Wannabe
World Premiere

Wannabe

Shorts in Competition: Narrative
| USA | 16 MINUTES | English
Drama, Comedy, Romantic Comedy, New York, NY Director(s)
NYC, 1991. During a time of tremendous racial strife, a neurotic Jewish boy must win over his crush by first impressing her skeptical Jamaican family.

Cast & Credits
Directed by
Matthew Manson
Matthew Manson is a writer and director who has created over 900 commercials, branded webseries, and short films. He's won several advertising and narrative awards, including an audience award for Best Short at the Tribeca Film Festival. His newest short Wannabe is based on his feature film shooting this summer in NYC.
Director
Matthew Manson
Screenwriter
Matthew Manson
Producer
Tobias Louie
Editor
Arielle Zakowski
Cinematographer
Catherine Goldschmidt
Composer
Erik Desiderio
Co-Producer
John Ramos
Cast
Malcolm Jamal-Warner, Donis Leonard Jr, David Bloom, Chaize Macklin, Lawrence Mandley, Gabriella Martinez

Contacts
Print Source
Matthew Manson
New York, NY 10024
Phone: 310 751 0497
matthew.manson@gmail.com
International Sales Contact
Matthew Manson
New York, NY 10024
Phone: 310 751 0497
matthew.manson@gmail.com
US Sales Contact
Matthew Manson
New York, NY 10024
Phone: 310 751 0497
matthew.manson@gmail.com
Press Contact
Lauren Kleiman
SHOWTIME
Phone: 3102345138
lauren.kleiman@showtime.com
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