Genau (2011)

Director:

Alexis Savino

Writer:

Alexis Savino (written by)

Release Date:

2011 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

After a rough breakup, Stewart goes on an adventure, arriving at an inexplicable crossroads between himself and the character he is portraying. |

Cast

Alexis Savino	...	Stewart
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sebastian Beacon	...	Sebbi
Will Blomker	...	Jimmy
Sanam Erfani	...	Abby
John Grady	...	The Architect
Rebecca Henderson	...	Julie
Daniel Irizarry	...	Fidel
Mary B. McCann	...	Connie Cohen
Chuck McMahon	...	Peter Cohen
Brad Raider	...	David
Laine Rettmer	...	Isabel
Liam Singer	...	Liam
Steven Sun	...	T.J.
Haleigh Toner	...	Mel

Directed by
Alexis Savino

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Alexis Savino		written by

Produced by
Sanam Erfani	....	executive producer
Matthew Griffin	....	post producer
Beth Kanell	....	associate producer
Cheryl Morris	....	associate producer
Araby Patch	....	co-producer
Deirdre Saoirse Moen	....	associate producer
Alexis Savino	....	executive producer
Kelley Swindall	....	associate producer

Cinematography by
Marcus K. Jones

Film Editing by
Alexis Savino

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kevin W. Fitzgerald	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Nicholas McManus	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Andrew Baker	....	second unit cinematographer
Matthew Griffin	....	camera production coordinator

Editorial Department
Matthew Griffin	....	on-line editor

Thanks
Yellow Alex	....	grateful thanks
Adoni Anastassopoulos	....	special thanks
Phillip Askew	....	grateful thanks
Avi Basu	....	grateful thanks
Caroline Bell	....	grateful thanks
Will Blomker	....	grateful thanks
Manu Boyer	....	grateful thanks
Jay Craven	....	grateful thanks
Rosemarie Di Rico	....	grateful thanks
Sanam Erfani	....	very special thanks
Shervin Erfani	....	very special thanks
Brian Greene	....	special thanks
Doug Greene	....	grateful thanks
David Gutnik	....	grateful thanks
Chad Hanson	....	grateful thanks
Alicia Dhyana House	....	grateful thanks
Jim Jarmusch	....	thanks
Minsun Jun	....	very special thanks
Beth Kanell	....	very special thanks
Kin'ya Kitaôji	....	personal thanks
Kundô Koyama	....	personal thanks
Jack Kundamal	....	grateful thanks
Jørgen Leth	....	massive thanks
Raj Matthew	....	grateful thanks
Jean-Pierre Melville	....	thanks
Cheryl Minden	....	grateful thanks
Tom Minden	....	grateful thanks
Marco Moreira	....	grateful thanks
David Newman	....	grateful thanks
Ryan Oakes	....	grateful thanks
Trevor Oakes	....	grateful thanks
Richard Orenstein	....	grateful thanks
Bill Orzolek	....	very special thanks
Kila Packett	....	thanks
Brad Raider	....	grateful thanks
Kiril Savino	....	very special thanks
Richard Savino	....	very special thanks
Michael Schürger	....	grateful thanks
Mark Sheska	....	special thanks
Ari Taub	....	special thanks
Dziga Vertov	....	personal thanks
Lars von Trier	....	inspired by
Sheila Weller	....	grateful thanks
Nikolaus Wolcz	....	grateful thanks
Aya Yoda	....	very special thanks

Production Companies

• Mendicant Films
• GenauFilm

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Mendicant Films

Trivia:

The production obeyed five central obstructions:

• 1. Shoot the entire film in one day, in downtown New York City.
• 2. Use three different cameras to cover the scenes, representing each narrative point of view (first, second, third person).
• 3. No multiple takes; Only one take per shot (sometimes one per scene, ala Nouvelle Vague, Melville, Vertov).
• 4. All scenes must incorporate significant elements of improvisation.
• 5. As with much documentary filmmaking, the story and plot(s) were to be considered flexible (by both cast and core crew) if more present or compelling material arose through improvisation, via both cinematography and acting within the scenes.

Soundtrack:

Guitars in Strident Harmony 2