The Ghost of Hank Williams

a down and out ghost hunting couple find themselves at The American Hotel, a strange historic landmark
where country legend Hank Williams died at 29 under mysterious circumstances on New Years Eve, 1953.

 
 

Cast

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DAVID RYSDAHL - NIGHT MANAGER
David Rysdahl has acted in numerous films and TV shows including Netflix's The Family, CBS's Bull, and Jen Gerber's The Revival. His most recent feature Nine Days premiered at Sundance 2020 and will be distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. He is in oppenheimer and the new season of Fargo.

CYNDEE RIVERA - TARA
Cyndee Rivera is an American actress born and raised in Texas, she now lives in NYC. A graduate of the William Esper Studio and a member of the 2019 ABC Discovers Talent Showcase, she’s known for her work in the short film Petty Cash, and the television series The Blacklist and Ramy. She is repped by KMR Talent and Lasher Group.

ED CAMACHO - TOBY
Ed Camacho's love of film started when he binge-watched all 100 of AFI's Greatest American Movies in the summer of 1998. After realizing his dream of opening a video store was no longer feasible, he channeled his energy into acting. He is a strict adherent of the Nouveau Shamanic acting method espoused by Nicholas Cage.  

 

 

Crew

ARI SELINGER - WRITER & DIRECTOR
Ari is a filmmaker who recently completed his fifth short film. His work has screened at Big Apple Film Festival, Toronto Shorts International and Williamsburg Independent Film Festival. Ari is also an editor who most recently worked for AMC. When he's not directing and editing movies, he's composing music for TV and film. 

LEXI TANNENHOLTZ - PRODUCER
Lexi Tannenholtz is a producer whose films have played at Palm Springs International, Nitehawk Shorts Fest and Milwaukee Film Festival. Her work has been selected as Vimeo Staff Picks and her Broad City documentary featurette produced with Comedy Central premiered at the 92nd Street Y in conversation with Ilana Glazer, Abbi Jacobson and Whoopi Goldberg. She also used to run Regis Philbin's Twitter account; yes, she knows that's nuts.

CONOR MURPHY - DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Conor Murphy is a Brooklyn-based cinematographer with a focus in narrative filmmaking. Born in Decatur, GA, and having grown up outside of Philadelphia, Conor studied film at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and now practices his craft all over the globe.

Associate Producer
Haley Kim

Production Designer
Daniel Porter

Art Director
Jasper Hirose

Costume Designer
Lynn Bandoria

Key Hair and Makeup
Dawn Campbell

1st AC
Shane Bagwell

Key Gaffer
Isaac Berner

Key Grip
Tairyu Hirayama

Audio Mixer
Nick Heppding

Script Supervisor
Matt Heymann

Set Artist
Alexandra Shaver

Camera Production Assistant
Andrew Berry

Production Assistant
Dez Savini

Editor
Ari Selinger

Key Hair and Makeup
Dawn Campbell

1st AC
Shane Bagwell

Color Grading Services
Irving Harvey

Colorist
Matthew Greenberg

Color Assist
Kevin Ratigan

Finishing Producer
Kerry Mack

Costume Designer
Lynn Bandoria

Systems Administrator
Lyle Zanca

Post Assistant
Herman Gonzalez

Post Production Sound Services
Parabolic NY

Sound Design
Jerrell Suelto

SFX Editor
Linzy Elliott

VFX Artist
Alex Familian

Titles and Graphic Design
Ricardo Tomita

Music Composition
Eitan Selinger

Music Producer
Simon Linsteadt

Music Performed By
Eitan Selinger and Ari Selinger

Official Selection:
Garden State Film Festival (Best Actor Nominee) 2020 
Beverly Hills Film Festival 2020
Iron Mule Film Festival (Audience Award) 2020 
Big Apple Film Festival 2019
Toronto Shorts International 2019
Williamsburg Independent 2019
New York Short Fest 2019 
Spooky Movie International Horror Film Festival 2019

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