Help Henrietta Find Rosina: Fund Invisible Girl!
We are excited to make a new art film, inspired by Mary Shelley's short story The Invisible Girl. Directed by Jaclyn Bethany this diverse group of artists have been granted an Artist Residency at Rosehouse Residency in idyllic Cobleskill, New York. Written by Sofia Drummond-Moore and the Director the story plays on the Victorian gothic genre, while making our lead characters two women in love whose circumstance prevent them from being together.
We have raised initial funds and funds raised here will be used to complete our shooting days. The funds will go towards accommodation, feeding our cast and crew, equipment, production/costume design travel and initial post-production. The film will be devised in a collaborative way on site and in rehearsals, and our ensemble as a whole is helping the film come to life. Following in the footsteps of Mary Shelley, a trailblazer of her time, along with her contemporaries whose artistic retreats in 19th century Europe sparked many creative and progressive works, our film aims to pay homage to this collaborative creative process. After such a tough and transformative year, we are excited to come together to tell a story that needs to be told. Especially after a year in quarantine, we all seek a creative community, a chosen family that our ensemble will be given through this specific creative process.
Exploring feminist theory, horror, magical realism and genre defying themes, the story appeals to the LGBTQ community as well as a wider audience seeking to escape the daily mundane. We have specifically chosen to make this film during Pride month to honor and celebrate this love story.
Our set will follow COVID guidelines and include testing as required by the CDC.
PLEASE NOTE: If you are interested in making an investment in the project, please contact us.
'Taught from infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison.' - Mary Wollstonecraft
OUR ENSEMBLE
JACLYN BETHANY is an actress and Emmy award winning filmmaker. She is a recent graduate of the prestigious American Film Institute Conservatory with an M.F.A. in Directing. She has written, produced and directed numerous short films which have played festivals worldwide. Her AFI Thesis Film The Delta Girl starring Isabelle Fuhrman and Caitlin Carver premiered at Holly Shorts in 2018.
Jaclyn's work focuses on complex women, stories rooted in her Southern upbringing and LGBTQ stories from the female gaze.
In addition to AFI, Ms. Bethany holds a B.A. in Acting from Fordham University, an M.A. in Screenwriting from The London Film School. The Rehearsal, her digital series in which she created and stars, recently won an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Digital Drama. Her first feature film Indigo Valley was released by Giant Pictures and is available via Amazon and Apple TV. Her second feature Highway One premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in 2021 and will play several upcoming festivals with a release by Bohemia Media in the UK in Fall 2021. Jaclyn is currently working on two features shot during the pandemic.
The first in this series Before the World Set Fire featuring Brooke Bloom (She's Lost Control) and Samuel Levine, followed by the second in this series The Falling World, featuring an ensemble cast. As an actor, she can be seen in David Fincher's Mank for Netflix, as the lead in indie feature Under the Lantern Lit Sky (Brooklyn FF 2021) and British arthouse film Venice at Dawn. Her theater credits include workshops and productions at Clubbed Thumb (Off-Bway), Powerhouse/NY Stage and Film, the Berkshire Theatre Festival, Arcola Theatre (London), among others. She is represented by Buchwald. She is currently pitching her pilot Margaret's Flood, set in 1979 Mississippi.
REISE ALEXANDER was born in Allen, Texas. From a young age Reise knew that being a performer was the dream. Sports were a big part of life for nine years but there was always something missing. Making people smile by telling a story became an important part of everyday life. The decision to become an actor was made.
From the beginning Reise knew she was more than what was expected. She came out as transgender at age 14. Reise attended a talent search to showcase ability and was signed to an agency.
When not performing Reise can be found outside gazing up to the stars at night where she finds her muse for creativity and collects her thoughts. "I'm a huge dreamer and I hope on day to have a strong enough platform to help fund awareness for other trans kids and LGBT members who need support...so they can have someone to lean on when times are hard."
Reise has a heart of gold and an old soul with integrity and strong will. Reise's agent is continually pitching her for roles and anticipates a promising future for this young lady.
"I love what I do. Nothing makes me happier."
VIOLET SAVAGE is honored to play the part of Rosina in The Invisible Girl. Recent credits include Mad Forest (Theater for a New Audience), Promenade (Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts), and Foxhole (Glass Eye Pix). Violet studied Theater and Performance at Bard College where she graduated with the Don Parker Prize for accomplishment in acting.
SARAH KEYES is a theatre artist based in New York City. She is a proud graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy, Fordham University Lincoln Center, and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she recently received her MFA in Dramatic Art. She has trained with Chautauqua Theater Company, Primary Stages ESPA, She-Collective, The Civilians, Actors Theatre of Louisville, and the Moscow Art Theatre School. Sarah is a frequent collaborator with PlayMakers Repertory Company, Notch, Parallel 45, Scranton Shakespeare Festival, and the International Wow Company. You can see her in Jaclyn Bethany's upcoming film "The Falling World". For full credits, please visit: www.sarahkeyes.com
ARIELLE YODER'S credits include Broadway/National Tour: Birthday Candles (Upcoming - Roundabout), The Humans First National Tour. Off-Broadway: DOG, The Price of Thomas Scott, soot and spit. Regional: Sun Valley Shakespeare Festival: Shrew! Shaker Bridge Theatre: The Mystery of Love and Sex. The Guthrie: Concrete Orange: An American Fable. PlayMakers Repertory Company: Three Sisters, Peter and the Starcatcher, 4,000 Miles, An Enemy of the People, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Vanya and Sonia, and Masha and Spike, Love Alone, The Tempest, Metamorphoses. TV/Film: FBI: Most Wanted, Law and Order: SVU. Arielle serves as an Associate Director for DreamStreet Theatre Company, a 501c3 nonprofit for neurodiverse performers.
arielleyoder.com | dreamstreetnyc.org | @yodes91
JACOBI HALL is grateful to connect with Jaclyn for this project. Jacobi is a company member of Broadway’s Paradise Square. Notable Roles include Sebastion(The Little Mermaid) and Kerchak(Tarzan). Blessed to be performing Hall is determined on breaking into show business and leaving a mark on the arts and entertainment industry forever.
CHRIS STAHL is an actor from Lexington, KY who currently splits his time between New York City and Rhode Island. Select credits include Observance (NY Fringe Festival), Serials (The Flea), Assassins (Gamm), The Wife of Usher’s Well (Connelly Theatre), Comedie of Errors (New Lions), I’m Very Online (BAM, Power Out) dir. Blayze Teicher, Arkhipov (Lincoln Center) dir. Elkhanah Pulitzer, The Country Girls (Williamstown Theatre Festival) dir. Garry Hynes, Talk To Me of Love (Williamstown Theatre Festival, feat. Marisa Tomei) dir. Carolyn Cantor. He’s been privileged to work in prestigious theaters around the country including Trinity Rep, Williamstown Theatre Festival’s Non-Equity Company and Apprentice Company, White Heron Theatre Company, Parallel 45, Edinburgh Fringe Fest and Interlochen Shakespeare Festival. Film/TV credits include Claws, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Revenge of the Green Dragons (produced by Martin Scorsese) and Mysteries at the Museum. MFA: Brown/Trinity Rep. BA: Fordham University, high honors in Acting. Interlochen Arts Academy, Young Artist Award.
SOFIA DRUMMOND-MOORE is a writer born in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She grew up in National Parks around the U.S. with her park ranger parents. She graduated with honors from Knox College with a BA in Creative Writing and Film. She has a Master's Degree in Screenwriting from the American Film Institute. She is currently working as a freelance screenwriter and writer's assistant in Los Angeles. She primarily focuses on horror, thriller and drama with a specific interest in LGBTQ+ stories and those focused on female protagonists.
ANNA CRIVELLI is a San Fransisco native currently residing in Brooklyn, NY. Anna received her M.F.A. from the Yale School of Drama and her B.A. from Fordham University Lincoln Center. Off-Broadway: Doll’s House Part 3 (Exponential Festival), Drink with Death (La Mama) Regional: How to Defend Yourself (Victory Gardens, 43rd Humana Festival), Private Lives (Dorset Theatre Festival), Once Five Years Pass, Dental Society Midwinter Meeting (Williamstown Theatre Festival), Appropriate (Westport Country Playhouse), Steel Magnolias (Geva Theater Center), Film/Television: Evil (CBS), The Falling World (BKE Productions), Playing with Matches.
OLIVIA BLUE (she/her) grew up in San Francisco where she attended the American Conservatory Theater. She is a graduate of NYU Tisch, and can be seen in an upcoming TNT show (that she can't talk about). Recent work: a supporting role in Lionsgate's Miranda Veil.
Michael Jennings Mahoney is an actor, writer, and director hailing from the Midwest who is now based out of NYC. He holds a BFA in Musical Theatre with High Honors from the University of Michigan and an MFA in Acting from Brown University/Trinty Rep where he was the Stephen Sondheim Fellow. His has been seen across the US and Canada and on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Regional and Concert stages. He has been privileged to share some of those stages with Debbie Reynolds, Jeremy Irons, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Christine Ebersole, Sandy Patty, Michael W Smith and many other phenomenal artists. Some select credits include Pulse (The Guthrie), A Christmas Carol (Trinity Rep), College: The Musical (Original Off Bway Cast), Red (Martha's Vineyard), Anna Karenina (White Heron Theater Company), Shining City (Hudson Stage Company), Onegin (US Premiere) and Being Earnest(East Coast Premiere) both at Greater Boston Stage Company. Film/TV includes Royal Pains and Love in NY.
RIEL MACKLEM is a Canadian-born actress and writer based in New York City and LA. She is a 2019 graduate of NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, where she completed her thesis on the intersections between artistic and activist movements around the world. She trained in performance and voice technique with Fiasco Theater and The New Group and has worked with renowned coaches such as Robert D’Avanzo, Rodney Rowland, and Michelle Danner. Riel recently co-created and co-starred in the comedy thriller, “Hex & Rage,” which is currently on the festival circuit. She loves all film genres but is especially excited by stories that provide nuanced perspectives on sexuality and identity. She is so excited to join “The Invisible Girl” and its exceptional cast and crew.
MALIN BARR is a Swedish actress based in LA. Her latest credits include Darkstar Pictures feature Honeydew (Tribeca 2021) where she's starring alongside Sawyer Spielberg and Barbara Kingsley and The Beta Test (Tribeca 2021). Malin has various credits in film including First Love , Centigrade (featurette) and TV- series including CBS's Bull as well as Scandinavian TV-series Before We Die & Topdog. Malin is bi-lingual in Swedish and English and also speaks French and some Russian.
DAN SHAKED Film/TV Credits: Highway One (2021 Santa Barbara Film Festival), Under the Lantern Lit Sky (2021 Brooklyn Film Festival), NBC Mysteries of Laura, ABC Body of Proof, How to Follow Strangers (opposite Broad City's Ilana Glazer), Shonda Rhimes ABC Pilot Gilded Lilys, Jobs (opposite Ashton Kutcher, Age of the Living Dead (recurring role on FOX ASIA), February (opposite Ethan Phillips and Phyllis Somerville), Storm Up The Sky (Tribeca Film Festival, opposite Richard Masur), Swiped (2015 Santa Barbara Film Festival, opposite James Morrison), A Day in Eden (2014 Austin Film Festival) THE ONION NEWS NETWORK (Directed by Chris Kelly) The Pirate Captain Toledano (2018 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, 2017 Los Angeles and BOCA Jewish Film Festival) UPCOMING: Mistrust (opposite Jane Seymour), The Nearest Human Being (opposite Charlie Hofheimer), Off Track (opposite Brian Anthony Wilson), Fine Print, Harsh Reality and the web series' Sorry Ari, The Saltimbanks, The Inevitable Guide to Average Adulting and Dating Myself.
CHINGWE PADRAIG SULLIVAN (he/they/she) is a New England based Indigenous actor (Montaukett and Shinnecock nations), currently attending the Brown/Trinity MFA program in Providence, Rhode Island. Before COVID, they most recently had been seen as Demetrius in Southwest Shakespeare Company’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Edgar Allen Poe in Anthem Theatre Company’s My Fascination with Creepy Ladies, and Joe in Also Known as Theatre’s Extremities. They hope you’re having a good day today.
DAISY STACKPOLE is a production and costume designer based in Los Angeles who has also worked in Stockholm and New Orleans. Her work centers around using sustainably sourced or created materials. As much as possible, Daisy loves to work with directors who have been underrepresented in the industry. She has worked in film, photo, and television.”
CAROLINE SEBASTIAN grew up at the foot of the Appalachian mountains of NC immersed in dance and community theater and studied acting at NC School of the Arts. She moved to NYC after graduating from high school to attend Sarah Lawrence College, where she studied theater, art history and sculpture. Upon graduating she worked in the art world at Rivington Arms Gallery, then as a stylist and design assistant for brands including Electric Feathers, No. 6 and Correll Correll. She began working in film in 2014 after moving to Minneapolis and has since designed costumes for several shorts and six independent feature films, most recently on Dean Peterson’s Kendra and Beth with Kate Lyn Shiel. She is currently based in Los Angeles and her all-time favorite costume film is Fassbinder's Martha.
TOM BLYTH worked in local theatre, film and television in the UK before attending Juilliard in New York City. Shortly after graduation in 2020, he was cast in a supporting role in the film Benediction, written and directed by Terence Davies. He recently completed filming a guest role in HBO’s The Gilded Age. He will play the title role in Epic upcoming show "Billy the Kid."
LORENZO PACE'S love of images started in the skatepark, capturing moments on film. He studied at the Academy of Art University, where he fell in love with cinematography. He lives and works in his hometown of New York City.
MADELEINE OLSON (she/they) is a director, actor and writer living in Brooklyn. After studying anthropology at Brown, Madeleine will be attending AFI for directing in the Fall.
SHANNON C GRIFFIN is a Tokyo-born, Asian-American freelance film editor currently based in Los Angeles, CA. Shannon grew up traveling the world and lived in cities like Tokyo, Beijing, and Shanghai. Eventually she landed in Honolulu, Hawaii where she discovered her interest for film editing at Mid-Pacific Institute. Shannon attended Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, NY and graduated with a BA in Liberal Arts (history and film). Now a film editor, Shannon loves to utilize her unique background to bring her own perspective to each edit.Shannon’s music video work has been included in Pitchfork’s Top 20 Music Videos of 2019 (Doja Cat’s ‘Tia Tamera’), nominated for two awards at the MTV 2020 VMAs (Best Rock and Best Music Video from Home for Blink-182’s ‘Happy Days’), and nominated for two 2020 CMT Awards (Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year for Kelsea Ballerini’s ‘homecoming queen?’). Additionally, Shannon has edited commercials and branded content for clients such as Intel, the Wall Street Journal Magazine, Samsung, LG, and HypeBeast. She edited the Lenovo x Jonas Brothers’ Virtual Interactive Performance which went on to win a Bronze Clio Music Award.
When Shannon isn’t working, she spends her time learning Thai in an effort to reconnect with her mother’s roots.
KATHRYN KEARNEY is a recent graduate of Hamilton College where she was an American Studies major and Theater minor. Kathryn has worked as a Director's Assistant, Production Designer, and Production Assistant. In addition to her work behind the scenes, she has acted in a BBC short film, Expensive Shit, in a comedy group, Ventura, student films, and college theater productions. She is excited to be a part of the team of Invisible Girl.