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Between Something & Nothing (2008) directed by Todd Verow

Director: Todd Verow

Writers:Jim Dwyer (writer)
Todd Verow (writer)

Genre: Drama

Plot: An all new film from Director Todd Verow.

With the impressive Between Something & Nothing, Todd Verow (Vacationland, Bulldog in the Whitehouse) once again revisits his own past, recounting the life of a freshman art school student whose relationship with a mysterious hustler leads him to work the streets himself.

Small-town cutie Joe (Tim Swain) arrives at the esteemed Rhode Island School of Design and befriends the free-spirited Jennifer (Julia Frey). The cash-strapped pair finds a lucrative opportunity when hustler Ramon (Gil Bar-Sela) inspires Joe to work as a prostitute. Meanwhile, he and Jennifer work to expand their creative horizons in the drug, sex and money-fueled world of the art school elite.

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Cast (in alphabetical order)
Tim Swain ... Joe
Gil Bar-Sela ... Ramon
Jorge Suquet ... The Hairdresser
Francisco Solorzano ... Fernando
Robert Axel ... Cop
Theodore Bouloukos ... Mr. Smith
Mathew Chase ... Boy at club
Brenda Crawley ... Drawing Teacher
Logan Cunningham ... Alex
Amy Dellagiarino ... Meg
Julie Dulude ... Nurse
Julia Frey ... Jennifer
David Graver ... Meg's friend
Michael Guzman ... Model
Brad Hallowell ... John
Charles Heermann ... Art History Teacher
Keith Herron ... 2-D Design Teacher
Ivan Hinson ... Art Student
Mindy Hofman ... Jenna
Jonathan Horvath ... Roger
Mara Kassin ... Andrea
Jeffrey Keefe ... Young John
Jonathan Lang ... Fred
Billy Malek ... John at club
Ivan Montoya ... Bartender
Alex Morr ... Meg's friend #2
Ari Myrtaj ... Tor
Philly ... 3-D Design Teacher
Nick Stern ... Mark
Brenda Velez ... Woman Bartender
Todd Verow ... Hotel John

   
Joe & Ramon

   
Hairdresser & Fernando

[identity profile] elisa-rolle.livejournal.com 2010-01-17 09:29 am (UTC)(link)
There is no doubt that the director is good despite the low budget that is clear in the poor and bared setting, as there is no doubt that this is also a true story (it's partially based on the life experience of the director, Todd Verow), but again, as for Vacationland, it's so sad that, even if a light can be see in the end, it's too weak to enlight the mood. True, if you see the movie in perspective, knowing that the young boy in Vacationland first, and in Between Something & Nothing here, is the director himself, and you know that he managed to find his path in life, well, then you can consider this as a must passage, life experiences that help you to grow.