NELLIE BLY

inspired by the articles collected in her book, “TEN DAYS IN A MAD-HOUSE”
a short film by Frank Winters and Jill Echo

In the fall of 1887, two women find themselves on a collision course at Blackwell's Island Lunatic Asylum. Blending the language of dance and narrative filmmaking, “NELLIE BLY” is a story that seeks to honor the memory, humanity, and courage of a mostly-unsung heroine and the countless women lost to a cruel and unjust system.

production has wrapped.

crew

writer/director …. frank winters
choreographer/co-creator … jill echo
producers … desmond confoy, frank winters, jill echo, carolyn lippert, alice kallaugher
dir. of photography … caitlin machak
1st AD … jenny kennedy
key grip … rue sawant, abby goyea
sound … somepoint sound (drummond dominguez-kincannon)
swings … mariana graterol, christopher rendon, déjah small
equipment manager/swing … evan robinson
script supervisor … vanessa bellew
dit … alice kallaugher
craft services … elizabeth olson

cast

(in order of appearance)

mackenzie greer … jessica welles
corinne mcloughlin … elizabeth/nellie bly
khris beeson … anne
emily mcdaniel … irene
sarah marino … josephine
jadyn rozzano-keefe … louisa
maddie barry … tillie
vanessa bellew … nurse mcfadden
eli gardner … edgar welles
aaron mcdaniel … doctor brubaker
max wolkowitz … henry paulson

an unconditional film
in association with
aspire studios