CAST & CREW

ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS

Jason Underhill (Co-Creator, Co-Director, Producer) is a filmmaker, writer and artist. He has written and directed two previous web series: The Road to Margaritaville (2012) and Jessie Lives (2008), the latter of which was selected for 2008's Bloomberg New Contemporaries, a nationally touring survey of emerging artists in the UK.

Jason's short films and collaborative projects have screened at the Institute of Contemporary Art, London, Hayward Gallery, London, das Weisse Haus, Vienna, Dallas Contemporary Museum of Art, Texas, Royal Academy of Art, London, The Box, Los Angeles, and Columbia University's Studio X, Mumbai, India. He has a BFA in Fine Art from CalArts, an MFA in Fine Art from Goldsmiths, University of London, and attended Werner Herzog's Rogue Film School in 2012.

Jason's website: www.jasonunderhill.net

Instagram: jdunderhill

Rena Kosnett (Co-Creator, Co-Director, Producer) is a filmmaker, photographer and writer. Rena's films have been screened at REDCAT and MOCA in Los Angeles as well as in the U.K., Zurich, Switzerland, Puerto Rico, and South Asia. She has exhibited internationally, including in Los Angeles, London, San Juan, and the E.U. Her writing and photography have been published widely, including in LA Weekly, LA Record, Wired, Lo Público, and Misery Connoisseur, among others.

Rena received her BFA and MFA in Photography and Media Arts from the California Institute of the Arts in 2006 and 2010, respectively. She was a 2012 Artist-in-Residence at Beta-Local in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Rena's website: www.renakosnett.com

Instagram: renazzzz

Filmmakers Jason Underhill & Rena Kosnett filming Golden Retriever: The Possession

Filmmakers Jason Underhill & Rena Kosnett filming Golden Retriever: The Possession

GOLDEN RETRIEVER

Written, Directed and Produced by: Jason Underhill & Rena Kosnett

Associate Producers: Ayana Hampton, Clayton Farris

Executive Producer: James Kosnett

Cast: 

Ayana Hampton as Rea

Clayton Farris as Dr. Reagan Hamada

Roxie Fuller as The City of Beverly Hills (Various Characters)

Samantha Clay as Aubrey Fox

Marcienne Dwyer as Nic

Joshua Hoover as Charlie

Claudia DeVasco as Marisol Gutierrez

Carmen Dual as Poppy Gutierrez

Jesse Esparza as Sal

Carla Valderrama as Gabi the Groomer

Alison England as Dr. Pat Yearling

Geoff Kennedy as Rob/Mustard's Dad

John Hogan as John the Cop/Mortimer

Andrew Choate as Andrew the Cop

Whitney Tenney as Mustard's Mom

Atsuko Okatsuka as Tippid Shackles

Warren Burke as Dr. Tsadness/Need/Martin Stopes

Original Music Score: Jason Underhill

Costume: Vanessa Gonzalez

Hair & Makeup: Tracy Chase

Sound: JP Robelot, Ignacio Genzon, Jonathon Barnett, Laura Vitale

Sound Design/Re-Record & Mixer: Mohit Kakkar

Production Manager: Alexis Hudgins

Production Assistant: Kirby Kersels

Set Design: Rena Kosnett & Jason Underhill

Set Construction: LeRoy Stevens

Set Dressing: Adrian Excel, Yona Brand.

Set Photography: Gina Clark

Animal Technician/Handler: Rena Kosnett

NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED DURING THE MAKING OF THIS PROJECT. A VETERINARIAN TECHNICIAN WAS ON STAFF WHILE SHOOTING. ALL ANIMAL ACTORS ARE FAMILY MEMBERS OF CAST & CREW. THEY WERE GIVEN TONS OF TREATS AND HUGS AND KISSES.