"What’s for Dinner" was a film I shot directed by Bruce "Bishop" Gassin, a San Francisco Academy of Arts film student. The shoot was out in Petaluma and took place on March 7, 1999. I played Cindy… and fresh off shooting my PSA (Public Service Announcement) on Domestic Violence (you can find details and pictures under the "Commercials" section of the website)… the daughter of two bickering, fighting (violent? psychotic?) parents played by fellow actors Dave and Jen…

It was a lot of fun and my Dad and I got along great with everybody… the lower left picture shows Bishop the Director and the lower right picture shows (from left to right) my "parents" Jen and Dave, along with Chris, who helped Bishop out with the shoot and provided his house for the filming along with entertainment (Star Wars on Nintendo 64!!!)…

I got to play with Barbies in the script but… without giving out too much details, well, let’s just say all the hurt, anxiety and frustration I feel about my dueling parents gets taken out on Barbie and Ken (sorry Frankie…)… plus the film has a surprise ending that moves it from a drama into sort of sci-fi/thriller (my first slasher movie???)… there were some other parts that they didn’t want to film until after I left… hmmm, anyway, I’ll let you know when I get a copy of the tape how it all came out… I can’t wait to find out either…