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"Catalogue of Noses" Short Film (Official Trailer)

by Lauren Schaffel
Synopsis: A dark musical comedy following a Jewish teen actor who faces off
with her mother and Jewish plastic surgeon on the day of her scheduled rhinoplasty, only to learn some unsettling truths about the consequences of assimilation. Inspired by real events.

Cast:
Jemma Handler as Emily​
Lori Alan as Debbie
Rachel Berry as Kimberly
Lauren Schaffel as Adult Emily
Michael Kostroff as Doctor Pearlman

Joe Barros as Casting Director 1994
Laura Gardner as Producer
Hazel Wizenberg as Young Emily
Lillian McKenzie as Nose Dancer #1
Sarah Ryan as Nose Dancer #2
Gabbie Fried as Nose Dancer #3
Sarah Haruko as Potential Patient
Gail Lancman as Waiting Room Girlfriend
John Noble Barrack as Waiting Room Boyfriend
Tal Fox as Casting Director 2025
Bruce Katzman as Network Executive

Writer: Lauren Schaffel

Director: Josie Andrews

Producers: Lauren Schaffel, Josie Andrews, Talisa Friedman, A.J. Kelly, Nicole Friedberg, Emily Nash, John Noble Barrack, Yvonne Cone, Sami Kolko &
D. M. Night Maire

Associate Producers: Harlan Greenman, Julie Bram & Steve Bram

Composer: Adam McDonald

Cinematographer: Luke Sargent

Production Designer: Colin Sheehan

Editor: Joanna Phillips

Music Supervisor: Adam McDonald
Sound Mixers: Alex Bologna & Aniket Singh Solanki
Boom Ops: Amaya Cranstron & Aniket Singh Solanki
Musical Vocal Editor: Jackson Wise
Sound Editor & Re-Recording Mixer: Chris Orsi

Casting Director: John Frank Levey, CSA

Casting Associate: Talisa Friedman

UPM: Emily Nash
1st A.D.: Bissa Burr
Script Supervisor: Nicole Friedberg

Costume Designer: Sami Kolko
Key Hair & MakeUp Artist: Charlie Lenny

1st A.C.: Matai Jones
Gaffers: Ryan B. Abdelnour & Ethan Waddel
Key Grip: Sam Ashrafuzzaman
Truck Driver: John Noble Barrack

Director's Assistant: Mary Chiang
Choreographer: Josie Andrews
Choreography Assistant: Sarah Mullis

Art Director: Ella von Thaden
Art Assistant: Tess Thundat

Production Assistants: Sophia Calne, Mary Chiang, Theo Emerson, Gail Lancman, Izzy Salant, Mia Vosicher

Crafty & Catering: Talisa Friedman

BTS Photographer: John Noble Barrack

Color by Mad Old Nut Productions, Inc.
CEO: Todd Ulman
Senior Colorist: Matt Lear
Senior Online Editor: Pedro Motta
Online Assist: Elliot Rhodes
VP, Operations: Robert Smith
Director of Operations: Jeffrey Gonser

Titles & Credits: Fernando Ongel

Songs:
“WHEN I AM A SHIKSA”
Music by Adam McDonald, Lyrics by Lauren Schaffel
Performed by Jemma Handler

“Doctor P”
Music by Adam McDonald, Lyrics by Lauren Schaffel
Performed by Jemma Handler

“New Nose, Old Nose”
Music by Adam McDonald, Lyrics by Lauren Schaffel
Performed by Jemma Handler and Lauren Schaffel

“The Women”
Music by Adam McDonald, Lyrics by Lauren Schaffel
Performed by Lori Alan, Michael Kostroff, and Rachel Berry

“A Blessing on Your Face”
Music by Adam McDonald, Lyrics by Lauren Schaffel
Performed by Lori Alan and Michael Kostroff

Very Special Thanks: The Goldhirsh Foundation, Diane & Gary Schaffel, Martha  & Eric Braunstein

Special Thanks: Derek Shorter, Dolores Duran-Cefalu, Beth & Ira Nash, Diane Kabat, The Freiberg Family, Bruce Katzman, Ben & Jax Tomaszewski, David Chack & Shpiel Performing Identity, Michael J. Burg, Deborah Grausman, Elizabeth Kobak, Meg & Michael Gordon, Patricia Eretto, Ben Mantell, Charles Pollick, Jonah Platt, Karen Exkorn, Alison Chace, Andrey Petrikovets & Erica Elsasser, Ira & Myrna Wechter, Larry Corsa, Michael Shehata, Scott & Jaclyn Sonne, Adina Taubman & Michael Dermansky, Allan Wasserman, Aleeah Rogers, Carla Katz, CC & Joe Feldman, Coby Friedman, Daniel Mitura, Ellen Williams, The Gartrell Family, Goldie Oren, Hayley Born & Ryan Korby, Jamie Ragusa, Jeffrey Mark, Jonathan Nicholds-Navarro, Josh Bachove, Julie Goldman, Julie Heath, Laureen Fredella, Lee Brock & Seth Barrish, Marcy Braunstein & George Gawrys, Michelle Gawrys & Chris Dennison, Mike Burstyn, Odelia Avadi, Olivia Sandoval, Peng Chen, Rick Laezman, Sarah Haruko, Alan Zachary, Alex Marcus, Ariana Starkman, Casey Adler, David Chase, Dennis Danziger, Elyssa Nicole Trust, Eric & Julie Handler, Illana Stein, Jeremy Aluma, Jo-Anne Lee, Kaitlyn Bradshaw, Lisa Grissom, Michal Birnbaum, Mickey Rapkin, Nina Ameri, Peter Friedman, Robin Mazer, Will Levine, Chabad of Atwater Village, Jewface Theater Company, LMC Productions, Lower East Side Tenement Museum, Museum of Tolerance, The Academy Museum of Motion PICTURES, Mamaleh Jewelry, Breakdown Services, SAG-AFTRA, Film LA

Fiscal Sponsorship Provided by Women In Film

Produced by Pink Tax Productions, goodform, Dumm Blonde Productions.

Shot on location in Los Angeles, CA.

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Official Poster

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