“Zooey” is an urban love story between a prostitute and her husband - two social outcasts that are not much different than ourselves.  They love, live and dream of better things.

On the streets since she was a teenager, Zooey battles a drug addiction.  She says she “just doesn’t want to survive she wants to live.”  While “on the stroll” or at work, she literally runs into Angel, a small time drug dealer and they fall in love.  They share a dream of leaving their life on the street and moving to Churchill, “where the snow is pure and white.”

Zooey’s pimp, Louie, controls her life.  She says that he saved her and allowed her to marry Angel.  But when he dies, she is forced to work for herself.  Angel buys a car and protects her on the stroll.  They begin to change their lives when they both get other jobs, deal with their addiction and take custody of a young child.  But is it too late as their past catches up to them. 

Written and directed by Sherman Lau, “Zooey “is based on an actual couple and interviews with New York City prostitutes. 

Running Time:  91 minutes

Language:  English

CAST

SARAH LOUISE LILLEY............................... ZOOEY

XAVIER JIMENEZ............................... ANGEL

RACHAEL ROBERTS............................... CHERYL

JORDAN BURT............................... JAKE

LAVETTA CANNON............................... TAMMY

LARRY JAMES............................... LOUIE

SHERMAN LAU............................... FILMMAKER

JAMIE VELEZ............................... NICK

PRESTON MAHONEY............................... STONE

ROB RICHARDSON............................... ROCK

EVELYN FERMIN............................... CARMEN

CHRIS CHOPLIN-BROWN............................... BIG DADDY

MICHAEL LOPEZ............................... DARRYL  

JOHN CHANG............................... BRAD

MARK OZDOBA............................... TED

TOM MUCHOWSKI............................... FATHER (PARK)

WILEY MUCHOWSKI............................... SON (PARK)

MEGHAN HANLON............................... JEAN (SOCIAL WORKER)

STEVEN VAN PATTON............................... JEWELRY MAN

DIDI AVANT............................... DIDI (NAIL SALON)

DENIS KEIZER............................... MRS. LOPEZ

TAKAKO HAYWOOD............................... MARGARET (NAIL SALON)

ASSIATOU LEA............................... SALON CUSTOMER

JOSH BILLING............................... SANCHEZ (DRUG DEALER)

BRIAN MEERE............................... JUNKIE

ERIC LINDH............................... COP #1

RAY ARROYO............................... COP #2

STEPHEN WHEELER............................... JOHN

NATHANAEL REIMER............................... PETE (UNDERCOVER COP)

SAU CHUN LAU............................... STORE OWNER

TONI JUDKINS............................... MOTHER (SUBWAY)

BILAL............................... BOY (SUBWAY)

JOHN JAY ............................... MEN (BRIDGE)

IZZY MARRERO............................... MEN (BRIDGE)

JULIE BELLAMY............................... HOOKER

EVA CHAVELA............................... HOOKER

NATALIE COOPER............................... HOOKER

PERRINE DEMONGEOT............................... HOOKER

CAMILLE GRUMAN............................... HOOKER

PRODUCTION

DIRECTOR, WRITER............................... SHERMAN LAU

PRODUCER............................... TONI JUDKINS

PRODUCER............................... SANDRA KUHN

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY............................... BRETT ALBRIGHT

1ST A.D./ SCRIPT SUPERVISOR............................... DIANE SLEIGH

1ST A.C................................ PETE SCALETTAR

GAFFER............................... AMY HALL

EDITOR............................... SHERMAN LAU

GRIP / SWING............................... MARK KOENIG

SOUND RECORDIST............................... ANTHONY VIERA

BOOM OPERATOR............................... CHRIS SLICKS

COSTUME DESIGNER............................... LEIGH RIDPATH

COSTUME ASSISTANT............................... JOANNA KELLY

PROPERTY MANAGER............................... LINDA PENG

MAKEUP ARTIST...............................   VASHTI WINDISH

                                                            MARIBEL ARAUJO

                                                            RODERICA MCCLOUD

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT............................... BRETT TORACK

CASTING DIRECTOR............................... PONARA ENG

PRODUCTION COORDINATOR............................... ABEILLE BRISSAUD

MUSIC COMPOSER............................... CHRIS MODER

MUSICIANS............................... BRIAN KRUMM AND BRIAN LEACH

SOUND DESIGNER............................... ANDREW HALASZ

SOUND MIXED AT INSCAPE SOUND

MUSIC MIXED BY CHRISTIAN MODER AND BRIAN LEACH

END CREDIT SONG:  "ST. CHRISTOPHER STREET"

 

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