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synopsis | Belgium Hotelsfor some, the thirty days between thanksgiving and new year's can be a harrowing time at best. from tacky decor to aunt edna's mystery meatloaf, is it any wonder people skip the eggs and head straight for the captain morgan? a story that chronicles eleven characters and their journeys through one particular holiday season. gleaned from personal accounts, the character-study is both real and touching, and therefore to be found in the "dark comedy" film genre. guaranteed not to find any sugar plums (or figgy pudding for that matter) in this lot. | |||
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mary ann elizabeth | | |||
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| | courtenay kellen taylor Lourdes cheap hotels as annie courtenay taylor is a san francisco native who attended the american conservatory theatre before moving to los angeles. she works extensively as a voice actor in animation and commercials (she played juhani the jedi in lucas arts' wildly popular "knights of the old republic" game and is the voice of petsmart). A proud member of the sirens society (a young womens philanthropic & business association), courtenay is passionate about working with many non-profit organizations to raise money and volunteers. she currently studies acting with cameron thor and lesly kahn. | |||
| vince duvall as ray | | |||
| amie donegan as brooke after ending a four season run starring in the hit television show "yeah, it's me..." amie has made her way to los angeles seeking a new life and, for the time being, a respite from fame. concentrating on independent projects and seeking creative outlets, she has formed a working partnership with the founder of woodstock pictures that has proven successful and inspiring. from "ruminating nietzsche," where she filled roles ranging from hand model to producer, she is thrilled to once again be wearing the producers cap with "nog." she will also be playing the role of brooke, a woman who (like her) survives the holidays by stuffing cookies in her pockets and still can't understand how los angelinos celebrate this most festive season without snow. | |||
| tyler r. brooks as reverend kelly | | |||
| lisa jones as cat | |||
| benjamin black as hayden born in washington, d.c., benjamin black grew up in a theatrical and musical family. both of his parents and his two sisters are professional performers: actors, dancers, singers and musicians. appearing in numerous plays, tv and film, he moved to the west coast after haverford college, studying theater arts at stanford graduate school and then in los angeles at the beverly hills playhouse (milton katselas, gary imhoff) and jeremiah comey. black is also a professional voiceover actor, appearing as the voice on numerous commercials, movie trailers, and tv promos. | | |||
| brian owen robinson as tito | |||
| mary ann elizabeth as lala in addition to writing and directing, ms. elizabeth also possesses a degree of proficiency in the musical as well as dramatic arts. she previously studied classical voice at both carnegie mellon and the cincinnati-conservatory of music where she dropped out her final year to pursue missionary work in southern africa. ms. elizabeth is happy that her name has been changed so that she will not be remembered for any of her work from high school. | | |||
| jeff nentrup as man who looks at hands jeff nentrup, a native californian was born in the quiet los angeles suburb of thousand oaks. after a career in music playing with capitol records allowed him to travel the country, he decided to pursue another dream as an artist. jeff attended art center college of design in pasadena, receiving a bfa with distinction in illustration. he has gone on to work for warner bros, sony pictures, disney and director roman coppola. his work was recently included in an exhibition at the rock and roll hall of fame. | |||
| shane stevens as garret | | |||
| david roers as orrie | |||
| mark chaet as father mark chaet has appeared in numerous films, television programs and plays. films include the house of sand and fog, liar liar, sour grapes and klepto. tv appearances include las vegas, scrubs, enterprise, the west wing, malcolm in the middle and er. | | |||
| and featuring stacey goryl as well, you'll have to wait to see | |||