Madi Distefano
Actor
Madi Distefano is an actor, director, and writer based in Philadelphia. She was the Founding Artistic Director of Brat Productions where she produced A 24 Hour The Bald Soprano, EYE-95 Re-Tarred, and 20 seasons of incendiary theatre. She is a 9 time Barrymore nominee in 5 categories, and won Best Leading Actress for EDEN in 2005. Her one-person play, POPSICLE'S DEPARTURE, 1989, has won numerous awards including Best Solo Show, and a Fringe First at the Edinburgh International Festival Fringe. For 8 years she created and managed DOZEN STREET, a live music venue in Austin, TX. She is currently developing a new musical, and writing-producing the upcoming Wrestler Lady.
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MovieEleven year-old Izzy and her mom Caroline live a modest existence as Caroline struggles to get by as a musician, playing gigs and waiting for a breakthrough. For weeks Izzy has been asking Caroline for the ten dollars she needs to go on a science class field trip to a wild animal exhibit, but when Caroline gets fired from her last regular gig and can't come up with the money, Izzy is left to figure out how to get into the museum on her own. This short won several international awards at film festivals and competitions, and features the remarkable debut of Frances Distefano.
Diorama
2007
Movie7.0A mock-documentary comedy that takes you beyond the 60-second sound bits and into the heart of a Presidential campaign.
Bottomfeeders
2001 · 1 votes