'That Brief Moment' Bios and Cast & Crew Credits...
'That Brief Moment' Bios and Cast & Crew Credits...
| Geoffrey J Felder |
| Executive Producer, Producer, Story and Portrayed a 'Mourner' |
| After finishing Dartmouth College and Emory Law School, Geoffrey J Felder worked both for his uncle Raoul Lionel Felder's law firm and his father Doc Pomus' music publishing company. After his father's death in 1991 Mr. Felder, his sister and his brother-in-law formed Pomus Songs to control and exploit the songs and musical accomplishments of Doc Pomus. In 1993 he created Felder Pomus Entertainment to expand beyond his father's songs to other songwriters as well as other entertainments in film, TV and stage. These new non-film entertainments included the Off-Off-Broadway Sherita Marshone: The Argentine Bomb-Shelter and the one woman show Dollface . In film, Mr. Felder has financed or co-financed features and shorts including Expiration Date and Lifebreath (a.k.a. Last Breath ) starring Luke Perry. Current projects include a documentary and feature film on the life of his father and the Broadway musical Save The Last Dance For Me also based on the life of his father scheduled to open in 2003. He also producer and co-wrote the short Go Jimmy Go which made the rounds of ten 2001 film festivals wining awards at the Rochester International Film FEstival and WorldFest-Houston. |
| Brandi Savitt |
| Producer and Portrayed a 'Mourner' |
| Brandi Savitt began her film career as a production manager and line producer in New York City. Seeing small production companies' desperate need for temporary NYC office space, in 1999 Ms. Savitt created The Film Collective as a turn key facility which now caters not only to the entertainment industry, but to the internet community as well. Also in 1999, she created Senza Pictures to produce and develop feature films, where its latest, Rent A Husband is currently in pre-production. Other films currently in the Senza pipeline include the documentary Gesundheit based on the real life of Patch Adams recently portrayed by Robin Williams in the film Patch Adams and the features My Secret Life and Bullseye . She also produced the short Go Jimmy Go which made the rounds of ten 2001 film festivals wining awards at the Rochester International Film Festival and WorldFest Houston. |
| Doug Torres |
| Director, Writer and Portrayed a 'Mourner' |
| Doug Torres is a well respected 1st Assistant Director in New York City with over 15 features to his credit including Whipped, recently released by Destination Films, and Miramax’s Hamlet. Mr. Torres' talent expands to the music video world where he's worked on videos for a diverse group of artists ranging from Busta Rhymes to Marc Anthony and dozens more. On the small screen, Budweiser's Whasssup! and Reebok's Defiance are just two of the many popular campaigns he's helped create. Besides That Brief Moment, Mr. Torres took the director's chair for several music videos and the short film Go Jimmy Go which made the rounds of ten 2001 film festivals wining awards at the Rochester International Film Festival and WorldFest Houston. |
| Christopher Meloni |
| Portrayed 'Ken' |
| Christopher Meloni continues to broaden his audience appeal by choosing challenging roles in both television and film. On NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims' Unit, starting it's third season and Friday night's highest rated show, Mr. Meloni stars as detective and family man Elliot Stabler. On the direct other side of the spectrum, he portrays duplicitous inmate Chris Keller on HBO's Sunday night hit Oz created by Tom Fontana. His additional work in television includes guest appearances on NYPD Blue and Homicide: Life On The Street. He also starred in the series Leaving LA, The Fanelli Boys and in several miniseries including In A Child's Name and Mario Puzo's The Last Don. On the big screen, Mr. Meloni can be seen in the hilarious independent film Wet Hot American Summer which screened at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival. Daily Variety wrote, "Best of all is Christopher Meloni's Gene, the Vietnam veteran camp cook whose delusions and fetishes grow ever more outrageous. Gene's climactic gotta-be-me cafeteria speech hits an absurdist home run," His other film credits include Runaway Bride in which he starred opposite Julia Roberts as her fiancé, as well as in Twelve Monkeys, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, Junior and Bound. But by far, Mr. Meloni's greatest achievement is his new daughter. |
| Eugene Osborne Smith |
| Portrayed 'The Old Man' |
| Eugene Osborne Smith is a poet, singer/songwriter, actor, filmmaker and communicator. His credits include recording The Wizardry Of Oz Smith for Capitol Records and The Eyes Of Love for Argo Records. He created the role of Persil Le Noir in Broadway's original Irma La Douce. He wrote the music for Ian Hugo's Ai-Ye which won Best Musical Score at the Venice and Edinburgh Film Festivals. His film credits include featured roles in Strays and She's The One . He's also appeared in TV commercials for Microsoft, Disney, and General Electric. Additionally, he received the Negro Actor's Guild's Paul Robeson Protégé Award and the W.C. Handy's Star of Tomorrow Award for Best Singer/Composer. |
| Catherine Curtin |
| Portrayed 'Lily the Bartender' |
| Catherine Curtin's career is as well rounded as would be expected of a Princeton University graduate. Her many feature film credits include Robert Redford's Quiz Show and Ben Stiller's Permanent Midnight . Featured lead roles in Sex & The City, Law & Order and The Guiding Light are among her numerous small screen credits. On Broadway her many leading and featured roles include Tess in Six Degrees Of Separation and Off Broadway as Janis Joplin in Love, Janis. |
| Brad Zimmerman |
| Portrayed 'The Brother' |
| Brad Zimmerman is a stand up comic who can be seen regularly at Caroline's on Broadway, Gotham Comedy Club and Don't Tell Mama's in New York City. He recently was a finalist in Comedy Central's Laugh Riot contest making the last round. His one man show Zimmy has won rave reviews at various NYC venues and is currently preparing for a US tour. His film work includes the short Go Jimmy Go which made the rounds of ten 2001 film festivals wining awards at the Rochester International Film Festival and WorldFest-Houston. |
| Michael McDonough |
| Director of Photography |
| A native of Scotland and a graduate from New York University and The Royal College of Art, Michael McDonough began his career as a gaffer but quickly moved up to director of photography more then five years ago. His DP work includes the features Success and Mistover as well as extensive documentary work. His shorts include Jorge winner of Best Short Film at the USA (1998), Minneapolis (1998) and Cleveland International (1999) Film Festivals; Dog Race winner of the Grand Marnier Award New York Film Festival (1997); Snake Feed winner of the Best Short Film at the Sundance Film Festival (1998); and most recently, Upheaval starring Frances McDormand Go Jimmy Go which made the rounds of ten 2001 film festivals wining awards at the Rochester International Film Festival and WorldFest-Houston. |
| Doc Pomus |
| Co-Wrote the Song Turn Me Loose and Wrote the Song Lonely Avenue |
| Born Jerome Felder, Doc Pomus authored more than 1,500 songs including This Magic Moment, Teenager In Love, Can't Get Used To Losing You, Surrender, Little Sister, Viva Las Vegas and Save The Last Dance For Me one of the 25 most popular songs ever recorded. Featured in hundreds of films, TV shows and commercials his songs have sold over 250,000,000 recordings and achieved more than 50,000,000 broadcast performances. In 1991 he was elected to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriter's Hall of Fame adding to his memberships in the Blues Hall of Fame and the New York Music Hall of Fame. His songs have reached number one on every type of Billboard domestic and foreign charts and have reached the top forty in every decade since the 1950's. |
| Kenneth Hirsch |
| Wrote and Performed the Score |
| Ken Hirsch, a native New Yorker, has co-written the hits I've Never
Been To Me for Charlene (featured in Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert
), Two Less Lonely People In The World for Air Supply, No One In
The World for Anita Baker and If I Could for Regine Belle and
Barbara Streisand (the title song for the award winning documentary of the
same name). His songs have also been recorded by Ray Charles, Gladys
Knight, Teddy Pendergrass, Dolly Parton and Millie Jackson among many others.
His co-writers include Hal David, Gerry Goffin, Paul Williams, Howard
Greenfield, Wayland Holyfield and the legendary Brill Building writer (and
his mentor) Doc Pomus. |
| Peter Roberts |
| Wrote and Performed the Score |
| Peter Roberts, a native Austrian, is a classically trained musician,
producer and songwriter. He has recorded several highly acclaimed Jazz
albums of his own and with his brother Jimmy as The Roberts Bros. as well
as writing and producing chart topping songs and albums for other well known
artists. He's won the Austrian Pop Amadeus Award for his song No
One Can Make Me Feel That Way (performed by Ina) and the German Die Goldene
Stimmgabel Award for his production of the best newcomer group Merlin. After
relocating to Los Angeles in 1993, he created Blue Danube Music Production
and Recording Studio and since then has written and recorded with such writers
and artists as Irene Cara, George Benson, Bryan Duncan, Ken Hirsch, Stan
Bush, The New York Voices and Vesta Williams. His songs have appeared
in TV shows and films such as The Guiding Light, Another World, Malibu
Shores, How To Be A Player, Pure Danger and Love.com. |
| Ken ................................................... | Christopher Meloni |
| The Old Man ..................................... | Eugene Osborne Smith |
| Lily The Bartender ............................. | Catherine Curtin |
| The Brother ....................................... | Brad Zimmerman |
| The Little Girl .................................... | Lily Pomus Bratton |
| The Driver ......................................... | Johnny "Vegas" Paparazzi |
| A Mourner ........................................ | Will Bratton |
| A Mourner ........................................ | Geoffrey J Felder |
| A Mourner ........................................ | Sharyn Felder |
| A Mourner ........................................ | Deidra Govan |
| A Mourner ........................................ | Brandi Savitt |
| A Mourner ........................................ | Doug Torres |
| Director & Writer .............................. | Doug Torres |
| Producer & Executive Producer ......... | Geoffrey J Felder |
| Producer ........................................... | Brandi Savitt |
| Story ................................................. | Doug Torres |
| Geoffrey J Felder | |
| Paul Flanagan | |
| Director of Photography .................... |
Michael McDonough |
| Casting .............................................. |
Donna DeSeta |
| Editor ................................................ |
David Fuhrer |
| Score ................................................ |
Kenneth Hirsch |
| Peter Roberts |
|
| Production Manager .......................... |
Luke Hannon |
| Assistant Directors ............................. |
Mike Giammo |
| Josh Zeman |
|
| Gaffer ................................................ |
Matt Craig |
| Key Grip ........................................... |
Rob McKenna |
| Stylist ................................................ |
Deidra Govan |
| Mr. Meloni's Stylist ............................ |
Michele Paris |
| Production Designer .......................... |
Roshelle Berliner |
| Set Dresser ....................................... |
Johnny "Vegas" Paparazzi |
| Paintings ............................................ |
Matt Rockman |
| Script Supervisor ............................... |
Tony Pettine |
| Sound Mixer ..................................... |
James Demer |
| Boom Operator ................................. |
Ben Sorefs |
| Production Assistants ......................... |
Naim Kastrati |
| Paul Flanagan |
|
| Online Editor ..................................... |
Joe Beshenkovsky |
| Sound Editor ..................................... |
Kip Kaplan |
| Sound Mixer ..................................... |
Matt Szwed |
| Color Correction ............................... |
The Tape House |
Office Space Provided by The Film Collective
SPECIAL THANKS:
| New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani |
| The New York Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting |
| Patricia Reed Scott - Commissioner & John Craig |
| NYC Traffic Control Division |
| John Reif and all the bar flies at Reif's Tavern |
| The Gersh Agency & Bill Butler |
| Paul Fitzgerald at SAG |
| Boxing Buddha Publishing & Peter Jansson |
| Warner/Chappell Music |
| Stazybo Music - Will Bratton |
| Raoul Lionel Felder, Esq. |
| Howard Koeppel |
'That Brief Moment' Songs...
| Turn Me Loose | Lonely Avenue |
| Written by | Written by |
| Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman | Doc Pomus |
| Performed by | Performed by |
| Dion | Ray Charles |
© 2001 Geoffrey J Felder & Felder Pomus Entertainment
Dedicated With Love To Doc Pomus
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