CAST & CREW
Bethany Watson as Tandy
Bethany Watson is an actor, writer, and producer who is originally from Wisconsin. (Yes, she’s too friendly to strangers and cheese is incredibly important to her.) She’s best known for her time as co-host on the nationally syndicated Elvis Duran and the Morning Show. She earned her degree in Theatre Arts from the University of Minnesota and trained at the famous Upright Citizens Brigade in New York City. Bethany co-produced and stars as Jess in the web series “Labeled” (a comedic web series about the lower-level employees at a fictional record label) and co-produced its spin-off, “Anya Marina: Indie-pendent Woman.” Bethany recently wrapped filming “Lonely Hearts,” a Hitchcockian short in which she stars as Celeste, a slightly off-putting woman who is looking for connection. Bethany is also a voice-over artist who has been the live Voice of God at New York’s Global Citizen Festival, Rihanna’s Diamond Ball, the Grammy’s tribute to Elton John, and more. Bethany is passionate about creating and performing work that both entertains and creates a space for viewers - especially girls - to feel that they’re not alone in their eccentricities and struggles. Bethany currently resides in Manhattan with her two kittens, five plants, and her Soda Stream.
For more info, visit https://www.bethanywatson.com/
Haley Finnegan as Viv
Haley Finnegan is an actress and filmmaker. This year, Finnegan’s short film, “Westfalia,” which starred in, directed, wrote and produced was a selection at Tribeca, Galway, Traverse City, Nantucket, Hollyshorts, Montclair, Port Townsend, Mammoth, Maui, Edmonton, HollyShorts, Nevada, Hoboken and Kitzbuhel Festivals.
Finnegan is known for her work on several Christopher Guest (“This is Spinal Tap”) projects, and for her roles in Robert Luketic’s “Paranoia” [Relativity Media] alongside Liam Hemsworth and Amber Heard, and in the podcast turned hit Amazon Series, “LORE.” Her career began in New York where she booked her first series, “Spirits: The Series” (Webby Awards - Honorable Mention). Her work on “Paragon Algorithm” was featured at the Hoboken Film Festival and Manhattan Film Festival. While performing improv at The PIT in New York, the former CEO of Meow Mix scouted her to be the face of his pet news web series, “K9 & the City,” where she worked on stories featuring Hilary Swank, Martha Stewart, Howard Stern. After moving to Los Angeles for “Paranoria,” she unknowingly auditioned for Christopher Guest and then worked on several of his improvised projects. She frequents the LA improv stages including UCB, Second City, The Ruby, The Impro Studio (formerly The Nerdist) with her Impov team titled, Chased By Bear.
For more information, visit https://www.haleyfinnegan.com/
Kabir Chopra as Sam
Kabir Chopra is an award-winning filmmaker and actor based in New York. He graduated with a BFA in dramatic writing from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and has written and directed several short films. Recently, he released a comedy web series called "Swiped to Death" which has screened at 7 film festivals around the world. As an actor, Kabir has appeared in the TV series "Madam Secretary" (CBS), "Two-Grown" (BET) and the upcoming feature film "Definition Please" starring Sujata Day.
For more information, you can visit: www.KabirChopra.com
Daryn Strauss (Writer, Producer & Director)
Daryn Strauss is a Writers Guild Award winning writer, producer, and director who has won numerous awards on projects that have spanned digital, social media, live events, and TV and have garnered over 250 million views. Raised in a multicultural family of latin percussionists and strong women, Daryn is known for her sassy sharp wit, her passion for writing strong female leads, and for empowering female creators. She was part of the Original Generation of web series creators pioneering digital content, earning her the moniker Digital Chick.
As the Founder & CEO of Digital Chick Productions, she has developed, written, or produced projects for multiple platforms for a variety of clients that have won recognition from the Writers Guild Awards, Emmys, IAWTV Awards, and Indie Series Awards for NBCUniversal, PBS, Sony Music, AOL, and more, including her pioneering web series Downsized for which she was nominated for a Writers Guild Award and Weight, her comedy about life after reality TV weight loss for which she took home a Writers Guild Award. She also worked on the Emmy-nominated MAKERS for PBS and Emmy-winning The Lizzie Bennet Diaries.
Daryn has served as a producer and/or director of 40+ major national events and conferences, including numerous NewFronts, the digital experience for NBCU's Upfront at Radio City Music Hall, and the MAKERS premiere at Lincoln Center for PBS. Throughout the pandemic, she oversaw production for American Association of Advertising Agencies’ (4A's) slate of live events and conferences.
For more information, visit: https:/www.darynstrauss.com
Tony Clomax (DP & Editor)
Tony Clomax is an award-winning director-writer known for the highly acclaimed rom-com series “12-Steps To Recovery”, which was broadcast by Punch TV Studios and Black Broadcasting Network after 21 episodes went viral with 8 million plus views. He is also known for directing the Aspire TV documentary series “The Graduates NYC,” which was produced by Al Roker Entertainment. In Fall 2018, another rom-com series “DATE.LOVE.REPEAT.” written and directed by Clomax, successfully premiered on Reign.com, starring Stephen Hill, Sawandi Wilson, Morocco Omari, Tahiry Jose, and Bevy Smith. Additional popular series directed by Clomax are “Disciplinary Actions”, “Monogamy” and “Becoming Ricardo”.
To date, Clomax has directed over 50 episodes on cable and streaming platforms. His versatility in storytelling and original snappy dialog has been noted by comedy legend Paul Mooney. Clomax teaches Film at the prestigious HBCU Prairie View A&M University and has started his journey into network television directing by shadowing NBC’s “The Enemy Within” and Apple TV’s “Dream”. Tony holds an M.F.A. in Film, is a member of the Writers Guild of America and is repped by Buchwald.