Candace Janée [1],[2],[3],[4],[5],[6],[7],[8],[9] (Brief Breasts) in Charity (2011) [Short Film]
from Michael Sugrue
Fun little exercise I shot in New York last year, working through some dialogue with some actors to just experiment. Extra special thanks to Devin and Candace for putting in a couple of VERY late nights with me, just playing around and seeing where it goes.
Beginning life as an after hours directing exercise, Michael Sugrue’s dialogue piece Charity sees performance and a strong script from Matthew Hickman take a front seat as two characters verbally spare across a hotel room.
Sugrue tempted actors Candace Janee and Devin Burnham onboard with the promise of no festival or online aspirations for the film and two nights shooting in the graveyard slot of 10pm to 4am as the project had to fit around his day shoot. Luckily, both actors saw the opportunity as a mutually beneficial creative exercise and were up for the challenge. With Hickman’s script as a solid base, the three of them were free to explore where the material would take them.
Candace Janée is an actress most known for Marvin (2015), Beautiful Baby Boy (2014) and Broken Clouds (2011). She was born in Northern California to Dennis Roediger and Rhonda Lilley.
Candace began acting in regional theatre before her acceptance and graduation from The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. She began being cast in film roles and now lives in Los Angeles.
A recent graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Candace is a newcomer to the New York stage. She has been involved in theater in California since the age of 16 with previous roles in Arsenic and Old Lace, Barefoot in the Park, The Crucible, Sweet Charity, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Moon Over the Brewery and her favorite role as the Wicked Fairy in Sleeping Beauty. She made her big move to New York in 2006 to attend the Academy, where she stretched her wings with roles in 12 Angry Women, Dear Friends, Chalk Garden, Uncommon Women, Dear Brutus and Come Back to the 5 and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean. With the loving support of her family Candace plans to continue her journey of living and acting in New York.
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