Cast & Crew
Writer / Director
Frank KeLlY
Frank Kelly is the founder and creative director of Reel City Films, a film & video production company dedicated to creating content for brands and agencies. Through his company, Frank writes and directs the majority of the work he and his team produce. Current and past clients include Bacardi, Princess Cruise Lines, the Biltmore Hotel, Mercedes Benz, SLS Hotels, Dream Hotels, the Greater Miami Visitor's Bureau and Baptist Health to name a few.
Frank was the executive producer and creator of the Reel Miami Project, a short film series released in 2013 designed to showcase Miami through a series of films. The project garnered national awareness and media buzz for the films, the attached spsonsors and the selected directors that each told a story specific to a certain Miami neighborhood.
Frank is a triple threat as he writes, directs and produces the majority of his work. He has an immense appreciation and love for the art of cinematography and is always chasing that cinematic look in every story he tells.
After hours, Frank works on his passion and writes scripts and ideas for films and TV series. "The Critic" is a result of his late night writing and it's his official directorial debut. He enjoys writing within the romantic thriller genre and loves a great twist ending. His goal is to continue to create shorts, films and content that entertain and bring smiles to audiences' faces.
Lead Actress / Meghan Dupane
Julia Ford Collier
Julia Ford Collier caught the acting bug in the land the four seasons forgot; South Florida. Continuing to hone her craft under the no-nonsense brilliant Brits at The Method Studio of London, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, then making her way to the Big Apple at The Lee Strasberg Institute, where there’s no crying in baseball.
Julia has since been performing on stage and screen. From Off-Broadway sketch comedy, to co-hosting Toy Hunter on the Travel Channel, to recently gracing the silver screen alongside Scott Wolf and Will Sasso. Julia also applies her theatrical training to the VoiceOver realm, lending her voice to the likes of Cadillac and L’Oréal.
Julia takes on the lead role in "The Critic" as Meghan Dupane, a seasoned journalist whose seen the world but has never lived it.
Lead Actor / Jack Tupper
Nicholas Puya
Nicholas Puya is a method actor born and raised in South Florida, hailing from Sicily, Italy. He started his professional career in 2013 studying the craft of film acting. Growing up, Nick excelled in sports and modeled for Hollister. His films include, "On The Arm" winning People's Choice Award, for best actor at the Pittsburgh Film Festival for his supporting role as Marco. In his short film "Blanco". He won best actor at O'Cinema for his role as Stanley.
Nick continues to master his craft as he takes on a romantic lead role within "The Critic". He plays Jack Tupper, a suave and sophisticated golfer that throws Megan Dupane's world upside down.
Director of Photography
Sherman Johnson
Sherman Johnson is a master of light and camera. His ability to convey feelings among an audience simply by the way he frames each of his shots is an art to itself. On set, he's always asking, "What are we communicating in this next scene?" and his ability to connect with his directors' vision to help take the story to the next level is a skill set that so few cinematographers have these days and truly sets him apart from the rest.
His roster of work is artistic proof of his talents. With hundreds of commercial shoots, short films and a couple of feature films under his belt, Sherman is on path to becoming one of the most acclaimed cinematographers in the nation.
Sherman has left his artistic cinematic signature on productions for AT&T, Ford, Hilton Hotels, Malibu Rum, Nestle, Samsung, State Farm, Wendy's, Volvo and Walmart to name a few.
Editor
David Becerra
Born, raised and educated in Miami, FL– David is a graduate from the University of Miami. In his early career, he worked as a videographer and editor at various TV media outlets—like, The Miami Herald, MEGAtv, and Digital Cut.
David’s expertise in post-production and color-grading took off during his years at South Florida’s leading post-house, where he teamed up with some of the largest ad agencies in the country and contributed his talents to locally and globally known brands, including: McDonald’s, Ford, Lincoln, Chevrolet, AT&T, Sprint, Walgreens, and Tide (P&G).
As Co-Founder and Post-Production Director at MDB Concepts, he’s brought a number of exciting projects to the table from partnerships (new and old) he’s nurtured throughout the years with his exceptional, jaw-dropping work.
Music Editor: Jaime Cardona
Assistant Director: Juan Zuniga
Casting Director: Carlos Rojas
Audio Engineer, ADR
Editor, And Mixer: Daniel Abrusci
Casting Director: Sabine Dibbern
Audio Engineer
And ADR Editor: Francesca Costantino
Production Manager: Samantha Stubin
Associate Producer &
Camera Department: Armando Guerra
Camera Operator: Richard Novak
Hair, Make &
Wardrobe: Sara Brownlee
Audio Mix And
Master At: Redsquid Studios
Special Effects
& Graphics: Mathias Berger
Hair & Makeup
Stylist Assistant: Carolyn Hyd
Gaffer /
Best Boy: Ralf Gonzalez
Production
Assistant: Jean Luc Blanchard
2nd Camera Operator: Jon Fernandez
BTS Camera Operator
& Production
Assistant: Ernesto Almanza
Publicist: Kelly Renz
Production
Assistant: Gabriella Poupel
Key Grip: Enrique Ojeda
Script
Supervisor: Carla Castaneda
Sound Recorder: Diego Rodriguez
Set Photographer: Bronwyn Knight
Crew
Cast
Jack Tupper: Nick Puya
Meghan Dupane: Julia Collier
Jack Tupper: Nick Puya
Driver: David Cope
Front Desk: Dalia Aleman
Maitre D: Richard Forbes
Security Guard: Andrew Ricardo