I Thought I Failed as a Director - Video

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https://youtu.be/npo1tSAOpsU?si=25UuSoa2vCIbqXtf

I thought I failed as a director.
While making my first real short film, Behind the Pose, nothing turned out the way I planned.

This vlog is about what it takes to make a short film from a very personal place, and how the people who helped bring it to life became part of my healing along the way.

Below are the full credits for Behind the Pose, and my gratitude to everyone who showed up for this project, on and off set.

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FULL CREDITS — BEHIND THE POSE

Written & Directed by
Sally Lomidze

Produced by
Melissa Rodriguez

Executive Producers
Sally Lomidze
Aubrey Smyth
M Shah Javaid

Director of Photography
Daniel Cho

Production Designer
Lyndsey Smith

Editor / Sound Designer
Michael Zhonga

Costume Designer
Max Kotsonis

Colorist
Dmitriy Kuznetsov

1st Assistant Director
Melissa Rodriguez

CAST

Masha — Ksena Samborska
Freddy — Rick Irwin
Katerina — Natalia Volkodaeva
Dina — Veronika Babina
Galina — Ira Khovryak
Lera — Diana Pohorila

Associate Producers
Byron Qiao
Christopher Lewis Dawkins
Evgenia & Amber Jones

CREW

1st Assistant Camera — Jorge Iglesias
Gaffer — Meicen Meng
Grip — Edward Jimenez
DIT — Nyala Moon
Production Design Assistant — Reggie Chelsom
Art Production Assistant — Hayley Rogers
Sound Operator — Brian Joseph
Sound Op Assistant — Da’Sean Torro Otero
HMUA — Sarah Plata
Pattern Maker — Kate Williams

Production Assistants
Roberto Cortes
Juliana Angeles
Nyala Moon

Music by
Kai Engel

Insurance
Hartford Fire Insurance Co

Craft Services
Ella Spice Catering

Special Thanks

Alexandria Ali
Alexey Tyurin
Amanda Acevedo
Anna Nikolos
Ashante Joseph
B Kelley
Brittany Sharkey
Caroline Taveras
Chris
David Kim
Gal Bepole
George Lee
Girshel Topuria
Humberto Perea
Irina Patkanian
Ivette Perez
Jackie Zehner
Jaime Perea
Jason Hu
Jason Moore
Jason Stefaniak
Jenn Valdez
Johana Hernandez
Johnny Zito
Kevin “Kavi” Varghese
Levan Lomidze
Madona Lomidze
Magdalena Boujenah
Maria Contel
Marina Sukhova
Margie Szpicek
Mike Rice
Niko Lomidze
Olivia Taylor
Roberto Cortes
Shaik Barakhat
Sonia Villaverde
Vincent Trang
Zach Amundson

This film exists because of you. Thank you.