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  • Sohale Dezfoli
    Director
    Taste the Difference, Insentient
  • Nicholas Begnaud
    Writer
    Taste the Difference, American Hell
  • Sohale Dezfoli
    Producer
    Active Shooter, This Actually Happened, Taste the Difference, Insentient
  • Nicholas Begnaud
    Producer
    Taste the Difference, American Hell, Active Shooter
  • Mark Prendergast
    Key Cast
    "Brian Scott"
    Outlander, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Our Flag Means Death
  • Taylor Joree Scorse
    Key Cast
    "Lizzie Mason"
    Under the Influencer, Revenge for My Mother, Jurassic Punk
  • Kacey Rose
    Key Cast
    "The Assistant"
    Moving Parts
  • Tracy Dye
    Key Cast
    "The Casting Director"
    Call for Cassie, Way Down Bundy
  • Carlo Malis
    Key Cast
    "Carter"
  • Lonnie Hughes
    Key Cast
    "The Producer"
    The Young and the Restless, The Shield
  • Sohale Dezfoli
    Key Cast
    "The Director"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 2 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 31, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital; RED Komodo
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Sohale Dezfoli

Sohale Dezfoli is an Iranian-American director, writer, and producer based in Los Angeles. He attended the University of Maryland in College Park and received a degree in English Language & Literature. Shortly after, he wrote, directed, and produced the award-winning short film Insentient which premiered at the Burbank International Film Festival in 2014. Since then, Sohale has directed the parody short film, Taste the Difference, and has served as a producer on a number of films including the feature, Active Shooter (2020). When not working in entertainment, Sohale is an avid reader and painter.

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Director Statement

I was drawn to the script for its underlying humor that dangles over a complicated and all-too current subject matter, gender and the role it plays in the entertainment industry (and society at large) and how it impacts our characters who have never had to question their identity before this moment. These actors are forced to make themselves vulnerable to the role they don’t see themselves in even if it means adopting uncomfortable and absurd truths. Instead of running away from the subject, we wanted to challenge ourselves and the audience to embrace the conversation head on. Our incredibly talented cast and crew brought these characters to life by walking the tight path we laid out for them. I hope audiences can take away the underlying message in this short farce written by my frequent collaborator Nicholas Begnaud.