"Casting an Indie Film", a conversation with director Alyssa Rallo Bennett
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Alyssa Rallo Bennett has developed and directed high-concept features alongside her partner Gary O. Bennett: ReRun, starring Christopher Lloyd(NYC premiere Big Apple Film Festival), Rain Without Thunder starring Jeff Daniels, Linda Hunt and The Pack(Tribeca Film Festival), which stars Lucie Arnaz, Elisabeth Moss, Zach Galligan. Rain was theatrically released and distributed by Orion Classics, featured in over a dozen major international film festivals from the Berlin Film Festival to the Toronto International Film Festival, distributed by Warner Brothers on available now on Amazon Prime.
In 1991, Alyssa developed the Stonestreet Screen Acting & Production Conservatory as an immersive program within Stonestreet’s independent film studio walls and exclusively trains NYU Tisch Drama actors for the screen from audition to production. Many wonderful talents have developed themselves at Stonestreet including Miles Teller (Whiplash, Divergent), Camila Mendes (Riverdale), Jack Falahee (How To Get Away With Murder), Gil Zabarsky & Chris Modoono (Tenured, Teacher of the Year), Ashley Skidmore (Younger), Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel).
In addition to her creative ventures, Alyssa hosts the series Behind the Scenes at StoneStreet Studios. The show focuses on the process and art of filmmaking for independent and studio films. Guests have included Bryan Cranston, Aubrey Plaza, Mike Myers, Edie Falco, Kevin Bacon, James Earl Jones, and many more.
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