YOYOs (You're On Your Own)

 

Liberal sisters Dinah and Abigail return to their childhood homestead in rural Virginia after a long estrangement to pay respect to their (supposedly) dying conservative father --and get bamboozled into running the survivalist camp for kids that their parents founded after the sisters flew the coop.

DONATE NOW! 

WRITER-PRODUCER : Michal Sinnott

Michal Sinnott is an award winning, classically trained actor/writer/director & storyteller who's work in film, television, theatre, audio spaces, & games traverses mediums, genres, & locales. Her first narrative feature, 'Unpacking,’ as co/writer-director-producer-actor wrapped the 2024 fest circuit, where it screened 26 festivals across the globe (Cinequest, Richmond International, & Sedona International) and won 17 awards (Best Actress- Michal, Best of Fest, Best Ensemble, Audience Choice, & Rising Star Director). Her second feature as a co-writer/producer/actress, YOYOs (with Linda Purl & Patrick Duffy) is in Post. She’s appeared in dozens of plays and fifty+ principal/starring roles for radio, television and film, including companies/institutions as diverse as ABC, Sundance and The Whitney Museum of American Art. She’s best known as the voice, likeness and performance capture artist for Tracey De Santa, one of the main characters in the multi-billion dollar phenomena Grand Theft Auto V. She recently relocated to the mountains of VA with her writing partner & spouse Joseph to focus full time on creative life. 

 

WRITER-PRODUCER : Lexi Graboski

Lexi Graboski’s recent acting credits include 'American Crime Story,' the pilot 'Dirty' written/directed by Jeff Meek and the feature 'The New Hands' written/directed by Brandon Scullion. In 2016 Lexi produced and acted in 'Reasons To Be Pretty' and 'Reasons To Be Happy' at the Two Roads Theater. She ran a female sketch group 'The Sissy Space Cats' and wrote/produced/starred in the short 'Uphill' and web series 'Not So Grown Ups.' Lexi regularly facilitates Playfair, a popular ice-breaker event, at colleges and corporations around the nation. She is represented by Amy Lord at Eris Talent Agency and Steve Rodriguez at McGowan - Rodriguez Management.

 

 

DIRECTOR: Lynda Reiss

Lynda, who was born in New York and raised in England, is a multi award winning director. Her short films show range from drama to dark comedy and one of them was Oscar qualified in 2019. Her entire career has been a 25 year Master Class in prep, production, and finding rapid solutions to last minute requests while still telling the story, on such projects as American Beauty, American History X, Stranger Things, True Detective, and Winning Time. Lynda is a fellow of the Sony Pictures Diverse Directors Program, the Black Magic Collective Filmmaker Advancement Initiative, and a fellow of the Women in Film Transitioning Creatives Mentor Program.

YOYOs (You're On Your Own)

 

Liberal sisters Dinah and Abigail return to their childhood homestead in rural Virginia after a long estrangement to pay respect to their (supposedly) dying conservative father --and get bamboozled into running the survivalist camp for kids that their parents founded after the sisters flew the coop.

DONATE NOW! 

WRITER-PRODUCER : Michal Sinnott

Michal Sinnott is an award winning, classically trained actor/writer/director & storyteller who's work in film, television, theatre, audio spaces, & games traverses mediums, genres, & locales. Her first narrative feature, 'Unpacking,’ as co/writer-director-producer-actor wrapped the 2024 fest circuit, where it screened 26 festivals across the globe (Cinequest, Richmond International, & Sedona International) and won 17 awards (Best Actress- Michal, Best of Fest, Best Ensemble, Audience Choice, & Rising Star Director). Her second feature as a co-writer/producer/actress, YOYOs (with Linda Purl & Patrick Duffy) is in Post. She’s appeared in dozens of plays and fifty+ principal/starring roles for radio, television and film, including companies/institutions as diverse as ABC, Sundance and The Whitney Museum of American Art. She’s best known as the voice, likeness and performance capture artist for Tracey De Santa, one of the main characters in the multi-billion dollar phenomena Grand Theft Auto V. She recently relocated to the mountains of VA with her writing partner & spouse Joseph to focus full time on creative life. 

 

WRITER-PRODUCER : Lexi Graboski

Lexi Graboski’s recent acting credits include 'American Crime Story,' the pilot 'Dirty' written/directed by Jeff Meek and the feature 'The New Hands' written/directed by Brandon Scullion. In 2016 Lexi produced and acted in 'Reasons To Be Pretty' and 'Reasons To Be Happy' at the Two Roads Theater. She ran a female sketch group 'The Sissy Space Cats' and wrote/produced/starred in the short 'Uphill' and web series 'Not So Grown Ups.' Lexi regularly facilitates Playfair, a popular ice-breaker event, at colleges and corporations around the nation. She is represented by Amy Lord at Eris Talent Agency and Steve Rodriguez at McGowan - Rodriguez Management.

 

 

DIRECTOR: Lynda Reiss

Lynda, who was born in New York and raised in England, is a multi award winning director. Her short films show range from drama to dark comedy and one of them was Oscar qualified in 2019. Her entire career has been a 25 year Master Class in prep, production, and finding rapid solutions to last minute requests while still telling the story, on such projects as American Beauty, American History X, Stranger Things, True Detective, and Winning Time. Lynda is a fellow of the Sony Pictures Diverse Directors Program, the Black Magic Collective Filmmaker Advancement Initiative, and a fellow of the Women in Film Transitioning Creatives Mentor Program.