World Premiere
Wannabe
Shorts in Competition: Narrative
| USA | 16 MINUTES | EnglishDrama, 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