Poster Design by Nathaniel Garner
BRENDA & BILLY AND THE POTHOS PLANT Writer / Director
WORLD PREMIERE - TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2023
Written and Directed by Dave Solomon
CAST: Santino Fontana, Sarah Stiles with Julie Halston, Beethovan Oden and Catherine Curtin
Produced by Karen Johnston, Harris Doran, Dave Solomon
Co-Producers: Sarah Stiles, Santino Fontana
Associate Producer: David Meyer
TRAILER
“The cast is perfect. Stiles and Fontana play off each other like true siblings with a love/hate relationship…This is not only a superb cast but great writing…BRENDA & BILLY (and the Pothos Plant) is a fun and bat-crazy short film that will have you laughing from beginning to end.” --FilmThreat.com
”Solomon certainly has a knack for comedy, but he also has a knack for realism, for understanding what really goes on behind closed doors…Brenda and Billy (and the Pothos Plant) leans heavily on comedy, we know that, but this juxtaposition of life and death that transcends the entirety of the film reminds viewers that even in the darkest corners of the world, there is light, there is hope, there is the potential for good.” —Bain’s Film Reviews
“The chemistry between Stiles and Fontana works well. Her passionate energy is duly softened by his calm nonchalance. This could easily work as a comedy series…Brenda and Billy and the Pothos Plant is full of zany charm and likeable characters and it is in the physical comedy where it really peaks. Not enough filmmakers value practical effects when it comes to on-screen vomit but Solomon gives it its day in the sun.” -UKFilmReview
Director of Photography: David N. Stiles
Production Designer: Nathaniel Garner
Costume Designer: Lisa Zinni
Wig Design: Tommy Kurzman
Special Makeup Effects: Gotham FX / Rich Krussell & Paul J. Mason
Music by Michael Holland
Sound Design by RSP Sound
Edited by Dave Solomon
First Assistant Director: Danny McCrea
Assistant Camera: Karoline Iversen
Gaffer: Tobias Ohlsson
Grip: Izzy Olgaard
Steadicam Operator: Charlie Muentes
Production Sound Mixed: Sam Beneitone
Hair and Makeup: Samantha Figueroa
Script Supervisor: Alexx Pierce
Fight Co-ordinator: Collin Kelly-Sordelet
VFX by Bridget Fullan
“One unsung hero is the practical effects — a dying art in the industry. The special effects are all basic effects of blood shooting out of necks, projectile vomit, and sickly-looking makeup. They are the film’s backbone, and I was glad to see them done practically and quite well.” - FilmThreat.com