The Luckiest Girl on the Lower East Side
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Writer/Director/Producer
Amy Leonard

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Amy Leonard is an award winning filmmaker whose D.I.Y. ethos has brought her to India, Berlin and back to her hometown of NYC. Her passion for storytelling has led her to study both film production & acting.  Amy has directed music videos, documentaries, short films and live performance. She has written several feature length screenplays and The Luckiest Girl on the Lower East Side will be her feature debut.







www.amyleonardfilms.com

Producer
Timothy Crook

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Timothy Crook was born & raised in Indiana where he pursued music and developed his interest in film. Tim has worked as a sound recordist, gaffer, DP, producer & director. He is currently working on his feature length documentary.                                            









www.brokenlandfilms.com

Cinematographer
Abhyuday Khaitan

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Abhyuday Khaitan is currently living and working in Mumbai, India as a freelance cinematographer and director. He has participated in the Berlinale Talent Campus. His first film on celluloid, The Shop That Sold Everything, won the Gold Award (Short Fiction) at the Indian Documentary Producer's Association, Mumbai. 





Lead Actress
Sarah Belkebir-Yormick

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Sarah Belkebir-Yormick was born in the south of France to Algerian parents. She showed an interest in music and performing early on. In her teenage years she sang in a ska band. Sarah then traveled to Barcelona and lived briefly before moving to NYC. While in NYC she met her husband & artist Chris Yormick in 2004. 











Lead Actor 
Billy Rosser

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Mr. William Rosser. Avid skateboarder, subject of mockumentaries and one-time male model (literally, it was JUST the one time) women want to be with him and men just want to BE him! But wait before you go judging Billy by his cover, what you don't know is that the trademark shaggy hair and innocent blue eyes belie a knowledge and serious passion for Italian wines and literature. 









Actor
Antoine Blanchet

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Originally from Paris, Antoine Blanchet immersed himself in Cinema Studies at the University of Paris before moving to the capital of American Independent Cinema: New York City. He did an exchange program with Brooklyn College to experience himself as a director. After two years of hands on production, Antoine brings his learning experience to the next level through acting schools such as Stella Adler Studio and Terry Schrieber Studio. 


Editor
Dennis Fornino

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Editor of The Luckiest Girl on the LowerEast Side. Born and raised in Brooklyn. B.A. in Film Production from Brooklyn College.  Edited the mockumentary, Mitte, which aired on PBS (reel13.com winner). Edited 'Un Piede Di Roman Polanski' and won for best experimental video at Cinekink 2009. Dennis has over 9 years experience editing narrative, documentaries, shorts, experimental/music videos.