Bleached
Synopsis
"Bleached" is the story of Mike Osis, a lonely and neurotic office worker, who finally snaps on the job when an annoying supervisor pushes the wrong buttons. However, it is deep in his mental rage and depression that Mike stumbles upon his salvation. Can true love be the answer? Or is this everyday nobody destined to remain in his self-inflicted solitude?Download
Cast
Ben Thomas (Mike Osis)
Ben Thomas has appeared in numerous commercials and VO spots for various mainstream and cable production houses. In addition he has been in several films the latest one, Bloodmask will be released soon both in the U.S. and Foreign markets. In addition to the screen, Ben can be found on the stage in many venues throughout New York, both with his own theatre company Ripple Productions as well as other independent and established companies. For further resume, voice over, and reel information about Benjamin you can locate him on the web at benjaminandrewthomas.com.
Alexis Stember (Betty)
Alexis Stember grew up in a theatrically driven community in Iowa, where she was cast in her first stage production at age six. Since then, she has acted in numerous shows, including The Mikado, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Glass Menagerie, and Dancing at Lughnasa. She trained in Oxford, England and Santa Monica, California, where she completed a two-year program at The Joanne Baron/D.W. Brown Studio. She currently lives in New York City and continues to work both in theater and film. Her latest film, the short, "You & I," was selected for the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Her recent foray into music also landed her on the soundtrack for the documentary, "Snow Blind," featured at the 2006 Vail Film Festival.
Mike Lubic (Bob)
Actor/Writer Mike Lubik has been described by the Boston Globe and Talent Magazine as a "very gifted" and an "intense up and coming actor". His most recent performances include a Wall Street / Heroin Junkie in "Alphabet City" and the infamous Jack Henry Abbott in "Binibon". Mike has earned a growing reputation for his dynamically realistic portrayal of characters on stage and screen and this year will be featured in the upcoming films: "Deceptikons" and "Brooklyn Battery".
Duncan Wright (Mr Livingstone)
Duncan Wright has appeared in Paramount TV Washington Behind Closed Doors; Search for Tomorrow; One Life to Live; Law and Order; EWTN cable and satellite in the series Parable, running Thursdays 9PM (episodes 6-13). He also has third billing in Torture Me No More available for rental thru Netflix.com and Blockbuster.com. Off Broadway at the American Theater of Actors he appeared in Duchess of Malfi and Windmills. Off off Broadway he appeared in The Bear, Baby Face, Cinderella, Dementia Presidentia and Is Ahab, Richard? He has appeared in various independent films, videos and industrials.
Crew
Nicholas Corrao, Writer/Director/Producer
Nicholas Corrao hails from New York City, and also spent some of his youth growing up in Los Angeles. It was here that Nick began to take an interest in filmmaking, much to the dismay of his film editor father, Angelo Corrao, A.C.E. He went on to receive his bachelor's degree in film from Bard College in 2001. Since, Nick has worked as an assistant film editor on the feature films The Company, Pornucopia, The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan, The Night of the White Pants, Lying, Purple Violets and the television series "What Goes On." He has also edited two feature documentaries and numerous television series and specials airing on The Food Network and the Fine Living Network. Bleached is the first film that Nick has independently written, produced and directed. He has also produced and directed two music videos for the NYC band The Isles. He currently lives in Brooklyn, NY where he is working on new scripts and film projects.
Angelo Corrao, A.C.E., Editor
Angelo Corrao served as an assistant film editor on A NEW LEAF, KLUTE and LITTLE BIG MAN. On the latter film he began a long association with renowned film editor Dede Allen. They worked together on many films including SERPICO, SLAUGHTER HOUSE FIVE, and DOG DAY AFTERNOON. He edited with her on REDS and they co-edited the Disney comedy, OFFBEAT. He has also had a long collaboration with photographer/ filmmaker Bruce Weber, for whom he edited LET'S GET LOST (the multi-award winning and Oscar nominated film biography of jazz singer and trumpeter Chet Baker) and CHOP SUEY, for which Angelo was nominated for the A.C.E. Edddie Award for best editing of a documentary feature. He has been an editor on commercials, concert films, TV movies and features, including THE PICK UP ARTIST and PRIMARY COLORS; and was editor and Associate Producer on the award winning and Oscar nominated documentary, THE LINE KING. Angelo is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the American Cinema Editors. He lives in New York with his family.
Nicholas Buffum, Director of Photography
In 1978, the people of Maine awoke to find two new arrivals. The first was a snowstorm; a howling, biting, snarling beast that tormented the state for three days. The second was a snarling beast in its own right: a baby boy who's fury continues to this day. Nicholas Buffum personifies the brutal forces of his birth. On the softball field, his bat holds the strength of a million thunderclaps. At the karaoke mic, he rattles windows (and souls) like a hurricane. His fantasy baseball teams have the infinite depth of the heavens and his smack talk is as salty as the sea. He currently resides in Oakland, CA.