Stanley Grimp is a door-‐to-‐door umbrella salesman just trying to get by in life but on this day he’s about to come to the brutal realization that perhaps the times have passed him by.
Starring Kevin Kolack (“Blue Ruin”) and Sabrina Gennarino (“The Walking Dead”), “Death of an Umbrella Salesman” is a 17-‐minute comedy/drama directed by Steve Herold, who wrote and produced with James L. Palmer. The film was shot in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in glorious black and white by director of photography Jessica Gurney.
Steve had planned on shooting the film in his home state of New Jersey but when work on Discovery Channel’s hit TV show “Killing Fields” brought him to Baton Rouge for six months he decided to shoot the film there using some of his fellow crew mates from the show. As luck would have it Jessica, an old friend, was also working in Louisiana on the A&E show “Duck Dynasty” and joined the crew as DP.
The film premiered in March 2018 at the Garden State Film Festival and has since gone on to screen at many festivals worldwide including: Louisiana International Film Festival, Orlando Film Festival, River Bend Film Festival, Southampton Film Festival, and Trenton Film Festival. It was also awarded a Special Merit prize at the Fort Worth Indie Film Showcase and won “Best Screenplay” at the Sydney Indie Film Festival in Australia.
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Cast/Crew
Stanley Grimp – Kevin Kolack
Betsy May Morgan – Sabrina Gennarino
Suicidal Guy – Robert Casiello
Trendy Girl – Ronelle Thomas
Trendy Girl – Claudia de Candia
Directed by – Steve Herold
Written & Produced by – James L. Palmer, Steve Herold
DoP – Jessica Gurney
Music – John J. Yohimbe
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