ann ransaw

toure folkes

leah holzer

francesca channing-secco

reggie tom southern

people on subway toure folkes

michael frohberg

george tur

postal workers c.c. banks

joan a. thelen

lady on subway karen yan

bookstore clerk john mondin

bookstore customers william tyler

colin gordon

pierre stefanos

music store guys dan morrow

ryan l.

keith kin yan

jimmy ray rosato

timmy gregor manns

architect employees leah holzer

nikolitsa boutleros

chuck brown keith thomson

robert kirshenbaum john miller

waitress jennifer rhodes

coffee shop patrons richard crenshaw

martha elliott

henry j. sbrocco

walter f. hauck

stephen kasprzak

sean ferguson

paula j. riley

george from great jones diner

grandma celantano regina dreyer thomas

francis margo singaliese

barbara diane bearden

christina amy casanova

will’s lover pyul kim

gapu taj crown

guy outside of pizzeria courtney s. bunbury

pit bar customers randy laboy

taylor allen

alby cassara

john brennan

alberto gonzales

jack silfen

patrick reale

dennis albanese

john jay buol

will farnsworth

marty dunn

kevin j. clark

mildred rios-puglisi

awilda rios

simon gribben

francesca channing-secco

lewis helfer

bouncer jose hernandez, jr.

guys outside of apt 42d william fonseca

rodolfo tur

george tur

richard flores

nurse leslie frohberg

gallery patrons marcus a. jefferson

adeline mcdonagh

scott munro

steven samuel

robert pollack

natia duen

michael cruz

coreen mccarthy

miranda s. reeves

malika harris

kendra ware

lynn lapham

tony harry

mario golden

aaron tolliver

matthew becker

josh barash

stephanie konie

cassandra m. regis

maree e. sweeney

emiko koizumi

kelly reeves

elizabeth araujo

koney duke

hilary prentice

bernard gingras

flynne willey

alex bezjian

carolyn lawler

aaron lombardi

vanessa perylman

sally haskell

cherish magennis

john udell

pyul kim

shelly federman

tamar sela

karen yan

yehudit cohen

anne friar lauren bond

filmmakers

writer, producer, director jennifer elster

production designer cherish magennis

film editor ron len

director of photography toshiro yamaguchi

casting director caroline sinclair

co-producer lewis helfer

co-producer terry leonard

associate producer jennifer murphy

contributing producer michelle becking

line producer joshua levine

production manager tamar sela

production coordinator leah holzer

first assistant director terry leonard

casting director jennifer elster

music supervisor mark wike

script supervisor aline motta

sound mixer eban baume

costume designer jennifer elster

costume designer karen yan

assistant costume designer aurora danon

hair/make up carol ann ransaw

assistant hair/make up chani farkash

hair colorist michelle becking

art director john udell

set decorator shelly federman

prop master francesca channing-secco

prop photography shelly federman

storyboard artist karen yan

set photographer shelly federman

set builder matt hale

first assistant camera ezra levinger

second assistant camera george tur

jonathan blitstein

kit pennebaker

gerardo v.

second assistant director sally haskell

second assistant director pierre stefanos

gaffer matt caton

paul gentry

key grip paul mccluskey

brian nisbett

jason valez

ron morales

g&e swing thomas caleshu

ron morales

michael j. prisco, jr.

heath allen

ronan killeen

young pyon

walter strafford

perry unjang

eric ulrich

adam salky

george gatter

boom operators lynda aparicio

michael frohberg

marilyn teorey

leah holzer

jonathan blitstein

second unit camera sally haskell

additional photography ben kutchins

fight coordinator taylor allen

stand in for ms elster sally haskell

production counsel spinak & gray

production insurance near north insurance brokerage, inc.

cast payroll cast and crew production payroll, inc.

banking services alton bowes at jp morgan chase bank

insurance advisor frank morelli

accountant jim rhein

catering twin café caterers

truck rentals dollar rent a car

courier car rental

truck drivers toure folkes

adams salky

locations assistant pyul kim

key production assistant pyul kim

production assistants lynda aparicio

toure folkes

maria malara

daniel abrams

nikolitsa boutieros

courtney s. bunbury

courtney joy de stefano

mark di mattia

matt feldman

jeff kelso

shaun mader

sandra mooney

seth paradox

lital spitzer

chris stella

bo wright

pre-production assistant stacy chaloiecheep

original paintings for “particles of truth” by timothy cummings

johnny’s paintings by timothy cummings

painting of mrs. weinstein by timothy cummings

butterfly paintings by timothy cummings

post production supervisor jennifer murphy

audio post production facility sync sound, inc.

re-recording mixer grant maxwell

supervising sound editor tony pipitone

dialogue & adr editor neil cedar

assistant dialogue editors james redding

jeff septoff

sound effects editor john bowen

foley artist john hassler

additional adr facility tattersall casablanca, ontario, canada

hd finishing services provided by beyond our reality productions

avid ds consultant ross shain

online editor rich di lorenzo

digibeta online editor neils dachler

hd production stills by the tape house/ny

dolly supplied by xeno-lights, inc.

lighting and grip supplied by xeno-lights, inc.

photographic equipment supplied by liman video rental co.

camera supplied by sony

flora’s wardrobe provided by fab 208

mrs. wiley’s wardrobe and

architecture wardrobe provided by tse new york

mrs. wiley’s wardrobe provided by sully bonnelly

morrison’s, flora’s watiress’ and

gallery patrons’ wardrobe provided by apc

lilli’s bay, flora’s bag,

gallery patrons’ bags provided by takelyn hirolyn

music credits

matthew puckett is gray davis

“i should’ve kissed you”

performed by matthew puckett

written, proudeced and recorded by matthew puckett

©m. puckett/booty rocks music (ascap)

“corner”

performed by matthew puckett

written, proudeced and recorded by matthew puckett

©m. puckett/booty rocks music (ascap)

“myself again”

performed by matthew puckett

written, proudeced and recorded by matthew puckett

©m. puckett/booty rocks music (ascap)

“head day”

performed by matthew puckett

written, proudeced and recorded by matthew puckett

©m. puckett/booty rocks music (ascap)

“self”

performed by matthew puckett

written, proudeced and recorded by matthew puckett

©m. puckett/booty rocks music (ascap)

“time passes”

performed by matthew puckett

written, proudeced and recorded by matthew puckett

©m. puckett/booty rocks music (ascap)

“this is my head”

written and performed by mark wike

©2003 mapw music (ascap)

“burn”

written and performed by mark wike

©2003 mapw music (ascap)

“romance in f major, op. 118, no.5”

written by johannes brahms

performed by christopher ungerer- pianist

“porque no morir”

written by daniel estrella and omar rodriquez

merengue from hell music, (ascap)

performed by m-16

courtesy of mother west

“lo how a rose is blooming”

arranged by mark gunderman

performed by mark gunderman, violin and jennifer li, piano

courtesy of mother west

“lullabye”

written by jennifer turner

©2003 jennifer turner, (ascap)

performed by inner

courtesy of caboose music

“razor girl”

written by keri steele and ken harrison

hush hush & wild strawberries publishing, socan

performed by hush hush

courtesy of popguru sound &vision

“reason for leavin’”

written and performed by andrew t. hunt

produced by matt smith

© 2001 andrew hunt funeral pyre music (ascap)

sonablast! management

“glass in lullabies”

written and performed by the autumns

“any day now”

written and performed by elbow

wb music corp. administered by warner chappell publishing ltd. 2003

courtesy of v2 records, inc.

“arundel”

written by david pajo

© bearded music (bmi) 1999

performed by papa m

courtesy of drag city records

“i love a rainy night”

written by eddie rabbitt, even stevens, and david malloy

screen gems-emi music inc. (bmi)

performed by eddie rabbit

courtesy of elektra records, inc.

“darkest of the dark side”

written and performed by jeremy vargas

©2003 jeremy vargas

“songs my mother taught me”

written and performed by mark geary

courtesy of sonablast! records

“under a desert sky”

written by lord vanger (ascap)

performed by lord vanger

courtesy of e-magine entertainment

synopsis

it is often said that films made on location here can reflect the true energy of the city, but rarely have we seen this done with such an artistic eye as that of jennifer elster, who makes her feature debut with particles of truth. starring elster and gale harold, best known for his portrayal of sexual predator brian on showtime’s “queer as folk,” the film follows a very eventful 48 hours in the life of a painter on the eve of both her first big gallery show and, perhaps, the first honest relationship of her life.

on the way, particles of truth takes us from downtown to uptown and back again, weaving a narrative about love, family, trust and ultimately facing one’s self. making as she did bold choices with color, music, composition and characterization, we were not surprised to learn that elster has made a living as one of new york’s top stylists for countless photo shoots and music videos. particles of truth is as beautiful to look at as it is emotionally honest.

director’s statement

in particles of truth i wanted to take the feelings that we normally keep on the inside and put them on the outside. i’m excited by the idea that in 48 hours things can become so emotionally tense that a person can fall apart or piece themselves together. with this film, i hope to reflect some kind of emotional truth, move the audience… make them think.

biographies

jennifer elster (lilli)

born and raised in new york city, jennifer elster marks her feature film debut with particles of truth which she wrote, produced, directed and stars in. she previously made two short films, dirty and ill will which premiered at the los angeles film festival in 2001

prior to filmmaking she has conceptualized, cast and styled many photo shoots and music videos for artists ranging from david bowie, garbage, fiona apple and moby to gwyneth paltrow, isabella rosselini, liv tyler and chloe sevigny. her award-winning work has appeared in such magazines as the face, big, rolling stone and time magazine.

jennifer received her bachelor of arts at new york university in psychology and writing and post graduation studied all aspects of filmmaking.

gale harold (morrison)

gale harold is perhaps best known for his portrayal of sexual predator brian kinney on the controversial showtime series “queer as folk.”

he made his new york stage debut off-broadway in april 2001 in austin pendleton's "uncle bob" starring opposite george morfogen. he made his stage debut as 'bunny' in gillian plowman's "me and my friend" at the los angeles theatre center. other stage credits include "long days journey into night," "the importance of being ernest," "miss julie" and "sweet bird of youth." he made his feature debut in paul scheuring's "36k" and then appeared in "mental hygiene." he was subsequently accepted to the actor's conservatory program where he appeared in productions of "the misanthrope" and "cymbeline."

richard wilkinson (will)

richard wilkinson’s film credits include jennifer elster's ill will and the indie feature flora's garment.

elizabeth van meter (flora)

elizabeth van meter’s film credits include the indie features the sound, the birthday party, passing stones, east village death march, taxi driver...my friend, lay with me, deep six and space for rent.

ohnny too much pain

alan samulski (lilli’s father)

alan samulski’s film credits include the indie features the chief that never sleeps, birth/killing of innocence, joint ventures, silicone valley, raped of justice, and the ride.

louise (susan floyd)

susan floyd’s film credits include tattered angles, domestic disturbance, random hearts, big night, breathing room, and chinese coffee with al pacino.

charles (michael laurence)

michael laurence’s film credits include the escape artist, claire dolan, the operator, follow me outside, and love god.

grandpa black (mark margolis)

mark margolis’ film credits include dinner rush, the tailor of panama, hannibal, the thomas crown affair, flawless, jakob the liar, pi, scarface, mickey blue eyes, ace ventura: pet detective, 1492, and the conquest of paradise.

leslie lyles (mrs. wiley)

leslie lyles’ film credits include man on the moon, wall street, the last days of disco, and lisa picard is famous.

larry pine (mr. wiley)

larry pine’s film credits include maid in mahattan, royal tenenbaums, a foreign affair, the shipping news, celebrity, sunday, vanya on 42nd street, dead man walking, addicted to love, and stranger in the kingdom.

crew

toshiro yamaguchi (director of photography)

toshiro yamaguchi was born in japan and has studied filmmaking at new york university. he works mainly in the new york independent film industry. yamaguchi’s film credit includes; it’s all about love, a reasonable hypothesis and gangstresses part ii.

ron len (film editor)

ron len is a feature film editor whose most recent work includes the film “particles of truth” written and directed by jennifer elster. the film will premiere at the tribeca film festival 2003. some of ron’s other recent works include “bridget” written and directed by amos kollek which premiered at the berlin film festival 2002. ron has worked with amos kollek before on“queenie in love” which premiered at the cannes film festival 2001 as the closing film in the director’s fortnight and at the festival at deauville 2001. ron has enjoyed working with many other talented directors such as the emmy award winning david frankel, doug liman, jim mckay and hannah weyer, ron has also edited many short films that have played at the taos film festival, miami film festival, women in the directors chair and the los angeles film festival as well as on mtv and the showtime network.

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