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McIntosh

The cast list is posted and two students discuss their new parts in the Wizard of Oz.

  • Steven Hayet
    Director
  • Steven Hayet
    Writer
  • Gina Marie Rodriguez
    Producer
    Rose & Pearl Entertainment
  • Giselle Muise
    Key Cast
    "Stacy"
  • Najah Imani Muhammad
    Key Cast
    "Keri"
  • Luci Samp
    Key Cast
    "Toto"
  • Rob Graydon
    Editor/Design & Animation
    Sesame Street
  • Daniel Merlin Miller
    Sound Design
  • Michelle Elise Harding
    Audio Engineer
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 54 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 15, 2025
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Garden State Film Festival
    Asbury Park, NJ
    United States
    Best Home Grown Animation Short (Winner)
  • Nassau Film Festival
    Princeton
    United States
    Best of Fest - Animation (Winner)
  • Tanzanite International Animation Festival
    Dar es Salaam
    Tanzania
    Best 2D Animated Short Film (Nomination)
  • International KidsNFilm Festival
    Vallejo, CA
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Newark Independent Film Festival
    Newark, DE
    United States
    Best Animated Short Film (Nomination)
  • West Lothian Film Festival
    Edinburgh, Scotland
    United Kingdom
    Best International Animation (Honorable Mention)
  • Art All Night - Trenton Film Festival
    Trenton
    United States
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Steven Hayet

Steven Hayet is a New Jersey playwright & screenwriter whose work has been performed from Los Angeles to London and New York to New Zealand.

He is currently Playwright-in-Residence at Roaring Epiphany Production Company, an inclusion theatre company providing opportunities for actors with disabilities.

His short film, “Keep the Music Going,” written and recorded entirely on Zoom, had its world premiere at the Lighthouse International Film Festival (MovieMaker’s 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World 2020), and screened at the Life, the Universe, & Everything Symposium on Science Fiction and Fantasy where it received The Hope Award for its theme of connection and perseverance.

Selected plays: "Everlasting Chocolate Therapy," "Hugo Saves Christmas…in May!," "Twelve Hangry Jurors," "Date with Death," and "Playing With Fired." He is a proud graduate of the College of William & Mary and Rutgers University. Member of the Dramatists Guild. www.stevenhayet.com

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Director Statement

McIntosh is a small film about how there are no small parts.
At the end of the day, the goal of this film is to make people feel seen and know that, whether they are playing Dorothy or the tree, they are an important and necessary part of the story.