Filmmakers Monty Miranda & Spencer Berger in Attendance!
With a stylish and hip vibe, Monty Miranda’s snazzy flick Skills Like This has a pitch-perfect energy and momentum to keep up with its visual pizzazz. Resigning himself to the fact that life as a playwright is not his true calling after a disastrous debut, the cool and quirky Max Solomon is feeling slightly sullen and incompetent. His buddies Tom and David are casually bantering with each other across the booth when an off-the-cuff remark steers Max to a bank within view of the restaurant and into an impulsive love for larceny. Emboldened by his newfound knack for pilfering, he is swept up into the romance and danger, enjoying every moment with giddy delight. Fresh-faced screenwriter and star Spencer Berger fills Max’s shoes with a fervently, quick-witted charisma and the comedic chemistry between characters makes the film resonate, reflecting that sparkle you’ll have in your eye from beginning to end.
Filmography: First Feature
Awards: SXSW Film Festival Audience Award; Edinburgh International Film Festival Best of the Fest
www.skillslikethis.com
Monty Miranda (Director)
Monty Miranda was born at Hahn Air Base, Germany the son of an Air Force career officer and hairstylist. He began his post high school studies at the Air Force Academy and after six challenging months and one easy decision, he resigned from the Academy and enrolled at the University of Colorado to study filmmaking and journalism. Monty’s first experience as a Director was with the unauthorized use of the family 8 mm movie camera at age eight. While attending film school Monty interned with Viacom Productions and worked on numerous feature films. Upon graduating Monty started his own production company in Denver. Through Incite FIlms, he has directed hundreds of national television commercials for a variety of diverse clients ranging from McDonalds to TIVO.
Spencer Berger (Screenwriter, Actor)
Spencer Berger began performing at the age of 9 as a member of the Metropolitan Opera's Children's Chorus, singing onstage with such greats as Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti in La Boheme, Tosca, Suor Angelica, and Wozzeck. After winning Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor in the same year while attending Vassar College in upstate New York, Spencer headed out to Los Angeles where he became a founding member of the three-man sketch comedy group After School Special. A.S.S. quickly found a home at the Comedy Central Stage, performing regularly to sell-out crowds, and garnering critical acclaim as LA Weekly's "Pick of the Week". Skills Like This is his first screenplay, as well as his big-screen debut.
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