THE TRAILER

GUGC JUNE

Hey, everyone.

Now the trailer is on YouTube!!
Please watch GIVE US GREEN CARDS trailer.
In this month, we are submitting the pilot to New York TV Festival.

Anna Bauer ~Emma Green~

~She is sure Japan is in Asia~

Emma, the blond girl who used to go to Church Camps every year, is one of the main characters in Give Us Green Cards.

Very sweet and charming in the way that annoys you!

Her boyfriend is British and he has weird power on some of the main characters. You will see it in the pilot episode!

~Anna Bauer~

Anna Bauer has been acting on stage since she was five years old. A native to Atlanta, Georgia she was lucky enough to study and intern at Alliance Theatre. After graduating from High School she moved up to New York City to attend school at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Since graduating from AMDA she has done countless productions most recently the Off Broadway show "In the Room" as well as being chosen to participate in the Roger Smith Film Festival. She can also be seen quite frequently on the soap "One Life to Live." She is also now training for the ING NYC Marathon. Something that will surely challenge her in a new way!

Twitter Page: http://twitter.com/AnnaEBauer

Website: Work in Progress

The Pilot CAST LIST

Here is the lists of casts, and the crew.


Clara Campi .... As Herself

Saoko Okano .... As Naomi Suzuki

Chris Callaway .... As Thacker Sparks

Rory Dunwoody ....As Brandon Sparks

Anna Bauer ....As Emma Green

Kyoco ....As Fay Lee

Sergio Diaz ....Guy in the park

Tara .... A clerk in the cafe

Gene Brosius....Kevin from Cleveland

Ibi Ibrahim ....Indian Guy

Andrea Cordaro ....Tourist 1

Linnera Peery ....Tourist 2

Sarah Doneghy ....Tourist 3

Evgene W. Dundon ....Guy 1

Seth Dale ....Guy 2

Steve Weir.....Guy3

Akene Sakamoto....Asian 1

Kaori Hara .....Asian 2


Evelyn S Oliver .... Director/Editor

Laura Thies .... Director of Photography

Elisa Monti .... Music Supervisor

Mateo Ramone .... Assistant Writer

Naomi Giffin .... Executive Producer/Writing Supervisor
















From the right, Saoko, Laura, Naomi, Clara, and Evelyn

MAY 2010 GUGC

Hello, everyone.

Hope you guys are doing great.

The rough cut is almost done now!
That is exciting.
The editing process is still going.
Yes we are behind a little bit than we have planned, but the most important thing is to make it the funniest pilot.
The promotion video will be on YouTube in May!!

We are hoping to have a premiere for the pilot in NYC in this summer.
I will let you know!

Thank you for your support as always!

Love,
Naomi

Chris Callaway ~Thacker Sparks~

~Thacker Sparks, Yes, that's his name~

NYU sophomore student, Thacker Sparks had a normal life till he talked to his new neighbors, who are quite Alien.................!!




Chris Fielding Callaway

Chris Fielding Callaway has been very involved in the theater community after moivng to New York City last year. He recently graduated from the Stella Adler Summer Conservatory and Mark Stolzenberg’s Acting for Film and TV course. While he has done background work for movies and TV shows, HANDICAPPED CITY is his first experience as an actor in a professional theater. He met Clara Campi, who is also a star in GUGC through HANDICAPPED CITY. Callaway discovered his passion for the stage when he played Rocky in Duke University’s Rocky Horror Show, and thanks his family for supporting him as he pursues acting.





References: Handicapped City

What's Green Card?

Question: What's Green card?



Answer: It's a card, but it is not Green.



Wow, Green Card seems very complicated!
It's a card, but not green????!!!!

It's actually light yellow as you can see, but it was green long time ago, so it is called Green Cards.

GC is an identification card for aliens' permanent resident in America.


Permanent Residents........What a magical word!
Let's say PR stands for Permanent Residents instead of Public Relations from now on!
Basically, PR means "you can live in USA legally forever, and oh hey you can work here, too!"
That is what so many people love to be.

Yes, PR. If you are not citizenship in USA, you need a GC to be a PR.

(Too many abbreviation? Well, you'd better expect more for the future articles.)

Getting a GC is the only way to stay permanently in the states legally for non us citizens.

I am so tired of getting visas to stay in America!! Getting visas is a long process. You have interview with US embassy in your own countries. So many documents, and certain amount of money are required, and most of the visas expire in few years. You can not just apply for them with no reason. You need some sponsors such as your school or company in USA.

Way complicated. So, I need GC now. Let's go get a GC!

Bad news.....

It's not on eBay. I bet you have never seen it in Wal Mart, either.

(I have asked Santa to bring me one several times, but he has failed.)

Only U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) can give you one.

Yes, the process is very difficult, but once you get it, you are PR!!

Permanent Residents!

We will show you some ways to get it in the show!!

Love,

Naomi

References: Wikipedia, where I borrowed the pic of GC.

US Citizenship and Immigration Services

Evelyn S. Oliver ~Director~

Evelyn S. Oliver



Writer/ Director/ Producer/ Editor of “The Testimony of a Devotee” and "Give Us Green Cards".

Evelyn S. Oliver has always had a love for film. In 2004, this Queens born filmmaker got her first experience in media at Center Media, an organization broadcasting TV and documentary segments about LGBT people of color in recovery. Through a partnership with Manhattan Neighborhood Network, Center Media taught Evelyn TV camera operating, digital camera operating, Final Cut Pro editing and documentary interview skills. She filmed and edited events for airplay on Manhattan Neighborhood Network including “The Speak Out Documentary”, “The No No Talent Show” and “The Outspoken Recovery Show.”

Evelyn’s goal in media is to to provide quality productions about women and young girls of color in film and theater. Considering the depiction of women of color in mainstream media she decided to form Sapphire Productions in 2005. Sapphire Productions also provides videography & editing services. Evelyn has filmed several personal family events for various clients.

In 2008, Evelyn became a member of the NY Film Collective (formally called Filmmakers & Actors who just Wanna Make Stuff), a group for filmmakers and actors to get together, pool their resources and make films.
The NY Film Collective allowed Evelyn to expand her skills and network with others just interested in making a quality project. Evelyn has created several shorts with the NY Film Collective including “Eddy n’ Rex (love the ladies) as Assistant Director & Editor, “One Dollar” as Co Director & Assistant Editor.


Casts from "The Testimony of a Devotee".
From the left, Jewel Redhead as Marie, Evelyn, China L Colston as Chandra, and Deric L. Johnson as Darius.
Check out the trailer of "The Testimony of a Devotee"


In the summer of 2009, Evelyn decided to produce her first narrative short film “The Testimony of a Devotee". "The Testimony of a Devotee" is about a devoted, married woman who contemplates when to confront her cheating husband in the span of one week. Evelyn's reason for making the film was to explain the subject of infidelity and how it effects family. By the fall she pulled together a team of dedicated colleagues and friends. Her goal is to continue to create thought provoking media that reaches a variety of different audiences.
In early 2010, she joined the new sitcom project of SadKidsProductions, GIVE US GREEN CARDS. Currently she is editing the pilot episode.



References:

Twitter Page:
http://twitter.com/SapphireProduct
Facebook Page:
http://www.facebook.com/people/Evelyn-S-Oliver/1192052226
"The Testimony of a Devotee" blog
http://www.the-testimony-of-a-devotee.blogspot.com/
"The Testimony of a Devotee" Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2OYIg2yQtQ
Evelyn's Flickr Page:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brownbetty/

APRIL 2010 GUGC

Hello, how is everyone doing?

I let you know what is going on with GIVE US GREEN CARDS in this month here.

You will see some of promotion video on this blog, YouTube, and the group on Facebook.
As soon as the video is done, I will upload here, so please check.
Clara is working on every single character's video clips, too. Thanks, Clara.

The final product will be hopefully done before the beginning of May by talented editor Evelyn.

Also I am working on another episode and the treatment right now.
I always had many ideas about each characters, but after the audition and the whole shooting, I got more great ideas, watching each actresses/actors great performance.


I hope networks are ready for new and bold Sitcom!!

If you haven't followed this blog, please follow us:)
Thanks!

Love,
Naomi

You have some projects you want to promote?
Contact me! sadkidsproductions@hotmail.com
We are able to promote in the States, Japan, Taiwan, Canada, Italy, England, and Netherlands.

SAOKO OKANO ~Naomi Suzuki~

Cute, Shy, Diligent and Somehow Rude.

Those are the perfect description for this role.
Naomi is one of the main character in GIVE US GREEN CARDS.
She is a student from Japan, and still very insecure about her English.
The first season starts when her best friend Clara, and she move in NYC.

Over 50 actresses in both Japan and the states applied for this role, and we found Saoko, very talented actress in NYC.

Saoko Okano

Japanese Actress acting in Theatre, Films, TV in USA.

~Bio~

Saoko was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. When she was 10 years old, she was determined to be an actress with some guidance from her relatives and then she was in a feature film after a year. During her early teen years she started to learn dancing, and singing, and also she went to theatre and dance performances almost every week and these experiences influenced her a lot. When she visited New York for the first time, Broadway attracted her very much, and she decided to come back to NY someday to be on Broadway.

After she graduated Japan University Collage, majoring in Drama, she started to perform in Tokyo Disneyland and continued her studies. Then finally she moved in NY.
She has studied acting, singing, and dancing at HB studio, Singers Forum and more, and now she works in theatre, film, and print professionally in the States. She has just finished photo shooting for Education Guide of Matrix Socolor Hair Color (L'Oreal USA) and music video for Mc Frontalot.

Reference: Saoko's Official Website

Please visit HER OFFICIAL WEBSITE. You will find more pictures and info!!

GIVE US GREEN CARDS

Breaking the typical image of other countries in the states
and
Reminding American people how foreigners love and hate the states.

That's our sitcom, GIVE US GREEN CARDS.

The Funniest American Dream Ever!!!

This is our fan club on Facebook. Please join our fan club!!
Thank you.

Love,
Naomi

SadKidsProductions

Our new sitcom, GIVE US GREEN CARDS is produced by SadKidsProductions .

SadKidsproductions was established in 2006 in NYC, technically...in New Jersey, but let's say it was in NYC. Since then, we have filmed several shows and performed in comedy clubs in NYC.
I always have this idea that we should shoot a sitcom based on my dear best friend, Clara Campi's life. After 4 years, it finally has come true!
Here is the article which explains how we named our productions.

Shooting was just finished by incredibly talented DP Laura, director Evelyn, amazing actors and my assistant, Matt.
I would love to thank you all once again.

Love,
Naomi