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DEVISED

An exploration of the chaotic and often absurd process of filmmaking. A film company attempts to produce a feature film about divorce on its green screen studio. Diverse characters, including company principals, a network spy, wives, lovers, cast, and crew, stir up personal agendas and issues as they discuss, rehearse, and interfere with the project. Blurry lines between reality and fiction are the least of it. Who to praise and who to blame? Ludicrous and dead serious. Sound familiar?

"Nilsson's films are beautiful, exciting, imaginative, unfamiliar – and outside of that, very good."

– John Cassavetes, Director/Actor

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“He is an innovative master who is in the prime of his career- spinning stories with the ease of a grand jazz master such as John Coltrane or Miles Davis.”

– Mark Fishkin, Executive Director, Mill Valley Film Festival

Directed by:

• Rob Nilsson

Story by:

• Rob Nilsson

Improvised by the Cast (in credits order):

• Ravi Valleti – Othello

• Deniz Demirer – Lovis

• Michelle Anton Allen – Martha

• Jeanette Pavini – Rebecca

• David Blount-Porter – Ethan Sr.

• Lydia Becker – Johanna

• Rez Graham – Devon

• Nancy Hayes – Penny

• Gretchen H. Suess – Lucy

• Brette McCabe – Evelyn

• Tiziana Perinotti – Nico

• Paul Nicholas – Ethan Jr.

• Clayton Allen – George

• Howard Teich – Sterling

• Marshall Spight – Steve

• Audrey Levan – Bridget

• Lokesh Rai – Johnny

Cinematography by:

• Ryan Leaneagh

Assistant Camera:

• Connor Carey

Key Grip:

• Lance Gegner

Video Operator:

• Juan Matos

Additional Photography:

• Vincent Leddy

• Ryan Owen Nelson

• Rob Nilsson

• Michael Sandridge

Sound on Location:

• Spencer Brown – Sound Mixer

• Barry Despenza – Boom Operator

• Lidor Farkash – Boom Operator

• Juan Matos – Boom Operator

Editing by:

• Ryan Leaneagh

Sound Editors:

• Andre Pallete

• Lidor Farkash

Set Designer :

• Michelle Anton Allen

Hair Stylist / Makeup Artist :

• Nei Trotter

Production Managers:

• Michelle Anton Allen

• Elias David

Assistant Director:

• Connor Carey

• Elias David

Associate Producers:

• Clayton Allen

• Lydia Becker

• David Blount Porter

• Deniz Demirer

• Rez Graham

• Nancy Hayes

• Audrey Levan

• Brette McCabe

• Paul Nicholas

• Jeanette Pavini

• Tiziana Perinotti

• Lokesh Rai

• Gretchen H. Suess

• Howard Teich

• Ravi Valleti

Producers:

• Michelle Anton Allen

• Marshall Spight

• Rob Nilsson

Executive Producers:

• David and Carol Richards

Okunrin Meta David Schickele