Bubbles, sexy feet, chained dancers, poppy fields and raw meat: what have they to do with freedom? Tout est possible during a free meal. In this psychedelic Bunuelesque philosophical exploration of human bondage, mayhem and logic vie randomly. And since when is there such a thing as a free meal anyway?

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Full credits

Joe Sheridan as FREDDY

Irene Palko as FREIDA

Helen Later as MOIRA

Jean-Pierre Stewart as TODD

Stan Tracy as WAITER

Valeri Grohovski as PIANIST

Fedor Levinstein as VIOLINIST

James W. Johnson as DIRTY OLD MAN

Julia Kravstsova as YOUNG WOMAN

Laureen Ristroph as DANCER

Dennis Maloney as JIMMY

 

WRITTEN and DIRECTED by Marynell Maloney

 

Cindy Gabriel EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

 

Thierry Pouget DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY and CAMERA OPERATOR

 

MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS Valeri Grohovski

MUSIC PERFORMANCE Valeri Grohovski and Fedor Levinstein

MUSIC ADVISOR Ann Mendenhall

 

EDITING Steven-Marc Couchouron, and Marynell Maloney

 

SOUND Pascal Armant, Benjamin Jaussaud

 

ART OBJECTS, PROPS and SET DECORATION Lahib Jaddo

ART ASSISTANCE James W. Johnson

MAKEUP, HAIR, WARDROBE and PROPS Carrie Harrell

SET CONSTRUCTION Philippe Pons

 

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Michelle Maloney

 

PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS

Lucie Bordelais

Devin Gabriel

Ivan Mendenhall

Deborah Wickham

Jodie Morris

 

FOOD and ACCOMODATIONS

Julia Reais

Milagros DelaCruz

 

LIGHTS Transpalux

CAMERA Panavision Alga

Car Grip

Key-Lite

Éclair Laboratoires for development and telescine transfer

REI in NYC for negative cutting

Medialab for transfer to HD

 

Shot on location at Studio Chenailles in France

 

SPECIAL THANKS to Ken Ashe…

 

© 2010 Studio Chenailles, Inc.