CAST & CREW
ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS
Jason Underhill (Co-Creator, Co-Director, Producer) is a filmmaker, writer and artist. He has written and directed two previous web series: The Road to Margaritaville (2012) and Jessie Lives (2008), the latter of which was selected for 2008's Bloomberg New Contemporaries, a nationally touring survey of emerging artists in the UK.
Jason's short films and collaborative projects have screened at the Institute of Contemporary Art, London, Hayward Gallery, London, das Weisse Haus, Vienna, Dallas Contemporary Museum of Art, Texas, Royal Academy of Art, London, The Box, Los Angeles, and Columbia University's Studio X, Mumbai, India. He has a BFA in Fine Art from CalArts, an MFA in Fine Art from Goldsmiths, University of London, and attended Werner Herzog's Rogue Film School in 2012.
Jason's website: www.jasonunderhill.net
Instagram: jdunderhill
Rena Kosnett (Co-Creator, Co-Director, Producer) is a filmmaker, photographer and writer. Rena's films have been screened at REDCAT and MOCA in Los Angeles as well as in the U.K., Zurich, Switzerland, Puerto Rico, and South Asia. She has exhibited internationally, including in Los Angeles, London, San Juan, and the E.U. Her writing and photography have been published widely, including in LA Weekly, LA Record, Wired, Lo Público, and Misery Connoisseur, among others.
Rena received her BFA and MFA in Photography and Media Arts from the California Institute of the Arts in 2006 and 2010, respectively. She was a 2012 Artist-in-Residence at Beta-Local in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Rena's website: www.renakosnett.com
Instagram: renazzzz
GOLDEN RETRIEVER
Written, Directed and Produced by: Jason Underhill & Rena Kosnett
Associate Producers: Ayana Hampton, Clayton Farris
Executive Producer: James Kosnett
Cast:
Ayana Hampton as Rea
Clayton Farris as Dr. Reagan Hamada
Roxie Fuller as The City of Beverly Hills (Various Characters)
Samantha Clay as Aubrey Fox
Marcienne Dwyer as Nic
Joshua Hoover as Charlie
Claudia DeVasco as Marisol Gutierrez
Carmen Dual as Poppy Gutierrez
Jesse Esparza as Sal
Carla Valderrama as Gabi the Groomer
Alison England as Dr. Pat Yearling
Geoff Kennedy as Rob/Mustard's Dad
John Hogan as John the Cop/Mortimer
Andrew Choate as Andrew the Cop
Whitney Tenney as Mustard's Mom
Atsuko Okatsuka as Tippid Shackles
Warren Burke as Dr. Tsadness/Need/Martin Stopes
Original Music Score: Jason Underhill
Costume: Vanessa Gonzalez
Hair & Makeup: Tracy Chase
Sound: JP Robelot, Ignacio Genzon, Jonathon Barnett, Laura Vitale
Sound Design/Re-Record & Mixer: Mohit Kakkar
Production Manager: Alexis Hudgins
Production Assistant: Kirby Kersels
Set Design: Rena Kosnett & Jason Underhill
Set Construction: LeRoy Stevens
Set Dressing: Adrian Excel, Yona Brand.
Set Photography: Gina Clark
Animal Technician/Handler: Rena Kosnett
NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED DURING THE MAKING OF THIS PROJECT. A VETERINARIAN TECHNICIAN WAS ON STAFF WHILE SHOOTING. ALL ANIMAL ACTORS ARE FAMILY MEMBERS OF CAST & CREW. THEY WERE GIVEN TONS OF TREATS AND HUGS AND KISSES.