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Jay O. Sanders

 
 
 
 
 
Cast and Crew

Starring in the film are a real-life husband-wife team, bringing with them the chemistry of a sixteen-year marriage that is as dynamic, vibrant and successful as their 30+ years careers:

JAY O. SANDERS  –  Jay O. Sanders has earned nearly a hundred film and television credits. To name only a few: Half Nelson (with Oscar-nominated Ryan Gosling), The Day After Tomorrow (with Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhall), Along Came the Spider and Kiss the Gilrs (with Morgan Freeman), Tumbleweeds (with Oscar-nominated Janet McTeer), The Confession (with Ben Kingsley and Alec Baldwin), Angels in the Outfield (with Danny Glover and Tony Danza), Oliver Stone's JFK (with Kevin Costner), Earthly Possesions (with Susan Sarandon), Music of the Heart (with Meryl Streep), the Odd Couple II (with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau), For Richer or Poorer (with Tim Allen and Kirstie Alley), and Revolutionary Road (with Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet).

Sanders' dozens of television appearances include Law & Order, Northern Exposure, Roseanne, Kate & Allie, Spenser:For Hire, Miami Vice, and over a dozen episodes of After Mash. Sanders'  Broadway performances include Pygmalion, St. Joan (playing opposite Maryann), The Caine Mutiny Court Martial, and Loose Ends, and he has numerous performances in off-Broadway shows and regional theaters. Sanders was awarded the prestigious Actors' Equity Award for his role of "Bottom" in  Shakespeare in the Park's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, and a Drama Desk Award for Stuff Happen where he played President Bush. Sanders has narrated over fifty audiobooks and thirty-five episodes of the PBS documentary series Wide Angle which was recently awarded the Peabody Award. Additional credits at
IMDB
and IBDB

MARYANN PLUNKETTMaryann Plunkett earned a Tony Award for her lead role in Broadway's Me and My Girl, and the Callay Award for her role as "Joan" on Broadway's St. Joan. She has performed on Broadway opposite Laura Linney, Ethan Hawk, Martin Sheen, Tony Randall, Lynn Redgrave, Jon Voight, Tyne Daly, and her husband, Jay O. Sanders. Her Broadway performances include The Seagull, The Master Builder, A Little Hotel on the Side, The Crucible, and Sunday in the Park with George. Her numerous Off-Broadway and Regional theater performances include Rodney's Wife (World Premiere opposite David Strathairn), Jayson With a Y (World Premiere) and Aristocrats (NY Premiere). Plunkett's film credits include The Squid and the Whale (with Jeff Daniels), The Night Listener (with Robin Williams), Brooklyn Lobster (with Danny Aiello), Center Stage (with Peter Gallagher), Fools Rush In (with Matthew Perry), Claire Dolan (with Vincent D'Onofrio) and most recently, Peter and Vandy (with Jason Ritter). Television credits include Star Trek, Law & Order, Deception, Murder She Wrote. She has narrated numerous audiobooks and is the voice of Time-Warner Entertainment. Additional credits at IMDB and IBDB


ELA THIER  Writer • Director • Producer

Ela Thier's romantic-comedy, The Wedding Cow, was produced by SWR, a major German television network, and garnered twenty awards at international film festivals including nine Best Feature and five Audience Choice awards. In 2006, Thier was commissioned by Danziger & Dellano to write Vanish Point, a true-life story of a battle fought and won over corporate corruption in the health-care industry. That year, she founded
Thier Productions with partner Evan Gluck and a group of creative associates, to develop and co-produce her full slate of projects. A prolific writer, Thier's scripts were selected by the Independent Film Project (IFP) the past three consecutive years, with two scripts selected in 2007, and she was offered several options.

Thier was born and raised in Israel and at a young age wrote, directed and performed in musical theater productions. She studied Film and TV at New York University where she wrote, directed and performed in award-winning shorts including Be With Me, Plato's Symposium, and Clamor: A Silent Film About Making Noise. In her twenties, Thier was a full-time scholar of Talmud and Jewish law, and organized events to foster dialogue between Jewish and Muslim communities. Returning to filmmaking, she began teaching screenwriting in January 2006 with eight writers attending, and in the span of two years had hundreds of writers attend her workshops.


JODI MIDIRI Co-Producer

Jodi Midiri began working as a production assistant on Law & Order and quickly became assistant director and production coordinator. At a young age, she moved up to produce television programs premiering on TLC, WE, MTV, VH1, Discovery, The Fine Living Channel, and the Food Network. She wrote, directed and produced Color Splash, Miami Ink, and John Edward: Cross Country, which became the highest rated show on Women's Entertainment. Midiri has also produced independent shorts and features including: The J.A.R., Garlic to Propane, and Medical Malpractice. She is currently writing and producing for HGTV while developing her own original material for film and television.

Midiri joined the company as Thier's assistant during the production of the sample scenes from A Story for Old Lovers, and was quickly promoted as producer. Her passion for the project, combined with her talent, work ethics, enthusiasm and experience, quickly turned her into Thier's right arm during all phases of the production. While working together, the two became a creative team, enjoying a rare working chemistry that is likely to bare fruits for years to come as they work on this and future projects.


DONNA DESETA Casting Director

Donna DeSeta's ability to discover talent became apperant when she joined Stewart Models, one of the big three casting agencies of the period, and soon become Executive Vice President of the four corporations under the Stewart umbrella. Since opening her own business, Donna DeSeta Casting, she has worked on hundreds of film, theater, video and commercial productions worldwide, and with most major motion picture studios. DeSeta has worked with Wes Anderson, Ridley Scott, John Madden, the Coen Brothers, Harold Prince, Sir Andrew Lloyd Weber and other notable directors, and has been involved with theatrically released films starring among others Will Smith, Keanu Reeves, Eminem, Gene Hackman, Anthony Quinn, Christopher Walken, Gerard Depardieu and Jackie Chan.


 
STEPHEN M. GOLDSTEIN Legal Counsel
 
Stephen M. Goldstein has been working as a legal representative in the film and television industry for over fifteen years, specializing in financing and distribution. A few highlights include representing: (i) a major investor in and distributor of Savoy Pictures Serial Mom starring Kathleen Turner and Exit to Eden starring Dan Aykroyd; (ii) the producer of The Mighty Kong an animated feature with Dudley Moore, distributed by Warner Brothers; and (iii) Zeitgeist Films, the distributor of the Academy-Award winning film Nowhere in Africa. Mr. Goldstein has been representing independent filmmakers such as Nicole Franklin, Barbara Rick and Steve Manin, aiding in the financing of numerous projects that have aired on major networks and in theatrical release.