SLICK1.jpg274.95 KB SLICK is a 10-min horror short by Rachel Skalka, directed by Jenna Rossman. Production is scheduled for early 2025 in NYC. The project will employ roughly 50 local artists, all of whom will be paid competitive wages. To learn more about the project and the budget, see the pitch deck HERE.
Logline: A couple's bathroom banter spirals into an unexpected emergency, forcing them to confront the fragility of their relationship.
A Note from the Writer: I’m interested in the feeling of closeness. What does it mean to feel close to another person? Under what circumstances do we feel close? When do physical proximity or distance facilitate this feeling and when do they repel us from each other?
SLICK is an embodiment of my curiosity with connection and intimate relationships. It questions the impact of compounded moments of missed connection on the strength of the relationship. It explores how quickly we cast each other in roles of “villain” and “victim” and the pace in which this oscillates.
This project speaks to the cyclical nature of intimate relationships. We are utilizing the expansive genre of horror to present a satire with femme narratives at the center. Our story has no finite “villain”; instead, the audience is left to question if what unfolds is an ‘oopsie’ or a crime.
The Team: Jenna Rossman(She/Her)- Director Jenna is a theatre and film director based in NYC and LA. She has worked at The Helen Hayes Theatre on Broadway, Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center, The Kennedy Center, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company and more. Jenna is a member of the Williamstown Directing Corp, SDC Observership, Roundabout Directors Group, and 24 Hour Plays: Nationals. She received her BFA in Drama from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Her thesis film, “Start Them Young,” won best comedy at the 2024 USC First Look Showcase. “Start Them Young" had its world premiere at the 2024 Oscar-qualifying LA Shorts International Film Festival. jennarossman.com
Rachel Skalka (She/Her)-Writer & Producer Rachel is a New York-based actor and filmmaker. She firmly believes that an unbridled amount of play exposes and deepens our humanity, making her sets not only professional but FUN. Rachel trained at Boston University and spent consecutive summers at the Tony-award winning Williamstown Theatre Festival where she was proudly part of the final Non-Equity Acting Company in 2019. Rachel’s filmmaking debut, “Leg Room,” (actor/writer/producer) made its World Premiere at the 2024 Los Angeles Festival of Cinema. rachelskalka.com
Nicole Palermo (She/Her)- Producer Nicole Palermo is a NY-based Producer and Production Manager in both the narrative and documentary worlds. As a narrative Producer, Nicole has several films currently in the festival circuit; Academy Award contender TENDER THOUGHTS by Anndi Jinelle Liggett (Tribeca, HollyShorts, Urbanworld), SEOUL SWITCH by Liann Kaye (Bentonville Film Festival, Hawai’i International Film Festival, Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia), and PEN, AGAIN by Julian J. Delacruz (Best Short Short at Harlem International FF, Best of the Fest at Rochester International FF). This fall, Nicole produced the short film THE DAUGHTER by Sundance Screenwriters Lab Alum Mary Ann Anane, and SKIN by Sundance Screenwriters Lab Alum Urvashi Pathania. Upcoming projects include BEATLES ‘64 produced by Martin Scorsese for Disney+, and the UNTITLED AV PROJECT directed by Ron Howard.
Kelli Reilly (She/Her)- Producer Kelli is an award-winning artist, writer, and filmmaker based in Los Angeles with a BFA in Film and Television from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. She is known for her unique artistic vision which merges surrealism, nostalgia, and punk sensibilities to tell stories from a distinctly female perspective. Her work explores themes of power, memory, and pop culture using striking visual language that complements her experimental and cinematic style. Her work encompasses commercials, branded content, narrative and documentary films, music videos, and commissioned artwork. Her documentary work includes production coordination on The Vow, producing the acclaimed documentary Larger Than Life: The Kevyn Aucoin Story, and is currently in post-production on the upcoming Dita Von Teese Documentary. Since 2019, she has housed all her creative endeavors and collaborations under her production company, Quartermaster Creative. www.quartermastercreative.com
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