FILM WORK
MEMOIR OF A CALL GIRL
The New Hollywood Collective presents
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To fall in love, as most poets have told us, is one of the most pleasant ways of going crazy.
Cindy, a high-end call girl, goes against her own rule when she falls in love with Tom, an unemployed writer, and the knight in shining armor who saves her life from a violent "Jon".
Life in love is always more colorful, but over time, colors fade. The romance soon turns tragic when Tom becomes unhinged and hits Cindy, revealing just how dangerous love is, and just how right her mother was.
Will Cindy stay strong, or will she forgive Tom and take him back?
produced and directed by
Damian Martorana
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CINDY DOLENC DEVIX SZELL
executive producers
Roque Wicker, Dupree Saulsberry, and Damian Martorana
co-producers
Yelena Savranskaya, Yumin Wu, Arabell Long, and JJ Rogers
filmed by
Jay Ruggieri
music by
Paul Barker
DAMIAN MARTORANA
Born in Buffalo, NY, Damian Martorana has been an artist and athlete his entire life, and always with the desire to be a storyteller and filmmaker.
To hone his craft, Damian has spent his time in Los Angeles working with some of the top producers, directors, and editors in the business.
His editing and producing have earned him Best in Editing at the 2016 Southern Shorts, Best Comedy and Best Drama at the 2016 United Int., REMI Winner at the 2017 Worldfest-Houston Int., and Best Action Short at the 2017 Culver City.
Damian is part of the New Hollywood Collective Director's Chair 50/50 workshop, which provided the knowledge and support to produce and direct his first short film called, Memoir of a Call Girl, which is based on the play Disconnect by Ken Eulo, a friend and mentor of writing, acting, and directing.
Damian is currently editing a feature film directed by Wesley Armstrong, and produced by Warren Zide.
KEN EULO
Memoir of a Call Girl is based on the play Disconnect by Ken Eulo.
Ken Eulo is a Eugene O'Neill Award-winning writer and bestselling author whose novels have collectively sold over 13 million copies worldwide. n the 1980s, he received national recognition with his first horror book series The Brownstone Trilogy. Since its publication in October 1980, the series has developed a cult following. His success was followed by the novels Nocturnal, The Ghost of Veronica Gray, Manhattan Heat, Claw, and The House of Caine. During the same decade, Eulo moved to Los Angeles where he worked as a writer for television shows, including Small Wonder, Marblehead Manor, and Benson.
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CINDY DOLENC
Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, but also having a British Passport, Cindy chose to start her career in London England when she got into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. Unable to afford the tuition, she decided to go anyway and ended up working extensively in theatre until booking her first Studio Film Role in Stanley Kubrick’s, EYES WIDE SHUT.
Since then Cindy has been playing in film, TV, and theatre, including a Series Regular role on, LA FEMME NIKITA and such films as THE RIVER MURDERS, opposite Ray Liotta, CASINO JACK, with Kevin Spacey, and also a short with Bryan Fox and Henry Winkler, entitled, DISSONANCE, which got her several nominations including a Best Actress Nomination at the Berlin Festival and a Best Actress win in the Best Shorts Competition. The film, directed by Bryan Fox, went on to win over 20 awards all across the US and Europe. Becoming a Finalist at The Actor’s Studio last year, she has been able to stay busy doing online readings on such platforms as “Smartphone Theatre”. She is currently shooting a film entitled THE CHAIR directed by fellow Canadian, Alain Raymond and set to shoot a feature in spring of 2021 entitled, BELOW, another psychological thriller.
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DEVIX SVELL
Devix Szell began his creative career as a Graphic Artist. Designing album covers immediately lead to a new life as a songwriter and singer for numerous heavy metal, punk, and experimental projects within Los Angeles’ underground music scenes.
During a chance encounter with director Catherine Hardwicke, Devix was Taft Hartlied, asked to contribute music and perform various roles for her rock & roll thriller PLUSH... Within the year, filmmakers began asking Devix to lead short films & numerous plays in Hollywood. Consistent opportunity immediately sparked his interest in the craft as he began studying “The Method” privately and at The Actors Studio.
Now with bursts of good fortune, positive acting acknowledgments, and an invitation to The Cannes Film Festival his drive for a solid craft & passion-fueled projects has remained the focal point of an up & coming career. Devix is currently making the auditioning rounds; repped in Los Angeles by Park Artist Group and Midwest Talent Management.
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PAUL BARKER - Music Composer
Born 8 February 1958, Palo Alto, California. Paul Gordon Barker also referred to as Hermes Pan, is the former bass guitarist, producer and engineer of the industrial metal band Ministry from 1986 to 2003. Prior to Ministry, Barker provided bass for the Seattle post-punk ensemble The Blackouts alongside future Ministry drummer Bill Rieflin and his brother, one-time Ministry touring keyboardist/saxophonist Roland Barker, from 1979 until 1985.
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Paul has composed music for movies such as A.I., Natural Born Killers, and Rango.
JAY RUGGIERI - Cinematographer
Jay was born on April 10, 1985, in Binghamton, New York, USA. He is known for his work on Channel Surfing (2012), Zoombies (2016), and Predatory Instinct (2009).
