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STAND-INS

Angie and Claire, two stand-ins on a glitzy TV show, try to become stand-OUTS by befriending their celebrity counterparts.

  • Elijah Guo
    Director
  • Elijah Guo
    Writer
  • Rivers Duggan
    Producer
  • Rivers Duggan
    Key Cast
    "Angie"
  • Amy White
    Key Cast
    "Claire"
  • Mia Vallet
    Key Cast
    "Marielle"
  • Kitty Perrelli
    Key Cast
    "Gloria"
  • Elijah Guo
    Key Cast
    "Elliott"
  • Daniel Klimek
    Key Cast
    "Big Brian"
  • Project Type:
    Television
  • Genres:
    Comedy
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 9 minutes 16 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 12, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    30,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States, United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Elijah Guo

ELIJAH GUO is a writer/director/actor whose self-produced TV show, MY FRIEND WILL, premiered at Tribeca in 2018 and is slated for release on Roku this year. As a writer, he is a Sundance Challenge winner, Emmys Foundation finalist, Clubbed Thumb Early Career Writers Group member, David Mamet Playwriting Contest winner and Meyerson Fiction Prize finalist. Additionally, he worked with Poet Laureate Robert Hass to adapt the author's poetry to stage. As an actor, Elijah is featured in Patriots Day (starring Mark Wahlberg), as well as Law & Order: SVU (NBC), The Blacklist (NBC) and Power (Starz). He recurs on High Maintenance (HBO) and StartUp (Netflix), where he stars opposite Adam Brody. He is a graduate of the Harvard/American Repertory Theater MFA and the Upright Citizens Brigade improv program.| elijahguo.com

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Director Statement

If you're an actor, you know it ain't easy, and if you're not an actor, you probably know that anyway. We hope we can shine some light on the "struggling artist" through the tale of Angie and Claire, the stand-ins for a hit CW-style TV show starring celebs Gloria and Marielle. Together, these women try to come to terms with an industry that doesn't always provide the healthiest standards... whether they're the forgotten stand-ins or the high-pressure stars.

In another arc, we're jumping into the life of the token Asian-American celebrity and his obsessed stand-in, as they deal with the fact that they're actually nothing alike... despite what Hollywood sees.

We're proud to center women in our story on- and off-camera, and through our too-close-to-life comedy, we hope that we can shine a light on the difficulties faced by women in the TV industry. Overall, STAND-INS is a celebration of what we can achieve when we fight for the success that we deserve!