DISCO — molly longwell

SHORT FILM | MYSTERY/THRILLER

14-year-old jojo has a sleepwalking episode that leaves her haunted and determined to solve its mystery.

image credit: ACROSS THE UNIVERSE (2007)

a ghost story about the enduring love NESTLED inside of grief.

THROUGH A SMOKE AND MIRRORS SERIES OF DAYDREAMS AND MEMORIES, JOJO ATTEMPTS TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY BEHIND HER SLEEPWALKING EPISODE THAT LURED HER TO HER BEST FRIEND, NAT’S HORSE BARN. the next day at school, jojo is on an obsessive quest to get to nat, only to become reacquainted with the fact that nat is no longer alive. nat committed suicide just a few weeks prior after a party gone wrong.

jojo discovers that the only way out of the maze is to surrender to ITS MYSTERY AND ONLY THEN, UPON ACCEPTING HER GRIEF, IS SHE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND HER DREAM AND SEE NAT AGAIN, IN A SECRET PLACE ONLY THEY KNOW.

THETFORd, VERMONT & upper valley

mud season (mid-april) 2024

IMAGE credit: DON’T LOOK NOW (1973)

Principle cast

(she/they)

A second year at the Institute of American Musical TheaterM (IAMT).

Off Broadway credits include: Young Katie in SuperYou, The Girl in Not Even The Good Things, Mary in Presenting Queen of hearts. Regional credits include: Small Allison in Fun Home(White plains), Laura in The Glass Menagerie, and Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden. Readings: Jane in Pete(her)Pan, and Rebecca in XY.

TV/Film: New Amsterdam, Life and Beth, Cherry Pie, and FBI: Most Wanted, and A Complete Unknown. @Stewartalentnewyork and management @lilanglestalent.

SERENA PARRISH AS JOJO

Sadie Lipomanis is a New Jersey raised actor and model. Currently New York based, her most recent credits include Law and Order Organized Crime and work on Gossip Girl on HBO Max. She joined Sag in 2021 before signing to Media Artists Group. Additionally, she competed in the International Models and Talent Association and reaped awards in numerous acting categories.

SADIE LIPOMANIS AS NAT

BRADEN misiaszek AS JOEY

Braden Misiaszek is a 20 year old actor from Boston currently studying at the Lee Strasberg Institute under the NYU Tisch drama program. He has been performing on stage and screen both professionally and non-professionally in Boston and NYC for the last 8 years. He is so excited to play Joey in this production and can’t wait for everyone to see it!