Cast

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Beth Wright

VITA ETERNA (LEAD ACTOR)

(Beth Wright), a ceramic artist and the director’s wife, plays Vita Eterna who’s tired of waiting for her turn to shine while her husband Sunday Rebel, is “just trying to figure things out”. Their twins daughters play themselves in the movie.

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Jesse Wright

DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, STORY, SUNDAY REBEL (LEAD ACTOR), CINEMATOGRAPHER/DP, ART DIRECTOR, EDITOR, ORIGINAL MUSIC/COMPOSER

Jamaican American multidisciplinary artist, educator Sunday Rebel (Jesse Wright) lives with his wife and three daughters in New Jersey. In addition to creating large scale paintings and videos often inspired by his work in the missions field, he also produces music with his sometimes band also named SUNDAYREBEL.

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Kevin Darmanie

KEDAR (LEAD ACTOR)

Newark, NJ based Trinidadian artist and gallerist (Kevin Darmanie) shares an insight on artmaking and artist survival.

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Imani Rodman

PATERSON FIERCE (LEAD ACTOR)

First time actor (Imani Rodman) from Teaneck, NJ plays the fierce upholder and guardian of the creative energy of Paterson through her socio political perspective and photography.

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Brandon Schreck

BRANDON (SUPPORTING ACTOR ), 2ND UNIT DIR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Brooklyn based painter, educator (Brandon Schreck) offers a spiritual revelation and encouragement.

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Dan Courtney

LUTHIER (SUPPORTING ACTOR) IMDb PAGE »

(Dan Courtney), proprietor of the legendary Chelsea Guitars in Manhattan, gives us a glimpse into the wisdom of a profession luthier.

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Nyugen Smith

POET (SUPPORTING ACTOR ), ORIGINAL MUSIC/COMPOSER

Jersey City, NJ based interdisciplinary artist, educator and 2016 Leonore Annenberg Arts Fellow (Nyugen E. Smith) delivers a poetic commentary from the subway platforms beneath the Brooklyn Museum.

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Eileen Wright

MOTHER IN LAW (SUPPORTING ACTOR)

(Eileen Wright), mother of the director, plays herself in the film, caring for her granddaughters.

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Stephen Chopek

SUNDAY REBEL IN BOX HEAD (SUPPORTING ACTOR )

(Stephen Chopek), mother of the director, plays Sunday Rebel in the box head in Chelsea NYC. Stephen is a musician and visual artist. He’s kept the beat for Charlie Hunter, John Mayer, Marc Broussard, Jesse Malin, The Alternate Routes, The Pimps of Joytime, Todd Carey, The Everymen, and many others. www.stephenchopek.com

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Garain Dias

BLK RAIN (FIERCE'S FRIEND) (SUPPORTING ACTOR)

(Garain Dias) AKA Black Rain, is a sound engineer based in Paterson, NJ.