What is Postscript?
Chalk it up to the Cubs. Chicago is a place for lovable losers. Postscript is a story about two of them, Max and Elise, who find themselves reunited after years apart in the most awkward of situations— during a blind date. How do two cool kids with years of uncommunicated relational tension manage to get along? Well, they find that much to their chagrin, that the more things change, the more they stay the same.
Led by a cast of Dallas’ comic elites, and shot by a motley crew backing them, Postscript is the first in a series of shorts chronicling the chance meeting of Max and Elise after years spent apart. This short film will serve as the proof of concept for a fundraising campaign to shoot the next two shorts to complete the story. Look for it soon!
Cast
Barista
Rachel Farmer
Rachel Farmer found her love of improvisation after moving to Chicago in 2005 and taking classes at Second City. She spent ten years performing and improvising with i.O., Second City Theatricals, and the Annoyance Theatre. She has toured the improv festival scene and taught improv with the trio de force known as WiseSnatch. Rachel also played as Lulie in multiple productions of New Coordinates’ 5 Lesbians Eating A Quiche, including the NY Fringe Festival and off-Broadway runs in New York and Chicago. Originally from Mobile, Alabama, Rachel lives in Dallas where she coaches, teaches, and performs. Catch her with the wild trio, Mama Tried, @mamatriedimprov on Instagram and Facebook.
Elise
Lauren Davis
Lauren Davis is a comedian, actor and writer located in Dallas, Texas. Her stand-up has appeared on Fox, Hulu and Viceland. Lauren is delighted to continue to collaborate with her friend Grant Redmond with whom she has written and performed many sketches, videos and comedic plays, and one time they even did an elaborate dance number to that Mika song from the 2000s. Check out her website at thelaurendavis.com.
Max
Grant Redmond
Grant Redmond is a Webby nominated actor and writer from Austin, TX. You can catch him in Mo Amer’s Netflix comedy series coming soon to a smart tv near you. Starting out in live stand-up and sketch comedy, Redmond met and collaborated with costar Lauren Davis in Dallas, blossoming a close friendship and hours of sketches, songs and jokes. You can find his digital shorts on Youtube with his sketch groups Grant&Cody and Hey Thanks Comedy, or you can just go to GrantRedmond.com, a website he insists needs more traffic.
Camo Dude
Shahyan Jahani
Shahyan Jahani is a Dallas-based comedian hitting stages all around these great United States for the past 7 years. He’s performed his stand-up in festivals and clubs across the country and even one dive bar in Marfa, TX where an ex-Marine playfully threatened his life (they ended up getting along pretty well). In Dallas, he cut his teeth on stage at the Dallas Comedy House’s crossing over into Improv Comedy and Storytelling. A strong but playful performer, Shahyan is able to take command of any stage (or screen) he happens to find himself on. He’s also just a pretty nice dude, all around. Follow him on social media @shahyanj or his website, shahyanjahani.com.
Crew
Writer, Director, Producer
Louis Korom IV
Louis Korom IV (aka Lou) is a content creator living in North Texas. He writes extensively about DFW’s tacos and coffee scenes in his aptly-named website and social media brand, Tacos & Coffee. He’s podcasted his experimentation with quitting sugar on his podcast, The Sugar Crash Podcast. He’s also spent the last 12 years in non-profit marketing. Postscript is his first film, and like a good Midwesterner, he knows all the credit really goes to all the talent that surrounds him. Check out all that he’s up to on his website, louiskorom.com.
Director of Photography
Bennie Woodell
Bennie Woodell graduated from Columbia College Chicago in 2006 with his degree in Film Directing. Since then he has directed nine feature films between Illinois and Los Angeles, as well as the Chinese cities of Beijing, Dongguan, and Shenzhen. Most recently, he directed Before Future Boy, a twelve episode Chinese American co-produced sitcom that has aired worldwide on JLTV. He is currently prepping an animated feature that he plans on getting up and running within the next year. Bennie is extremely excited to be a part of the Postscript team and helping bring Louis’ vision to the silver screen.
Sound Engineer
