Writer / Producer - Tracy McCabe Shelton
Tracy worked as a New York City Consumer Attorney for nearly two decades before she became the Executive Director of the Kingsbridge-Riverdale-Van Cortlandt Development Corporation/KRVC, a Bronx-based not-for-profit, in 2010.
During the pandemic, Tracy was inspired to write “Wake Up Call” about the unique challenges New Yorkers and people all around the world faced during unprecedented times and circumstances.
Tracy worked as a New York City Consumer Attorney for nearly two decades before she became the Executive Director of the Kingsbridge-Riverdale-Van Cortlandt Development Corporation/KRVC, a Bronx-based not-for-profit, in 2010.
During the pandemic, Tracy was inspired to write “Wake Up Call” about the unique challenges New Yorkers and people all around the world faced during unprecedented times and circumstances.
Director - Matthew Panepinto
Matthew has worked in film and television for over thirty years in numerous capacities including director, producer, writer and actor. Most recently he worked on Bedlam: The Series, Basement, The Man in the Attic, Gabriel's Inferno: Part One, Dancing With the Stars: Juniors, and The Perfect Murder. IMDB
Matthew has worked in film and television for over thirty years in numerous capacities including director, producer, writer and actor. Most recently he worked on Bedlam: The Series, Basement, The Man in the Attic, Gabriel's Inferno: Part One, Dancing With the Stars: Juniors, and The Perfect Murder. IMDB
Director of Photography - George Gibson
As DP, George has worked in all formats from S8, S16, 35MM to HD, 2K, 4K & 6K. He has garnered two nominations for Cinematography, and has had nineteen films screen at ninety film festivals worldwide, collectively winning fourteen awards. George’s first feature film, BOBBY G CAN”T SWIM, collaborating with a first time Actor/Director did favorably at the AFI International Film Festival, winning both Best Director & Best Directions (PICTURE). Bobby G. Can’t Swim, was accepted into 18 film festivals worldwide and received distribution throughout Europe, Asia and the America’s. George followed that, shooting numerous documentaries about artists and musicians throughout the U.S. & Europe. Amongst films George has Dp’ed, many being arthouse films and a few mainstream films for National Lampoon, there is one film George co-produced and DP’ed. That short film titled ESTHER went on to win the Athen’s International Film Festival, winning the festival, Esther became eligible for an Academy Award nomination. In recent seasons, George has shot at Hengdien Movie Studio in China for a proof of concept for Netflix as well as Season 5 of The Perfect Murder on the I.D. Channel. Most recently he has completed principal photography on the feature film titled LAST CALL starring Jeremy Piven and Bruce Dern. Last Call is being released by IFC films and on streaming services, he is also currently collaborating on a new streaming series. George is based in NYC. IMDB
As DP, George has worked in all formats from S8, S16, 35MM to HD, 2K, 4K & 6K. He has garnered two nominations for Cinematography, and has had nineteen films screen at ninety film festivals worldwide, collectively winning fourteen awards. George’s first feature film, BOBBY G CAN”T SWIM, collaborating with a first time Actor/Director did favorably at the AFI International Film Festival, winning both Best Director & Best Directions (PICTURE). Bobby G. Can’t Swim, was accepted into 18 film festivals worldwide and received distribution throughout Europe, Asia and the America’s. George followed that, shooting numerous documentaries about artists and musicians throughout the U.S. & Europe. Amongst films George has Dp’ed, many being arthouse films and a few mainstream films for National Lampoon, there is one film George co-produced and DP’ed. That short film titled ESTHER went on to win the Athen’s International Film Festival, winning the festival, Esther became eligible for an Academy Award nomination. In recent seasons, George has shot at Hengdien Movie Studio in China for a proof of concept for Netflix as well as Season 5 of The Perfect Murder on the I.D. Channel. Most recently he has completed principal photography on the feature film titled LAST CALL starring Jeremy Piven and Bruce Dern. Last Call is being released by IFC films and on streaming services, he is also currently collaborating on a new streaming series. George is based in NYC. IMDB
Vega Montanez - Editor / Sound Mixing / Original Score
Inspired by multitalented artist like Will Smith, Donald “Childish Gambino” Glover, & Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Vega Montanez is an Award-Winning Dominican American Television and Film Writer, Director, & Sound Designer from Providence, RI. Currently residing in the Bronx, NY, Vega aims to bring new and refreshing stories to the world of cinema that represent all of our unique experiences. WhatUpVega.com
Inspired by multitalented artist like Will Smith, Donald “Childish Gambino” Glover, & Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Vega Montanez is an Award-Winning Dominican American Television and Film Writer, Director, & Sound Designer from Providence, RI. Currently residing in the Bronx, NY, Vega aims to bring new and refreshing stories to the world of cinema that represent all of our unique experiences. WhatUpVega.com
Pete Maddocks - Julian McCallum
Pete is an American actor known for his lead roles in The Perfect Murder (2018), Unraveled (2016) Scorned: Love Kills (2015) and Deadly Sins (2013). Pete also appeared in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2013). Pete plays the lead role, Julian McCallum, in “Wake Up Call.” IMDB
Pete is an American actor known for his lead roles in The Perfect Murder (2018), Unraveled (2016) Scorned: Love Kills (2015) and Deadly Sins (2013). Pete also appeared in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2013). Pete plays the lead role, Julian McCallum, in “Wake Up Call.” IMDB
Agathe Levi - Lily McCallum
Agathe is a Danish actress and model. She started acting during her childhood, where she attended acting school at Eventyrteatret in Denmark for two years and Ravenscourt Theatre School in London for three years. She starred in a Danish TV series Op Med Halen (2014) and performed at the West End in London.
Since then, she studied Psychology at University of Copenhagen and has starred in In The Pines (2022), Wake Up Call (2022) and Pale Blue (2022) and recently got cast for Assassin’s League. IMDB
Agathe is a Danish actress and model. She started acting during her childhood, where she attended acting school at Eventyrteatret in Denmark for two years and Ravenscourt Theatre School in London for three years. She starred in a Danish TV series Op Med Halen (2014) and performed at the West End in London.
Since then, she studied Psychology at University of Copenhagen and has starred in In The Pines (2022), Wake Up Call (2022) and Pale Blue (2022) and recently got cast for Assassin’s League. IMDB
Qurrat Ann Kadwani - Chloe Dehvas
Qurrat is is a working actress in NYC with many TV, Film, commercial credits - recently on Emmy nominated Inventing Anna and The Beast at Tribeca Film Festival. She has acted in and produced award-winning short films The Fifth of November and Show & Tell. She is the first South Asian female to have a comedic solo play, THEY CALL ME Q, produced Off Broadway for which she has won several awards, featured on Fox News and highlighted as a “Woman Who Shapes the Future” on Fox 5 NY. She has performed over 250 times in 37 states, including at the United Nations and college campuses all over the US. Her second solo play on sexual violence prevention, INTRUSION, has also been produced Off Broadway with a college tour and received rave reviews. Ms. Kadwani is a Private Acting Coach for Solo Play Creation, Audition Prep, Acting Technique and Acting Business Plan. Regional theatre credits include Love Alone at Shaker Bridge Theatre and Baby Taj at Theatereworks Palo Alto.
She is the host for corporate events and videos. As a teleprompter and earprompter pro, also skilled in live events, she has worked for companies in every sector including fashion, financial, medical, pharmaceutical and educational. IMDB
qkadwani.com
Qurrat is is a working actress in NYC with many TV, Film, commercial credits - recently on Emmy nominated Inventing Anna and The Beast at Tribeca Film Festival. She has acted in and produced award-winning short films The Fifth of November and Show & Tell. She is the first South Asian female to have a comedic solo play, THEY CALL ME Q, produced Off Broadway for which she has won several awards, featured on Fox News and highlighted as a “Woman Who Shapes the Future” on Fox 5 NY. She has performed over 250 times in 37 states, including at the United Nations and college campuses all over the US. Her second solo play on sexual violence prevention, INTRUSION, has also been produced Off Broadway with a college tour and received rave reviews. Ms. Kadwani is a Private Acting Coach for Solo Play Creation, Audition Prep, Acting Technique and Acting Business Plan. Regional theatre credits include Love Alone at Shaker Bridge Theatre and Baby Taj at Theatereworks Palo Alto.
She is the host for corporate events and videos. As a teleprompter and earprompter pro, also skilled in live events, she has worked for companies in every sector including fashion, financial, medical, pharmaceutical and educational. IMDB
qkadwani.com
Linda Manning - Miranda Monroe
Linda is an award winning screenwriter, playwright, and actor. Her solo show Perfect Love directed by Obie, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award winner Gretchen Cryer completed an Off Broadway run at the Cherry Lane Theatre in NYC, May 2022. In March, 2022 she directed and acted in her play Bite the Apple (2019 Finalist for the Kentucky Women Writers Prize) which was produced in NYC with the assistance of a generous grant from Café Royal Cultural Foundation. Her other full length plays include: There Is No You and Me (Finalist - New Works of Merit Playwriting Contest – 2017); GUY (semi-finalist for the O'Neill National Playwriting Conference 2007); and DO SOMETHING WITH YOURSELF! The Life of Charlotte Brontë produced by The Invisible Theatre, NYC and published by Smith and Kraus. Her screenplay Charlotte won Best Feature Screenplay at the 2021 City of Angels Women’s Film Festival. Her screenplay Learning to Drive won the Grand Prize in the StoryPros Awards Screenplay Contest. Linda has co-wrote and acted in two short films, Wake Up (Winner - Best Actress at the 48 Hour Film Project, New Haven) and Ghost Ride.
Linda has performed in theater productions regionally and in New York, and in numerous independent feature films and on television (IMDB). Most recently she received the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2021 Creation Int’l Film Festival for her performance in Mina Martin. She has a Masters Degree from Trinity Rep Conservatory in Providence, Rhode Island, and a Bachelors from the University of Colorado. LindaSManning.com
Linda is an award winning screenwriter, playwright, and actor. Her solo show Perfect Love directed by Obie, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award winner Gretchen Cryer completed an Off Broadway run at the Cherry Lane Theatre in NYC, May 2022. In March, 2022 she directed and acted in her play Bite the Apple (2019 Finalist for the Kentucky Women Writers Prize) which was produced in NYC with the assistance of a generous grant from Café Royal Cultural Foundation. Her other full length plays include: There Is No You and Me (Finalist - New Works of Merit Playwriting Contest – 2017); GUY (semi-finalist for the O'Neill National Playwriting Conference 2007); and DO SOMETHING WITH YOURSELF! The Life of Charlotte Brontë produced by The Invisible Theatre, NYC and published by Smith and Kraus. Her screenplay Charlotte won Best Feature Screenplay at the 2021 City of Angels Women’s Film Festival. Her screenplay Learning to Drive won the Grand Prize in the StoryPros Awards Screenplay Contest. Linda has co-wrote and acted in two short films, Wake Up (Winner - Best Actress at the 48 Hour Film Project, New Haven) and Ghost Ride.
Linda has performed in theater productions regionally and in New York, and in numerous independent feature films and on television (IMDB). Most recently she received the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2021 Creation Int’l Film Festival for her performance in Mina Martin. She has a Masters Degree from Trinity Rep Conservatory in Providence, Rhode Island, and a Bachelors from the University of Colorado. LindaSManning.com
Tripp Corson - Michael Monroe
Tripp is currently a senior in high school. He has played roles in feature films, EILEEN, CORNERED RAT (Winner – Best Actor - Taiwan's MOD Microfilm and Golden Short Contest), FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN, and JULIA. He has also been in several commercials, and played roles in theater productions of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, MIDSUMMER JERSEY, and LITTLE MERMAID JR.
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Tripp is currently a senior in high school. He has played roles in feature films, EILEEN, CORNERED RAT (Winner – Best Actor - Taiwan's MOD Microfilm and Golden Short Contest), FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN, and JULIA. He has also been in several commercials, and played roles in theater productions of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, MIDSUMMER JERSEY, and LITTLE MERMAID JR.
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Valentina Torrielli - Ashley McCallum
Valentina is a 3 year old American actress and model, known for her appearance in the WaterWipes campaign (2019) and for her photos on the Glow in Style website (2019). “Wake Up Call” is her first film debut with a featured speaking role.
Valentina is a 3 year old American actress and model, known for her appearance in the WaterWipes campaign (2019) and for her photos on the Glow in Style website (2019). “Wake Up Call” is her first film debut with a featured speaking role.
Natalie Torrielli - Natalie Alvarez
Natalie is an American actress and model, known for her appearance in the Paul Mitchell hair show (2005), “What to Expect” (2015), WaterWipes campaign (2019) and for her photos and videos on the Glow in Style website (2019).
Natalie is an American actress and model, known for her appearance in the Paul Mitchell hair show (2005), “What to Expect” (2015), WaterWipes campaign (2019) and for her photos and videos on the Glow in Style website (2019).
Farrah Rubin - Governor's Assistant
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Judith McVey - Judith McCallum
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Ronald Bradley - VIP Gala Guest -- Ronald M. Bradley began acting in his high school drama club. After being an army officer, a successful entrepreneur and CEO, he retired.
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Jack Spiegel - featured extra -- In the early 2000s, Amalgamated/Park Reservoir Houses had a theater group. Jack was a member of the APRICOT Players troupe. He played Sam Hoke in “Night Watch”, Mr. Witherspoon in “Arsenic and Old Lace”, and the White Rabbit in a reading of “Alice in Wonderland.” He also supplied the sound effects for several plays. He is grateful to have “Wake Up Call” as his movie debut.
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Crew:
Production Designer - Michael Cunningham
First Assistant Camera - Zanin Lindsey
Sound Mixer/Boom Op - Anthony Charles
Gaffer - Mike Dilorenzo
Key Grip - Paul Wallace
Key Hair and Makeup - Sokol Delaj
Assistant Hair and Makeup - Sarah-Anton Visina
Wardrobe Supervisor - Engie Hassan
Wardrobe Assistant - Christina Andrade
Production Assistant - Shari Hall
Production Designer - Michael Cunningham
First Assistant Camera - Zanin Lindsey
Sound Mixer/Boom Op - Anthony Charles
Gaffer - Mike Dilorenzo
Key Grip - Paul Wallace
Key Hair and Makeup - Sokol Delaj
Assistant Hair and Makeup - Sarah-Anton Visina
Wardrobe Supervisor - Engie Hassan
Wardrobe Assistant - Christina Andrade
Production Assistant - Shari Hall