The cast and crew of Phobia were dedicated and amazing. However, one woman gave up being away from her home and husband on her birthday to be part of our project. Zoe Hunter.
Zoe was the only member of our 50 person cast and crew that did not have a connection to the Tampa Bay area. She is a professional actress with (then)19 movies to her credit and numerous other voice-overs and commercials. She is a SAG member- and yes, we had to become a SAG signatory to hire her (more on that at a later date).
Larry and I met with Zoe and pitched her Phobia when we were in NYC for a SAG signatory meeting. We got along great. But you never know how someone will behave when they are working. She had by far the biggest resume of all of our cast and crew. When she noticed things being done… unconventionally, shall we say, she pulled Larry or myself to the side, in private, and voiced her concerns or opinions.
Zoe was a consummate professional, she never complained and made her tedious time in make-up fun. Zoe gets some of the best reactions and praise from the people that have seen the film. This is a benefit of working with a professional SAG actor.
Don.
All photos are (c) Nathaniel Smith.
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