CAST & CREW: TEAM EMSIAC
Complete credits here.
PATRICK MAY - WRITER/DIRECTOR
Patrick May graduated from Boston University in 2005, where he earned his degree in English and penned a much loved and much hated weekly column for *The Daily Free Press*. Since then, he has worked a short stint at a chain bookstore, as a filing clerk, as a debt collector, and, for the last year and a half, as an unemployed debt collector in the other sense of the term. He is currently busy writing his novel *Eye of Sand*, eliminating his erroneous zones, and working on the script for *Captain Blood of the Space Cosmic*, which he can only hope will be universally panned.
ALLEN RILEY - WRITER/DIRECTOR
Allen Riley didn't read the manual and has been butting his head against the art of making movies since 2006. The Grateful Undead was the most painfully exhausting experience of his life. He is currently making short videos in preparation for the production of the next risk-taking EMSIAC feature. Allen spent two summers directing video projects at Beam Camp. He currently lives in Jamaica Plain, MA.
MATTHEW ANDO - PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Responsible for filming much of the film's footage, Matthew Ando also helped design shots for scenes including the opening scene and parts of the "jam" in Moonchild's basement. He was able to keep a fairly cool head amidst the often stormy and ill planned shoots. Inside Bug House he enjoyed a private bedroom and food proffered by director, Allen Riley. Two years after the shoot, Matt returned to Bug House to act as an ethereal daemon in summoning a satisfactory edit of the film. This role involved lots of Matt sleeping in and loafing around Whole Foods inside a week of eventual success. Matt currently works as a dishwasher in a faded first class resort in the Poconos of Pennsylvania. Living at home, he is focused on mounting a strong return to college with a possible bent in filmmaking.
BRENDAN CROWLEY - PAPPS ELROY
Brendan Thomas Crowley, Quincy, MA's favorite son, graduated from college, or currently is in college, or something. When not working at homes for the mentally challenged, he enjoys impersonating Andy Kaufman and working half-assedly on his own film projects.
ALLISON LAPLATNEY - JESSI VANDERSNATCH
Allison LaPlatney is an artist and writer living in Brooklyn. She trained with Susan Greenhill, who also taught at Stella Adler and Antioch college. Her performance collective, Piehole, is currently engaged in psycho-collaborative-multimedia experimentation, and is accepting tax-deductible donations.
DAVID RILEY - SYLVANEN LEAFCROONER
KEELEY STALNAKER - LESLIE WEINBERG
Keeley Stalnaker is 22 years old and resides in New York City, though she is a true Jersey girl at heart. She enjoys chain smoking, writing poetry about The Twilight Zone and going on road trips. She hopes The Grateful Undead will launch her career and thrust her into the public spotlight where she belongs.
ROB EATON - MOONCHILD
Rob Eaton is a well known Grateful Dead archivist and can occasionally be seen at Dark Star Orchestra shows. This is his screen debut, he hopes to continue his acting career and is trying out for a speaking role as a pillaging viking in a Capitol One ad, "What's in yer wallet?"
AMAN SHARMA - YANNI 'YELPIE' YELPINSKI
Aman Sharma is currently a graduate student at Buffalo. He plans on completing his studies in business and medicine. He hopes to use his knowledge to improve access to health care. When he is not too busy, he enjoys reading historical biographies and exploring nature trails. The Grateful Undead was his first on screen role.