Cast + Crew

Stephanie Ellis // Writer (screenplay, story), Director, “Sophie” 

Baby Teeth marks the directorial debut for the Australian actress Stephanie Ellis.  After graduating with her BA in Creative Industries (Writing) from QUT in Australia,  she studied at The Actors Center in Sydney and at The Lee Strasberg Institute in New York.  Stephanie, starred in the Independent Feature, The Sleepwalker” which premiered at Sundance and is distributed by IFC.  She was listed as an Honorable mention in Indiewire’s – The Playlist, List of Actresses : On The Rise.  Other acting credits include, the HBO pilots -- The Wonderful Maladys, and Spring/Fall.  She is based between NYC and Los Angeles. 

 

 

Traci Carlson // Producer

Traci Carlson has produced films and commercials all over the world, and her work has played at top tier festivals including Sundance and SXSW. In late 2015, she wrapped Principal Photography on Kevin's Phillips' directorial debut SUPER DARK TIMES. She is in post production on Joshua Z Weinstein's film, a documentary style narrative feature set in the Hasidic Jewish community. She is part of the producing team on Clay Liford's comedy SLASH which successfully raised over $40,000 on Kickstarter and premiered at SXSW 2016. She produced Lizzy Sanford's short film "Hip Hip Hooray" (SXSW 2016). In 2013, she line produced David Cross’ dark comedy HITS (Sundance 2014). She produced Davis Guggenheim’s interactive documentary, THE DREAM IS NOW. Traci graduated from the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University in 2009. She is from Portland, Oregon, but now lives and works in Los Angeles and New York. Traci is a Film Independent Producing Fellow.

 

Gigi Graff // Producer

Gigi Graff recently produced narrative feature film Catfight, written and directed by Onur Tukel, starring Sandra Oh, Anne Heche, and Alicia Silverstone, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Previously she co-produced feature film, Free the Nipple, initiating the controversial feminist viral movement, referred to by the same name, which has received international media attention. The film was released by Sundance Selects, IFC, and is available on Netflix, Amazon, and iTunes.  Gigi is currently producing FAITH, her first documentary feature directed by Herclayheart team, Carla Richmond Coffing and Hanne Steen, a character-driven exploration of faith in Montpelier, Vermont.  Select former positions include Executive Assistant and Head of Office to Harvey Weinstein at The Weinstein Company, Executive Assistant to Jane Rosenthal Co-founder of the TriBeCa Film Festival, among others. Gigi is a departmental honors graduate of Columbia University, and is based out of Los Angeles and New York.

 

Zachary Galler // Director of Photography

Zach Galler is a New York based Cinematographer, whose work has ranged from feature film to documentary, to television and music videos. Selected credits: The Ticket (Directed by Ido Fluk, 2016 - Tribeca FF 2016), Collective: Unconscious (Dir Lauren Wolkstein, Beemus: It Will End In Tears, as part of the Omnibus Film, Collective: Unconscious, SXSW 2016) The Sleepwalker (Directed by Mona Fastvold, Official Selection US Dramatic Competition Sundance Film Festival 2014, Distributed by IFC), She's Lost Control (Directed by Anja Marquardt, 2014, MoMA New Directors/New Films, SXSW Spotlight, Berlinale Forum, Winner CICAE award Best in Forum, Film Independent Spirit Award nominee- Best First Feature), The Confines (Directed by Etyan Rockaway, 2015), Rabbit (short) (Directed by Laure de Clermont- Tonnerre - Sundance 2015)

 

Robert Grigsby Wilson // Editor 

Robert Grigsby Wilson’s work includes hit television shows, film festival favorites and viral videos. Most recently he was part of the editing team on Mr. Robot Season 2. In 2016 his feature film The American Side completed a nationwide theatrical roadshow tour and his short film Baby Teeth took a festival run that included IFFBoston and the Maryland Film Festival. Before that, Rob was part of the editing teams of Captain Fantastic and Halt And Catch Fire. His short project Dig, directed by Toby Halbrooks, screened at the 2014 Sundance and SXSW Film Festivals. Other notable work includes Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, music videos for Twenty One Pilots, Yeasayer, and Iron & Wine, the documentary web series Everything Is A Remix, and Miranda July’s A Handy Guide For The Easily Distracted. His work has been nominated for an MTV Video Music Award and featured on Vimeo Staff Picks, Buzzfeed, Boing Boing, and Short Of The Week. He has also had the privilege to assist under esteemed editors Kevin Tent ACE, Craig McKay ACE, Robert Komatsu, Kelley Dixon ACE, Alan Heim ACE, Joseph Krings, and Pam Wise ACE.

 He has just completed Fits And Starts, written and directed by Laura Terruso (Hello, My Name Is Doris) and starring Wyatt Cenac (The Daily Show). Hopefully you’ll be seeing it soon.

 

Keri Lee Doris // Costume Designer

Keri Lee Doris is a New York based costume designer who's recent work has been featured in the Sundance films, 'People Places Things' (Directed by James Strouse, 2015) 'Hits' (Directed by David Cross 2014), and 'The Sleepwalker' (Directed by Mona Fastvold 2014). In addition to her film work, Keri has designed multiple television shows for networks such as Viacom and Turner Broadcasting. Keri's commercial work includes clients such as ESPN, Intel, and Geico. Keri got her start as an assistant costume designer working on projects such as Moonrise Kingdom (Directed by Wes Anderson) which had it's premiere at Cannes in 2012 and 'Winter In The Blood' (Directed by Alex & Andrew Smith) LA Film Festival premiere 2013.

 

Will Blair + Brooke Blair // Composers 

Brothers Brooke and Will Blair are accomplished composers for film, television, web and public installations. The Blairs have scored award-winning feature films, documentaries, commercials and secured song placements in Disney films, Weinstein Company films and cable television. 

As long term collaborators with director Jeremy Saulnier, the brothers scored his first feature, Slamdance 2007 Audience Award Winner "MURDER PARTY", followed by the Sundance, Cannes, TIFF favorite "BLUE RUIN" (2014), gaining them a Public Choice Nomination for the World Soundtrack Awards in Belgium, and an inclusion in ASCAP's Composer Spotlight at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival . Indiewire awarded the pair Honorable Mentions in both 2014 Composers to Watch, and 15 Best Film Scores of 2014. The Blairs recently scored Saulnier's follow up thriller, "GREEN ROOM", starring Patrick Stewart, released by A24 in spring of 2016 and Rob Connolly's "EDGE OF WINTER" starring Joel Kinnaman and Tom Holland to be released by Sony Picture Classics. 2015 wrapped with the brothers scoring Logan Sandler's LIVE CARGO, a stark black and white drama shot in the Bahamas and "I AM YUP'IK", a short documentary exploring a vibrant high school basketball culture in rural Alaska from directors Daniele Anatasion and Nathan Golon. The Blairs returned to ASCAP's Composer Spotlight 2016 at the Sundance Film Festival for their work in both "GREEN ROOM" and "I AM YUP'IK" and the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival with "LIVE CARGO." Feature documentary MAGICIANS: Life in the Impossible, from directors Christoph Baaden and Marcie Hume, which the pair scored, recently premiered at the HOT DOCS festival in Toronto, 2016. 

 

CAST

Ana Kayne              Alex

        Stephanie Ellis       Sophie     

    Lindsay Burdge      Erin      

     Jake O’Connor      Josh       

                   Tom Lipinski           The Man              

CREW

                  Writer & Director :    Stephanie Ellis                       

Producers :    Gigi Graff, Traci Carlson

 Director of Photography :    Zachary Galler 

Production Design :     Lucio Seixas

Costume Design : Keri Langerman

Editor : Robert Grigsby Wilson 

Composer :  Will Blair, Brooke Blair, Craig Hendrix

Colorist : Scot Olive 

Sound Design/Mix :  Isaac Derfel

Sound Mixer: Jake Bloomfield - Misrach

 Assistant Director : Alejandro Ramia

Assistant Camera : Alexa Wolf

Camera Intern : Diana Molina

Grip : Greg Meola, Christopher Washington

Production Manager : Lily Garrison

Script Supervisor : Lavinia Jones Wright

Post Production Supervisor : Colin Bright

Production Assistant : Adam Peryer