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They say "When you sleep with someone, you are sleeping with everyone else they have ever slept with" - But what would happen if they all actually showed up?

       

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An Official Selection of the 2003 Anchorage Film Festival - December 11th-21st

"Performance Anxiety" is the story of a man, Randy, that goes home with a beautiful sexy women, Jenny, only to be haunted by "phantoms" of her ex-lovers. In the spirit of "American Pie" and "There's Something About Mary", It's a comedy that pushes the envelope of good taste.

The script for "Performance Anxiety" was recently read by reviewers for Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope and was voted as a "Top-Rated Script".
Here are their comments:

»» "I was on the floor laughing my @$$ off. Funny stuff."
»» "The introductions of the characters were perfect and his comments, her replies, were awesome. "
»»"One of the funniest pieces I've read in a LONG time."

This short feature was made by what has been called a "Dream Team" of Atlanta filmmakers.  It's a richly textured production with outstanding acting, shot in beautul 24P.


The Filmmakers

Scott Stamper (Director, Producer, Co-writer) lives in Atlanta and where he has produced several short films. Currently he is co-producing a feature film and co-producing a television pilot he created.

Clay Walker (Director of Photography) lives in Atlanta and owns Plan B Productions. He has worked on the post-production of many major motion pictures. He produced and directed the acclaimed documentary "Post No Bills" which was exhibited at Sundance, the New York Film Festival, the San Francisco Film Festival and numerous other festivals worldwide. It won several awards including First Place at the Chicago Film Festival. Clay has a degree in Film & TV Production from the prestigious School of Cinema at the University of Southern California. In his spare time he lectures at the Smithsonian, Sundance, the Director's Guild of America and the American Film Institute.

Rachel Stamper (Co-Writer) lives in Atlanta. She is a graduate of Kennesaw State University where she studied writing under the number one best selling author Greg Johnson. Rachel has won numerous writing awards.

Carla Andreina Delgado Grippa (Assistant Director) has been a videographer for Disney, a writer for CNN and an associate producer for CNN. She has produced a daily television talk show and has a Masters in Film and Video from Georgia State University.

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The Cast

Randall Carlton - (Randy) Randall is a professional actor in Georgia.   His big break came when he was cast as one of the leads in "Reign of Fire" with Matthew McConaughey

Jamarie Gilmartin - (Jenny) A local Atlanta comedian, Jamarie's quirky style of humour makes for non-stop laughs from begining to end.

John J. Cornetta - (Jenny's Husband) John is one of Atlanta's best up and coming actors.   Known for his high energy level and his ability to always give each role everything he has..

Dave "The Dwarf" Flood - (The Dwarf) In real life Dave is a radio personality for the nationally syndicated MJ Morning Show.  Standing at 3 feet two inches tall he is also known as "Dave 3.2".  He just completed the film "The Punisher" with John Travolta.

Steve Warren - (The Priest) A very talented actor who has been cast in several major motion pictures.  After the director saw him as a priest in "Striptease" with Demi Moore, he knew that Steve would be perfect as the priest in "Performance Anxiety".

Randy Kienel - (Tattoo Man) Randy holds the real life record as the "World's Most Tattooed Man".  He has appeared on many national talk-shows displaying his body art.

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