WEIGHTLISTED
A formerly heavyset child actor discovers the 'Weight List' - an elite casting director's catalog for hiring obese performers - which comically reveals the true culprit of Hollywood fat-shaming.
FESTIVAL AWARDS & APPEARANCES
WINNER, OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
World Film Carnival, July 2022 [Singapore] {Comedy Short}
Black Swan International Film Festival, July 2022 [India] {Student Film}
SEMI-FINALIST, BEST STUDENT SHORT
Indie Short Fest, July 2022 [Los Angeles, CA]
Syracuse International Film Festival, November 2023 [Syracuse, NY]
NOMINEE, BEST COMEDY SHORT
Couch Film Festival, June 2022 [Toronto, CA]
HONORABLE MENTION,
BEST COMEDY SHORT
Golden Merlion Awards, November 2022 [Singapore]
OFFICIAL SELECTION, BEST Student SHORT
Hollywood Independent Filmmaker Awards, December 2022 [ Los Angeles, CA]
CREDITS
Director, Producer, Editor - Jeremy Todd Shinder
Executive Producer - Crazy PJ Monkey Productions
Director of Photography - Ghazal Yousefi
Associate Producer - W. Trent Welstead
Director of Photography - Ghazal Yousefi
Production Designer - Fran López
Editor - Erica Negrini
Composer - Ilan Mahmoudov
Casting Assistant - John Moses
Cast: Jeremy Shinder as Jeremy
Cast: Michael Ciesla as George
Cast: Madisen Zabawa as Gwen
Cast: Olivia Tyrrell as Stevie
Unit Production Manager - Tevvon Hines
1st AD - Mmakogsi Anita Tau
2nd AD - W. Trent Welstead
Production Supervisor - W. Trent Welstead
Script Supervisor - Denis Han
Script Supervisor - J.T. Hutchison
Assistant Camera - Fran López
Assistant Camera - Stephen Cullina
Gaffer - Stephen Cullina
Key Grip - J.T. Hutchinson
Best Boy - Elliot Frank
Sound Recordist - Tevvon Hines
On-Set Photography - Meghan Hendricks
PR Assistant - Megan Perry
Production Assistant - Jacob Shinder
Transportation Coordinator - Jacob Shinder
Driver - Lukas Fives
Rabbinic Consultant - Rabbi Rebecca Pomerantz Shinder
Caterer - Rich Burns, provided by The Guilded Club, Syracuse NY
Craft Service - Rabbi Rebecca Pomerantz Shinder
Craft Service - Sandra Pomerantz
Location Assistant - Danny LidekaThe 'Weightlisted'
Orchestra: Conductor - Ronald Ditchek
The 'Weightlisted' Orchestra: Keyboard - Abigail Wood
The 'Weightlisted' Orchestra: Bass - Luke Brady
The 'Weightlisted' Orchestra: Guitar - Sam Karp
The 'Weightlisted' Orchestra: Drums - Jeremy Todd Shinder
The 'Weightlisted' Orchestra: Trumpet - Joseph Morgan
The 'Weightlisted' Orchestra: Soprano Sax - Mason Romero
The 'Weightlisted' Orchestra: Baritone Saxophone - Jason O'Neal
The 'Weightlisted' Orchestra: Baritone - Ashlyn DiNatale
Score Session Engineer - Shane Wright
Score Session Mixer - Scott Mitchell
Colorist - Hernán Saavedra
Credit Design - Jeanisha Mariah
Poster Design - Evan Bode
Special Thanks to: Professor Alex Mendez Giner, Professor Sandy Siquier, Professor Mišo Suchý, Rabbi Fredric Stanley Pomerantz, Larry Brian Shinder, Phyllis Joan Shinder, Morgan Lewis and Thomas Miller.