Tilda Swinton (Executive Producer / Lydie Crane) is the Scottish (and Cambridge-educated) actress who began making films with the English director Derek Jarman in 1985 with Caravaggio. She went on to work with him for eight years and seven more films before his death in 1994, including The Last of England, The Garden, War Requiem and Wittgenstein. In 1990, Swinton won the Coppa Volpe at the Venice Film Festival for her performance in Jarman’s film adaptation of Marlowe’s Edward II. Two years later, she came to wider international recognition and critical acclaim with her extraordinary portrayal of the androgynous and eternal Orlando, directed by Sally Potter.

Since then, Swinton’s work has included two films with director Lynn Hershman-Leeson, Conceiving Ada and Teknolust; Susan Streitfeld’s Female Perversions; Tim Roth’s The War Zone and Robert Lepage’s Possible Worlds. In 2000, she starred in The Deep End for directors David Siegel and Scott McGeehee, again winning numerous international awards, including a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. In 2005, she co-starred in Spike Jonze’s Adaptation, David Mackenzie’s acclaimed bête noire, Young Adam and Mike Mills’ Thumbsucker. The same year, Swinton reunited with Keanu Reeves in Constantine; co-starred with Bill Murray in Jim Jarmusch’s acclaimed drama, Broken Flowers and starred as the White Witch in the blockbuster The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

Upcoming films for Swinton include director Tony Gilroy’s Michael Clayton, starring with George Clooney and Tom Wilkinson; David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button opposite Brad Pitt; Marilyn Manson’s Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll; Erick Zonka’s Julia; Béla Tarr’s That Man from London, and John Maybury’s Come Like Shadows.

Amber Tamblyn (Stephanie) An experienced and stunning actor from an early age, Amber Tamblyn's dedication to her craft is shown in plain light with the multifaceted characters she brings to life. 

Tamblyn recently starred in Sony Pictures’ The Grudge 2, which opened the box office at number one.  Upcoming films include New Line Cinema's Normal Adolescent Behavior, a dark and funny look at sexual politics among snobby, rich teenagers, and the Warner Bros. comedy Spring Breakdown about a trio of women who venture to a college vacation spot to escape the monotony of working life. She just finished filming the independent thriller Blackout, about a eclectic group of people trapped with a killer in a stalled elevator.
Last year, Tamblyn added author to her list of credits, when her book of poetry Free Stallion was released through Simon & Schuster. 

She is best known for two unforgettable seasons as "Joan of Arcadia," the highly lauded CBS family drama that earned her a 2004 Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series" as well an "Outstanding Drama Series" nomination for the show.  The series' first season earned Tamblyn a 2003 Golden Globe nomination for "Best Dramatic Actress in a Drama Series" and picked up the 2003 People's Choice Award for "Best New Series."

Tamblyn previous theatrical film credits include the Warner Bros. summer hit The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by writer-director Ken Kwapis.  Tamblyn also appeared in the DreamWorks smash pic The Ring,directed by Gore Verbinski.  She opens the film with a chilling sequence in which her character is murdered by the ghost of an evil girl. 

Tamblyn gained the most notoriety on the small screen with her portrayal of Emily Quartermaine on ABC's "General Hospital."  What was originally only going to be a few months’ work turned into a seven-year stint on the show as she won viewer's hearts, the critics’ acclaim, and two consecutive Hollywood Reporter Young Star Awards for Best Young Actress in a Daytime Series.  Her stellar work on “General Hospital” earned her a multitude of roles for television.  Tamblyn was in the starring role for the premiere episode of UPN's series, "The Twilight Zone."  Other television guest-starring roles included "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Boston Public," "CSI: Miami" and "Without a Trace."  She also did a short series film for Showtime called "Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet."

She credits her father, veteran actor Russ Tamblyn, as the guiding light for her continuing success. Tamblyn currently resides in Los Angeles.

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Timothy Hutton (Paul) After winning an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Los Angeles Film Critic's award for his performance in Robert Redford's Ordinary People, Hutton went on to star in numerous films, including Taps, Daniel, Falcon & The Snowman, Made in Heaven, Q & A, General’s Daughter, French Kiss, Beautiful Girls, Sunshine State, Kinsey.  With Taps, Hutton received his second Golden Globe Award nomination. Hutton was seen in Columbia Pictures' Secret Window, based on the novella by Stephen King. Directed by David Koepp with Johnny Depp and John Turturro also starring.  He starred in the Last Holiday opposite Queen Latifah January 2006.

As a member of New York's Circle Repertory Company, Hutton originated the lead role in the Broadway Production of Craig Lucas' “Prelude to a Kiss” and starred in Babylon Gardens with Mary Louise Parker.  In addition, Hutton appeared in the Los Angeles stage production of “The Oldest Living Graduate”, opposite Henry Fonda, which was later broadcast live on NBC.  Hutton also directed Nicole Burdette's Busted for the New York-based theatre company, Naked Angels.

On television, Hutton produced and starred in Showtime's Mr & Mrs Loving, written and directed by Oscar-nominated Richard Friedenberg (A River Runs Through It), starred as the title character in the acclaimed Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within, also for Showtime, and the docudrama WWIII for the Fox Network.  After starring in A&E's highly successful Nero Wolfe: The Golden Spiders, the network went back to Hutton, who agreed to executive produce, direct and star in several additional Nero Wolfe adaptations.  These highly acclaimed films premiered in Spring 2001 on A&E, with a repertoire of actors who co-star with Hutton and Maury Chaykin, and ran for two years.

Working behind the camera, Hutton has directed a number of music videos, including Drive by the Cars, Not Enough Love by Don Henley, and the Neil Young Concert Film Freedom, as well as an episode of Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories, entitled Grandpa's Ghost, from a story he wrote.

Hutton's feature film directorial debut, Digging to China, premiered at the '98 Sundance Film Festival to standing ovations.  This off-beat coming-of-age story starred Kevin Bacon and Mary Stuart Masterson, and introduced 10-year old Evan Rachel Wood; the film was in limited release in fall '98.

Most recently, Hutton starred in the NBC show “Kidnapped.” His current and upcoming film roles include: Robert DeNiro’s The Good Shepherd with Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie, Off the Black with Nick Nolte, Lymelife with Alec Baldwin, New Line Cinema’s The Last Mimzy, When a Man Falls in the Forest with Sharon Stone.

Melissa Leo (Miri) Audiences worldwide took notice of Melissa Leo for her fine portrayal of Rachel in Tommy Lee Jones’ directorial debut The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, which won numerous awards in 2005 at Cannes, and other film festivals. Recently completed shooting are Stephanie’s Image, and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, co-starring Lucas Black. Films due out for release soon are I Believe in America, Wim Wenders production The House is Burning, Black Irish, co-starring Brendan Gleeson and Mr. Woodcock, co-starring Billy Bob Thornton and Susan Sarandon. Also, the political thriller Confess, and Henry Jaglom’s Hollywood Dreams. Among Leo’s many other film credits are: Patch, Runaway, Hide and Seek, and Barry Strugatz’ s From Other Worlds. In one of director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s first American drama’s 21 Grams, Melissa portrayed Marianne Jordan, Benicio Del Toro’s suffering, yet supportive wife to much critical acclaim.

Leo is best remembered for her starring role as Detective Kay Howard on the award-winning NBC series “Homicide: Life On The Street.” She reprised the role in the TV Movie Homicide: The Movie. She was nominated for a daytime Emmy Award as Linda Warner on ABC’s “All My Children.” She can soon be seen in the upcoming TV movie American Gun, co-starring Marcia Gay Harden.

In 2005 Melissa shined as “Sophie” in her debut at The Vineyard Theatre in “The Argument,” co-starring Jay O’Sanders. In Neil LaBute’s play “The Distance From Here,” the ensemble cast directed by Michael Grief won the Drama Desk Award in 2003-2004. She performed in the New York City production of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues,” as well as with the national tour. She also created the role of Gloria in the world premiere staging of Tennessee Williams’ “Will Mr. Meriwether Return From Memphis?”

Dennis O’Hare (Frank) won the 2005 Drama Desk Award for Lead Actor in a Musical and was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for his performance in Sweet Charity. Previously, he was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in the Roundabout's revival of Assassins and won the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award and Clarence Derwent Award for Take Me Out. His other Broadway appearances include the revivals of Major Barbara and Cabaret, both for the Roundabout and the Lincoln Center production of Racing Demon.

Off-Broadway, O'Hare received the Obie Award and Lucille Lortel Award for “Take Me Out.” His other Off-Broadway credits include “Vienna Lustahaus – Revisited” (NYTW), “Helen” (NYSF), “10 Unknowns” (LCT), “The Devils” (NYTW), “Silence,” “Cunning,” “Exile,” “Wyzeck” (NYSF), “The Arabian Nights” (MTC), “Lonely Planet” (Circle Rep), and “Hauptmann,” for which he received a Drama Desk Award nomination. Regionally, he has been seen in “Macbeth” (Hartford Stage), “Romeo & Juliet” (Center Stage), “Revelers,” “The Clearing” (NYS&F), “Wonderful Tennessee” (McCarter), “Paddywack” (Long Wharf), “Waiting for Godot,” “Dancing at Lughnasa” (Goodman/Arena Stage), “Haputmann” (Jeff Award), “Voice of the Prairie” (Wisdom Bridge - Jeff Award), “The Iceman Cometh” (Goodman), “Caucasian Chalk Circle” and “That the Butler Saw”(Court). London appearances include “Never the Sinner” (Playhouse) and “Take Me Out” (Donmar Warehouse). On television, in addition to numerous episodic appearances, O'Hare has been seen in the remake of “Once Upon a Mattress”for Disney and in the Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie “St. Maybe.” O'Hare's film roles include Derailed, Heights, 21 Grams, Garden State, The Anniversary Party, Hamlet, and Sweet & Lowdown. He will be seen in the forthcoming films Angel, Rocket Science, Awake and Michael Clayton.

Jim Gaffigan (Joe) has appeared in more than two dozen feature films ranging from big budget hits (Three Kings, Road Trip) to Indies (Final, Igby Goes Down, Entropy). Recent films include The Great New Wonderful, starring with Maggie Gyllenhaal, Edie Falco, and Tony Shalhoub, The Living Wake and M. Night Shyamalan’s, Lady in the Water. 

On the small screen, Jim created his own sitcom for CBS entitled “Welcome to New York,” co-starred with Ellen DeGeneres on her CBS sitcom “The Ellen Show,” and has had recurring roles both on FOX's “That 70s Show” and NBC's “Ed.” Jim is currently working on the TNT pilot, “Talk to Me.”

A successful comedian, Gaffigan starred in his own hour comedy special, “Beyond the Pale,” on Comedy Central. His cutting edge, clever, quiet style has earned him an unprecedented number of appearances on both CBS’ “Late Show With David Letterman” and NBC’s “Late Night With Conan O’Brien.”

Halley Feiffer (Rhana) recently appeared in Noah Baumbach’s critically acclaimed film The Squid and the Whale, and Kenneth Lonergan’s You Can Count on Me.

FILMMAKERS BIOS

Hilary Brougher grew up in Upstate New York (not far from where Stephanie Daley was filmed) and started making Super-8 movies at age 14. She studied film at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and after graduating, worked in film production in NY for several years. In 1997 Hilary wrote and directed her first feature The Sticky Fingers of Time, produced by Good Machine. The film premiered at the 1997 Venice International Film Festival, and went on to the Rotterdam International Film Festival, The Toronto International Film Festival, as well as many others, and was released in 1997.

Her second feature Stephanie Daley was developed through the Sundance Institute Writers’ and Filmmakers’ Labs. The film premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival in 2006 where it won the Waldo Salt Award for Screenwriting. Hilary was also named one of Variety’s `10 Directors to Watch’ in 2006.

Hilary currently lives with her husband and two children in New York City.

Sean Costello (Producer) is an established executive with a strong background in finance and strategic development. Costello worked as a producer on a number of short films, including Letter from Home and Brother, for the critically acclaimed Playhouse West. Costello has also spent a significant period of time working as a Strategy Consultant to many of the nation’s largest entertainment companies, such as Vivendi/ Universal and Walt Disney Studios.

Lynette Howell (Producer) was born and raised in Liverpool, England. In 2001 Howell moved to Los Angeles to head the theatrical division of production company East of Doheny, where she was involved in such West End and Broadway projects as “The Full Monty”, “The Sweet Smell of Success” and “Big River”. She also helped create the Los Angeles children’s theatre company The Pickering Street Players.

In 2004 Howell left East of Doheny to found Silverwood Films with entrepreneur Doug Dey. Howell produced the feature film Half Nelson by filmmakers Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, starring Ryan Gosling. Silverwood Films will also be producing the much-anticipated Broadway musical “The First Wives Club” based on the award winning book and movie.

Samara Koffler (Producer) Before founding RedBone Films, Ms. Koffler ran Harrison Ford’s production company for eight years; managing his development slate, as well as serving as a liaison to all press relations, media requests, agents, managers, directors and producers.

During her time with Mr. Ford, Koffler Associated Produced K 19: The Widow Maker, as well as working on the following productions: Six Days, Seven Nights directed by Ivan Reitman starring Anne Heche; What Lies Beneath directed by Robert Zemeckis starring Michelle Pfeiffer; Random Hearts directed by Sydney Pollack starring Kristin Scott Thomas; Air Force One directed by Wolfgang Peterson starring Gary Oldman and Glenn Close; Devil’s Own directed by Alan Pakula starring Brad Pitt.

Jen Roskind (Producer) has worked in film and television for over 11 years. Before founding RedBone Films, Roskind Associate Produced Glenn Gordon Caron’s (creator of Medium and Moonlighting) CBS TV show Fling, Co-Produced the documentary Sunday Driver for Rockstar Games and Production Managed David Fincher’s Panic Room.

Roskind has also worked in production on the following films: Sydney Pollack’s Random Hearts starring Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas; Betty Thomas’ 28 Days starring Sandra Bullock; Martin Brest’s Meet Joe Black starring Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins; Woody Allen’s Sweet And Low Down starring Sean Penn; Sam Weisman’s The Out Of Towners starring Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn; Griffin Dunne’s Addicted To Love starring Matthew Broderick and Meg Ryan; and Betty Thomas’ Private Parts starring Howard Stern.

Doug Dey (Executive Producer) is a New York Native who attended the New York School of Music before going on to found many diverse and highly successful businesses. A lifelong patron and participant in the arts, he founded Silverwood Films in 2004 with Lynette Howell, as a means to produce high-quality film and stage productions which maintain the artistic integrity of the works.

Dey has executive produced the hit film Half Nelson directed by Ryan Fleck and starring Ryan Gosling. Stephanie Daley is his second movie as Executive Producer. Dey is also producing the Broadway version of the hit movie “The First Wives Club.”