Meet The Cast

There are million way to explore the intimacies and complexities of a relationship between two people. In our vision for Coast, we wanted to lay the groundwork for an open creative collaboration that allowed the cast to connect to their characters on a deep level and react in emotionally honest ways.

By utilizing co-directors, we independently directed a specific performance, physically separating the actors on location between takes to allow them to enter each scene without knowing the thoughts or motivations behind their counterpart’s performance, allowing them to react in a genuine way right in front of our eyes.

Shooting in sequence over a two-day period allowed our cast to focus on the emotion of the moment, develop and discover their characters in real-time, and maintain a connection with the emotional journey central to the film.

Our core team is a melting pot of cultural and creative backgrounds with experience in almost every type of documentary and narrative production. From proud first and second generation immigrants to mixed-race heritage, we strive to utilize our diverse viewpoints and storytelling traditions to complement each other and put something on your screen that’s never been done before.

Coast is a representation of the diverse world-views of the creative team and the actors themselves, all poured into these characters and their journey through their relationship.