SPLIT TICKET

In 1947, newly-minted congressmen and future presidents John F. Kennedy, age 29, and Richard Nixon, age 34, travel to Pennsylvania where they must make a fateful decision. A supernatural drama based on true events.

SPLIT TICKET is the winner of the Director's Award Grand Prize at the 2016 Rhode Island International Film Festival, Best Fantasy Film at the 2016 Dragon Con in Atlanta – the largest multi-media, popular culture convention in the world, and Best Dramatic Short at the 2016 Adirondack Film Festival in Glens Falls, New York, among others. The film is a 2016 Official Selection of the 32nd Boston Film Festival sponsored by NBC Universal, A&E Networks and The Hollywood Reporter, LA Shorts Fest, Cleveland International Film Festival, DC Shorts, Napa Valley Film Festival, New Hampshire Film Festival, Orlando Film Festival, Knoxville Film Festival, and ITVFest sponsored by HBO, CBS and the Writers Guild of America East.

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Writer/Director Statement: "I was intrigued by a historical incident recounted in Chris Matthews' book 'Kennedy and Nixon: The Rivalry That Shaped Postwar America' in a chapter called 'Strangers On A Train.' In April of 1947, just three months after being sworn in as freshman congressmen, future presidents John F. Kennedy, age 29, and Richard M. Nixon, age 34, took a trip together to McKeesport, Pennsylvania, where they debated an upcoming labor bill before a civic group of 150 people. Afterward, the two friends went to a diner for hamburgers and then shared a sleeping compartment on the Capitol Limited overnight train back to Washington. They drew straws for the lower bunk, which Nixon won. I thought that fascinating true event would make a exciting jumping-off point for a Twilight Zone-ish story about two American icons. Our short film, SPLIT TICKET, is the result." – Alfred Thomas Catalfo • catalfo.com

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A Stemwinder Studios Production

Written, Produced and Directed by Alfred Thomas Catalfo

Co-Producers • Amanda Duquette • Bill Bourdon • Gina Catalfo Nelson

Executive Producer • Elaine M. Rogers

Director of Photography • Ben Heald

Editors • Marc A. Dole • Gina Catalfo Nelson

Music • Charles Carpenter

Visual Effects • Christian Boudman • Kagan Durmer • Jeff Spires

Costume Designer • Megan Davenport Karas

Production Designer • Bill Bourdon • Totally Wired Studio

Location Sound • Mark Gagnon

CAST

Graham King • John F. Kennedy

Nathaniel Glein Scott • Richard M. Nixon

Donna Phofolos • The Palm Reader

Greg Kretschmar • The Moderator

Gregory Athans • Angry Man

Morganna Ekkens • The Waitress

Jack Kjernander • Pat Nixon

Michael Walsh • Police Officer

Jeff Spires • Police Driver

Erika J. Wilson • Angry Man’s Wife

Newsreel Voiceover • Shawn Crapo
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Colorist • Rob Bessette

Post Production Supervisor • Gina Catalfo Nelson

Sound Design and Mix • Gina Catalfo Nelson

Set Dresser / Craft Services • Erin Morrigan

Hair - Kennedy and Nixon • Donna Evans

Hair - Palm Reader and Waitress • Brandon L. Norman

Set Carpenter • Neil Harty

Production Assistant • John Derba

Production Assistant • Rick Twombly

Production Assistant • Tom Clark

Photographer / Production Graphics • David Random

Photographer • Dusty Dietterle

Keeper of the Fort • Karen Morancy

Production Attorney • Paul M. Monzione

Police Car Fabrication • Tom Diorio

Police Car • Ken Robbins

Police Car Graphics • Jay Gallant
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Background

Nancy Reynolds Boyle
Dennis McCarthy
Tom and Sandy Nevins
Freddie Catalfo
Michael Tumblety
Alex Pease
Michaela Pressley
Ralph Napolitano
Maura Sheehan
Hannah Gagnon
Christopher Clark
Erin Morrigan
Chuck Bouchard
William Burr

Special Thanks To

Ralph Napolitano
Chase Bailey
Michael Ficara
Jon Levin
Morgan Dudley
Peter Giagni
David Giancola
Louis Morneau
Nicole Sczekan
Ben Aldrich
Dan Deering
Evan Clinton
Emily Briand
Van McLeod
Matt Newton
Anthony Ejarque • Rochester Opera House
Michael Hennessy • House of Hope
Sue and Roger Elkins • Roger’s Redliner Diner
David Nyhan • RiRa Irish Pub
Mark and Ann Sullivan • Paul Mitchell School
Micah Tasker • The Vintage Watchman
Slow Burn Productions

Cast: Alfred Thomas Catalfo

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