Check Please
I directed and co-wrote this short about a woman getting her wish for a perfect life, starring Abby Salzberg and featuring Adam Bangser, Caitlin Dullea, Jani Chakravarti, Becky Abrams, and myself as the sweaty and gross fiancé. When Abby first came to me with a story and a distinct vision for something horrifyingly relatable about losing control of your life, I was very excited to figure out how an idea so depressing could be funny. Check Please was an official selection of the Oscar Qualifying Hollyshorts Film Festival, premiered digitally as a Film Shortage Daily Pick, and was written up in Vulture’s Funny Videos of the Month November 2020.
CREDITS
Directed by: Riley Cecil Taggart
Story by: Abby Salzberg
Written & produced by: Abby Salzberg & Riley Cecil Taggart
Co-Produced by: David Olonoff & Ellis Roberts
Director of Photography: Sam Weinstein
Production Designer: Ellis Roberts
Edited by: Térence Spagnolo
Music by: Kyle Rodriguez
Assistant Director: David Olonoff
Costume & Wardrobe by: Lucyana Randall
Hair & Makeup: Lucyana Randall, Ellis Roberts, Abby Salzberg
Sound Mixer: Sander Randall
Sound Editing: Kyle Rodriguez
Color: David Olonoff
Visual Effects: Misha Townsend
PAs: Charlie Kaplowitz, Jake Sirianni, Térence Spagnolo
Cast
Abby Salzberg
Caitlin Dullea
Beck Abrams
Jani Chakravarti
Matthew Liner
Riley Cecil Taggart
Adam Bangser