Belly Full of Anger rough cut trailer

It's finally here! I know some of you have been chomping at the bit to see some footage from Belly Full of Anger. Here's a rough cut trailer that my director Andre put together. I think Andre captured the look of old 70s and 80s Kung Fu films perfectly.

Filming 11:11 Part Two

Today we filmed in up in the Bronx. It was at a medical supply office, and as I walked onto set, my fellow actor Rick was in a hospital bed hooked up to an EKG monitor. The crew was setting up for my scene, where I come in and check out his neck. It was like being in a toy store – everything looked great and realistic. The area that where we filmed must have been in some medical showroom set up to resemble an actual hospital room. Everything felt authentic, right down to the ceramic tile walls and stainless steel medical cabinets. Today was a very easy and quick shoot. Before I knew it I was wrapped and small feeling of sadness came over me. I just met the crew yesterday but it was kind of sad saying goodbye to them. There’s an undeniable bond that I think we all go through when we’re all collaborating together to create some art here and there.

It was a great experience, and the shoot was organized efficiently.

Filming 11:11 Part One

Today was the first day of shooting 11:11, a New York Film Academy short written and directed by Greg Saltiel. I originally auditioned for two different doctor roles which soon after was combined into one for me. The film is about a motivational speaker who after attempting suicide, wakes up in a hospital with no recollection of what he's done. I play the doctor that is there to evaluate him and decide if he should be released or not. We filmed two of my scenes in an office on the 14th floor of a building next to Grand Central on E 42nd st.

Even though the office was small, the view out the window framed an epic New York landscape filled with the mint green roof tiles of Grand Central, the glassy facade of the Metlife building and the iconic and timeless Chrysler Building, which I consider the most beautiful skyscraper in Manhattan.

We had four person crew and a small light set up. Everyone was way cool and on the ball. We filmed on Digital with a Canon XL2. This Camera can give even a dull looking office room a cinematic and artful quality to it.

At one point during filming, I looked around the room watching the small and efficient film crew setting up the next show and here I was, sitting in a plush leather chair with a good role I can sink my teeth into, and the Chrysler Building behind me towering behind me and a feeling of giddy/surrealness came over me - and I imagine it's the same feeling one gets one one is doing exactly what one wants to do in life.