Into Dust

Into Dust
With mysterious shamanistic superpowers, a shy teenage girl in an isolated U.S. border town turns the tables on the Mexican drug gangsters who killed her father.

Main Characters

Janey Santiago (Erin Taylor)

Pilar (Marie DuPont)

Carlitos and Janey Santiago (Kole Collins, Erin Taylor)

Len Hawkins (Geoff Ingram)


Augusto Trueño (Aaron Reyes)

Janey, Pilar and Janey/Carlitos photos by Gaston Romero.
Augusto and Len photos by Amy Quick Parrish. © 2009, Flying Cactus Productions LLC

Augusto and Janey



Aaron Reyes as Augusto Trueño
Erin Taylor as Janey Santiago

Photo by Cathy Guerrero
Desert sequence: SHOT!

Cinematographer: Robert Murphy


AD: Vernon Smith
Episode 1 is officially in the good hands of Jason Huggins and John Mace for post-production! Wahoo!

Pilot in the can!

Director Amy Quick Parrish discusses a fight sequence with the cast and crew.
Cinematographer John Mace plans a shot.
AD Vernon Smith puts protective gear on Geoff Ingram for a fight scene.

Danny Studeja, John Mace, Vernon Smith, Amy Quick Parrish

Cast:

Erin Taylor Janey Santiago
Aaron Reyes Augusto Trueño
Marie DuPont Pilar
Geoff Ingram Len Hawkins
Kole Collins Carlitos Santiago
Michael Vera Oscar Martinez
Denise Garcia Vero Delgada
Judy Parsons English Teacher
Mark Parrish Math Teacher
Marjie Kelley Secretary
Zach Guerrero Delbert
Jasmine Sabino Snotty Girl
Jess Rae Goth Girl

Crew:
Amy Quick Parrish writer/director/producer
Mark Parrish co-producer, boom mic
Vernon Smith assistant director
John Mace director of photography school/fight sequences
Robert Murphy cinematographer/desert sequences
Jason Huggins gaffer/sound/editing
Danny Sutedja production assistant
Jim Kolmar 2nd assistant director
Marjie Kelley production assistant
Gaston Romero still photographer/locations
Robbie Parrish still photographer
Jess Rae production assitant
Christian Shirrell gaffing intern, production assistant
Cathy Guerrero makeup

Cartoon of Zarzo Zancón by ADAM ATOMIC http://www.adamatomic.com/

Catering provided by Pairings Catering pairingscatering@yahoo.com

Background/extra call time: 11 am Saturday

Call time is 11 am at Hays High School 4800 Jack C. Hays Trail in Buda, TX. Please park in the lot between the building and the football stadium and meet at the entrance by the elbow of that loop near the C buiding. Ask for Marjie, Jess or Jim.

Please come dressed as a high school student (no logos!) and bring a backpack-- no logos, and PLEASE BRING YOUR RELEASE SIGNED BY YOUR PARENTS. The shoot will be approximately from 11-6. Please bring sun screen and anything that will cool you down-- we'll be outside half the day. It's going to be fun!

Thanks!
Into Dust Extras Casting

Into Dust


Into Dust is a web series about a teenage girl in West Texas who uses her special abilities to keep her town and school safe.


Filming will begin in mid-June in Austin, Buda and West Texas. Contact: writer/director Amy Quick Parrish
Flying Cactus Productions, LLC flyingcactuscasting@rocketmail.com

Amy Quick Parrish writer/director/executive producer
Mark Parrish co-producer
Vernon Smith assistant director
John Mace director of photography
Jason Huggins editor

Amy Quick Parrish (director)
A graduate of the University of Michigan, Amy Quick Parrish began her film career working as an intern for Richard Linklater's Detour Filmproduction and then as an apprentice instructor at the Austin Film Society. Her feature screenplays have won The Spirit of Moondance Award at the 2007 Moondance International Film Festival and placed as a Quarterfinalist in the Silver Screenwriting Competition, Top 50 Semi-Finalist in the Slamdance Screenwriting Competition, and top 15% in the Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship. Her first short film, Hokey Smokes! Frank Allison and the Odd Sox screened at the 2008 Detroit Winter Blast. Her latest script was chosen for the 2nd round of consideration for the 2009 Sundance Screenwriting Labs. Into Dust is her first web series.

Vernon Smith (assistant director)
Born and raised in Texas, Vernon Smith shares beginnings at Detour Filmproduction and at the Austin Film Society. After finishing his term at the AFS, he co-founded Rascal Agave-- a film production company that has produced several award-winning short films. On board Into Dust from the beginning, Vernon was a key ingredient in getting Into Dust rolling into production and has been hard at work ever since.

Mark Parrish (co-producer) After graduating from Duke University with a degree in physics, Mark migrated to Michigan and later to Austin, where he now resides. He has worked as a co-producer and stunt coordinator on The Sea Monster's Tale and is hard at work on pre-production for Into Dust.


flyingcactuscasting@rocketmail.com

Flying Cactus Productions LLC is based in Austin, Texas
Filmography:
Hokey Smokes! Frank Allison and the Odd Sox
The Sea Monster's Tale
Screenplays:
The Court of Lions, Winner of the Spirit of Moondance Award at the 2007 Moondance International Film Festival, Top 15% Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowships
The Adventures of Zara Zancón in Cactus Canyon, Quarterfinalist in the 2008 Silver Screenwriting Competition, Top 50 Slamdance Screenwriting Competition and chosen for the next round of consideration for the 2009 Sundance Screenwriting Labs


Photo by Amy Quick Parrish