Off Book

Fiction

FILM SYNOPSIS


An actor in his 70's, battling physical ailments and stage fright gets a chance of a lifetime...a part on BROADWAY. Only thing is he must memorize his lines by tomorrow morning. He’ll need all the help he can get so his wife and old theatre friends relive their showtime in New York City days and help him be OFF BOOK.

CREDITS


CAST

Pitt Earl – Earl Ronald
Bunny Rabbit – Melle
Mel – Gloria Jung
Ruth – Wendy Lazarus
Peggy – Judith Shakespeare
Junior – Nyeem
Suze – Roberta Pikser
Karl – William English
Nurse Gabby – Gabrielle Bayme
Bingo – Ian Gould
Bingo Winner - Princess Bennett
BG – Patricia Gregory
BG – Denise A. Monsanto
BG – Ronald Stewart
BG – Don McManus

CREDITS


CREW


Director – Nyeem
Writer – Nyeem
Executive Producer – Nyeem
Executive Producer – Nicholas Kennedy
Production Design – Pamela Ozcariz
Production Design – Yury Vargas
Art Director – Sam Alvarez
1st AD – Artima Sakulkoo
2nd AD – Mari Blake
3rd AD – Shania Brown
Script Supervisor – Jenna Lucarello
Director of Photography – Jakari Lister
1st Assistant Camera/Steadicam – Solomon Sylvester
Grip/Gaff/Electric – Chase Voldase
Gaff/DIT – Joe Shawyer
Grip/PA – Hilton Goode
Sound Recordist – Tatia Mazmanian
Producer/Art – J. Steven Madura
Set Design – Murat Vargelci
PA – Nibhaya Nakarmi
PA – Eli Spang
Sound Recordist – Daniel Nosal

PRODUCERS
Co-Producer – Artima Sakulkoo
Co-Producer – Monica Vargas

POST- PRODUCTION
Editor – Alma Herrera
Assistant Editor – Hilton Goode
Consulting Editor – Jason Pollard

SCREENWRITING
Sreenwriting Advisor – Eric Reeves
Sreenwriting Advisor – Annie Howell
Sreenwriting Advisor– Andrej Krakowski



DIRECTOR

Nyeem


BIO


Nyeem is a Manhattan-based filmmaker who started his creative career preforming standup comedy at the Laughing Skull Lounge in Atlanta, GA. Screenwriting, acting, and stand-up lead Nyeem to pursue a career in directing. Currently, he attends The City College of New York’s Master of Fine Arts program. This led him around the world, making films in Türkiye, Thailand, and Nepal. In 2022, he received the Chantal Akerman Award funded by the Ostrovsky Family Fund for his debut film “OFF BOOK” (2024). Nyeem plans to continue making films through his production company nyeeminc. LLC.


2024 FILMS


  • Sky Colored Grass
  • The Saltiest Chips
  • Las Quitapenas
  • Off Book
  • Mokshyam
  • A Little Holiday
  • It Happened In August
  • Hard of Hearing
  • Find Me at the Dinner Table
  • The Crossbow