Supernumerary
Writer/Director: J S Mayank
Producer: Alexandra Creswick
Cinematographer: George Reasner
Editor: Mark Sult
Synopsis:
SALLY has locked herself in a projection booth and lost herself in the world of film. These characters have become her friends, confidants and only contact with the greater world. One day, SUPERNUMARARY, a film extra who exists only in the world of celluloid, looks out and falls in love with Sally. They embark on an epic romance spanning the history of film, but separated by the very medium Sally loves and that keeps Supernumerary alive. Though they long to be together, they have to make great sacrifices in order to succeed.
SALLY has locked herself in a projection booth and lost herself in the world of film. These characters have become her friends, confidants and only contact with the greater world. One day, SUPERNUMARARY, a film extra who exists only in the world of celluloid, looks out and falls in love with Sally. They embark on an epic romance spanning the history of film, but separated by the very medium Sally loves and that keeps Supernumerary alive. Though they long to be together, they have to make great sacrifices in order to succeed.
Biographies:
J S MAYANK – Writer/Director
J S Mayank is a British-Indian filmmaker. His first sci-fi feature script – SLATE earned him a spot on the 2009 BLOODLIST. Subsequently, he was invited by Robert DeNiro’s Tribeca Film Festival to the prestigious 2010 Tribeca All Access Program for his feature script MARATHON. For his directorial debut, Mayank was granted an opportunity by the band Radiohead to create a concept music video for their song WEIRD FISHES/ARPEGGI, wherein he collaborate with visual artist extraordinaire John Langdon (Angels & Demons) to design special ambigrams for the video. Mayank has an MFA in Film Production from Loyola Marymount University and an MA in Communication & Film from Wake Forest University. He is represented by one of Hollywood’s foremost literary management companies – Circle of Confusion.
ALEXANDRA CRESWICK - Producer
Alexandra Creswick is a Creative Director at Arsenal Film where she works closely with Executive Producer John Ptak. She has worked on films like The Way Back and Let Me In, and has produced several short films for rising filmmakers. A graduate of UCLA's MFA Producer's Program, she produced the critically lauded Forgive Us Our Transgressions, a UCLA thesis film that was awarded the Technicolor DI Postproduction Grant. She was the recipient of the James Pendleton Foundation Prize for 2010, and is a proud member of Women in Film. She is currently working on several other projects, both independently and with her company.
GEORGE REASNER - Cinematographer
George Reasner is an award-winning cinematographer with 20 years of film production experience. George served as both DP & Producer on the documentaries Liquid Vinyl and the recently completed Dumbstruck, as well as Cinematographer on the docs At Last: The Terry Fator Story, Q: The Man (The Lives of Quincy Jones), Oakdale Mills: Close Knit Neighbors, and Martha in Lattimore. His recent narrative features include The 12 Wishes of Christmas, Halloween Dog, Permanent Vacation and Bare Knuckles, and he has shot concert films for A Perfect Circle, Deftones, OAR, Mute Math and Terry Fator. George holds an M.F.A. in producing & cinematography from the Florida State University Film & TV Conservatory, and a B.A. in Communications from Wake Forest University. George is also one half of the commercial directing team Eskimo Brothers. He is currently living the dream in Hollywood, CA.
MCKENZIE COWAN – Lead Actress
Mckenzie grew up in Salem, Oregon, where she discovered her love for acting at a young age in school & Community Theater. After graduating from Willamette University, she moved to Los Angeles to turn that love into a career. Since her move, she has booked a recurring role on the NBC daytime drama Days of Our Lives and has subsequently worked on several indie shorts. Her love of acting continues to grow, as does her optimism for her future.
