Private Project

Genie Says, WHAT?

What happens in a Zoom disability chat room when a Genie with a disability joins the session? A comedy with a hoh message.

  • Richard Lee Kitchen
    Director
    My first short, The Audition (Bronco's Dolls Go to Hollywood)
  • Robert Proctor
    Director
    Over twenty -five years in production with CNN.
  • Lee Kitchen
    Writer
    Scabs, JoJo Mama and the Voodoo Queen, Picnik, The Doll Man (El hombre muñecas), The Audition (Bronco's Dolls Go to Hollywood) and 3 Dicks and a Willie.
  • Lee Kitchen
    Producer
    The Audition (Bronco's Dolls Go to Hollywood)
  • Sophia Louisa Lee
    Key Cast
    "Sophia"
    See Sophia Louisa Lee on IMBd
  • Olivia Collette Lee
    Key Cast
    "Olivia"
  • Henry Marion
    Key Cast
    "Henry"
  • Jeff Kohn
    Key Cast
    "Jeff"
  • Jeff Van Davis
    Key Cast
    "Paul"
  • Lee Kitchen
    Key Cast
    "Moderator"
    The Audition (Bronco's Dolls Go to Hollywood)
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 26 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 21, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    H.264
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • https://youtu.be/XvU2AIfWZWE Easterseals Disability Film Challenge
    Youtube https://youtu.be/XvU2AIfWZWE
    United States
    Premier
Director Biography - Richard Lee Kitchen, Robert Proctor

Actually, co-directors. Robert Proctor, for many years at CNN and Lee worked together on this film. I am really more of a writer. Robert was terrific in finding how to insert the dolls into the space where the actors appeared in the Zoom session. He filmed the session and I sent him a downloaded copy from the Zoom session that I hosted.

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Director Statement

Amazing group of actors. Jeff, with his Parkinson. He told me the week before he could not swing a golf club that day. He is a very good golfer. Olivia is a born actor. Her mother, Sophia, a wonderful actor, also appeared in the film. Olivia has Down Syndrome. Henry, with his million dollar smile, is autistic. Paul (Jeff VanDavis, a writer, producer, and a brilliant man) has Post-Polio Syndrome. He had Polio twice as a child. And yours truly, well, 65% hearing in my only ear that sort of works-birth defect. Makes for interesting rehearsals and a few laughs in the process. Thanks so much for letting us work as a team. It was a wonderful experience. Lee Kitchen