BEFORE by Neil Redfield
Please contact Alex if you are an interested screener and want the password.
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Festival Updates:
BEFORE was preselected for The Chelsea Film Festival and The Maryland International Film Festival.
Mary Marxen was awarded Best Production Design at MiraBanART - Music and Design Fest in the U.K. for her work on this film.
Meet the Team
Meet the key creators of BEFORE
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Executive Producer, Writer, and Performer playing "Eric"
Neil Redfield
Neil Redfield is an NYC based actor and writer originally from San Antonio, TX. He has written and performed several of his own theatre and film projects, but this is his first fully-produced short. His short play, Anon: God of the Internet, was recently produced by The Skeleton REP in NYC. Co-writer on the short film FREEZER BURN. As an actor, he has performed with Dallas Theater Center, Berkshire Theatre Group, The Barnstormers, The Flea, and others. TV: The Gilded Age (upcoming). Film: Disorienting Dick. He also tutors math and runs marathons.
Executive Producer and Performer Playing "Chris"
Brandon Grimes
Brandon Grimes is an actor, singer, writer, composer/lyricist and voice teacher based in NYC. On stage Brandon has appeared alongside Broadway legends, and in many powerful productions including the recent symphonic version of Ragtime with the Boston Pops. He can also be heard as the Messerschmidt triplets on the concept album of MacGyver: the musical, a role he created in the world premiere production. Other favorite roles include Sweeney Todd, Bobby in Company and Brutus in Julius Caesar. Film: The Compatriots (upcoming), TV: Titans of Hollywood. He is originally from Milton, MA.
Director
Lynnsey Ooten
A ginger who hails from Texas, Lynnsey Ooten (she/her) is a New York based director, actor, and producer. She has an untamed passion for creating stories that unearth the dangers and delights of the human experience through whimsy, curiosity, and a ferocious sense of play.
Though she has a strong background in theatre, having graduated from the University of Northern Colorado and the National Theatre Institute, her passion for storytelling reached new heights when she directed and produced the digital series SCRiBBLES. The series made a highly successful run of the festival circuit where it screened at Big Apple Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, and Catalyst. Also, the series recently streamed on The Roku Channel.
Producer
Alex Kopnick
Alex Kopnick (he/him) is an award-winning Director, Producer, VFX Editor, Certified Intermediate Actor Combatant, and a whole lot more! He is a passion-driven creative who strives to bring bold, ambitious stories to life. Alex is originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, and created a degree in "Directing and Producing for Theatre and Film" with a Certificate in Arts Administration at Indiana University.
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Composer
Alexandra Funes
Alexandra Funes is a New York City-based Salvadoran film composer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Her music is inspired by the intricate morphing characteristics of humanity, and it is recognized for its versatile blend of orchestral, experimental, and popular genres. She holds a Master’s degree in Screen Scoring from New York University and is the founder of Abstract Forms Studios; where she works as a composer and songwriter for Film, TV, and branding. Embracing her roots, her focus is to help strengthen the Latinx community in film and support female voices within the industry. Her collaborations have been screened in a wide range of festivals, including South by Southwest, NFFTY, SeriesFest and Austin Film Festival.