About
After a workshop reading in November 2008, On the Leesh shot this short comedy in April 2009 in Brooklyn, NY.
Milestone has/will be screened at the following film fests so far...
The Miami Short Film Festival 2009.
The Victoria Film Festival 2010.
The Durango Independent Film Festival 2010
The Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival 2010
The Women's International Film Festival 2010 in Miami
NYC Downtown Short Film Festival
The Method Fest 2010
The Berkshire International Film Festival 2010
Summary
Milestone When tubs of ice cream, drinking with friends and sad movies don't get you past your heartbreak... it's time to pull out the big guns. Milestone is a short comedy with a big gun.For the most up-to-date information on all of OTL's short films, check out our short films blog at: ontheleeshshortfilms.blogspot.com
Cast & Crew
presents
A Julie Tortorici Film
Starring:
Brian Patacca and Rebecca White
in
MILESTONE
Line Producer: Melissa Jernigan
Cinematography and Editing by: Alicia Arinella
Best Boy: Colleen Slattery
Grip: Christopher Zecco
Hair and Makeup by: Natalie DiStefano
Producer's Assistant: Jessica Arinella
Production Assistant: Rob Koryl
Music by: Banana Whale
Written and Directed by: Julie Tortorici
CAST BIOS
REBECCA WHITE was most recently seen as “Kid” in the World Premiere of “T.I.C.” at The Magic Theater in San Francisco. NY credits include the benefit performance of EMMETT, DOWN IN MY HEART, with Danny Glover, (dir. Kenny Leon); Off-Broadway’s THE EXONERATED (dir. Bob Balaban); the NY premiere of TALKING TO TERRORISTS (Baruch PAC); and “Pearl” in the developmental workshop of THE SCARLET LETTER , with David Strathairn (Culture Project). Film/TV includes THE RED SCARE, THE WAITING ROOM, and host of the TV shows “First Cut” and “Hypertek” for NBC-San Francisco. Rebecca is a graduate of Brown University and The Shakespeare Lab (Public Theater/NYSF).
BRIAN PATACCA Off-Broadway: Joy (original cast), The Donkey Show. New York: Jumping Blind (Barrow Group), Aimless (Theatre Row), Gravid Water (Upright Citizens Brigade), Horticultural Therapy (American Globe), Two Rooms (Red Fern), Uncle (Blue Heron). Regional: The Baltimore Waltz, Joe Pinaturo's The Dead Boy, Love! Valour! Compassion!, Tennessee Williams’ Sunburst (world premier) all in Provincetown, also As Bees in Honey Drown at Mason Street Warehouse. Television includes Law & Order: Criminal Intent, All My Children, As the World Turns, Guiding Light, VH1’s Games People Play, Here Network's Harmony, ABC’s What Would You Do. Film: She's Got It; Pastoral (IFC Center); Gratuitous Violence; Milestone (making the festival circuit this Fall), Dodging Silver Bullets. Web: iTunes’ comedy series The In-Betweens of Holly Malone and hosting Creative Ideas (Lowes Hardware’s home makeover show). Internationally Brian has been seen with The Honeyboys. www.brianpatacca.com
