This episode of the 1985
investigative television series
AMERICA UNANSWERED aired only once.
The show was then abruptly cancelled.
This is the only known copy.
trailer
STILLS
Performed by
Adam Files
Hope Cartelli
Jeff Lewonczyk
Morgan Zipf-Meister
Stephanie Cox-Connolly
Directed & Produced by
Patrick Shearer
Jessi Gotta
Written & Edited by
Jessi Gotta
Sound Design & Music by
Patrick Shearer
Special Thanks tO
The Grant and Addison Haas Foundation
BIOS
ADAM FILES
HAS BEEN ACTING SINCE HE WAS 4. HE BLAMES THIS ON HIS DAD WHO WAS A HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE COACH. HE REGULARLY WORKS WITH DYSFUNCTION THEATER, JCS PRODUCTIONS, SIX OF SIX PRODUCTIONS, AND WHITE HORSE THEATER. HE’S STARTED TO DO A LOT OF FILM AND TELEVISION THE LAST FEW YEARS RECENTLY WORKING ON “THE FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA”, “EVIL LIVES HERE”,” AMERICAN DYNASTY”, AND “LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME”. HE IS REPRESENTED BY JIM KEITH AT THE MOVEMENT TALENT AGENCY. WWW.ADAMFILES.COM
MORGAN ZIPF-MEISTER
IS A GRADUATE OF NYU'S TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS. OVER THE PAST DECADE SHE HAS FOUND A HOME IN THE NEW YORK INDIE THEATER SCENE, AND HAS WORKED WITH TOO MANY COMPANIES TO LIST HERE. SHE CURRENTLY CAN BE SEEN IN NEW YORK'S FAVORITE MONTHLY SOAP OPERA FOR THE STAGE IT'S GETTING TIRED MILDRED AT THE PIT LOFT. MORGAN IS ALSO A NEW YORK INNOVATIVE THEATRE AWARD NOMINATED LIGHTING DESIGNER AND MOTH STORYTELLER, WHO HAS BEEN FEATURED ON THE MOTH RADIO HOUR. HER SHORT FILM PUSH UP HAS PLAYED FESTIVALS BOTH LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.
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STEPHANIE COX-CONNOLLY
ACTRESS, SFX/GORE DESIGNER, DIRECTOR, AND FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER. SHE WAS NAMED "QUEEN OF GORE" BY THE NY PRESS IN 2009 AND THE “TOM SAVINI OF OFF-OFF BROADWAY” BY THE NY TIMES 2011. SHE IS PART OF THE INDIE THEATER HALL OF FAME, 2011 AND A NYIT AWARD RECIPIENT FOR BEST INNOVATIVE DESIGN “R+J+Z”, 2015. SHE IS CURRENTLY PERFORMING AS FLORENCE IN THE MONTHLY, LONG-RUNNING SOAP OPERA FOR THE STAGE, "IT'S GETTING TIRED MILDRED".
JESSI GOTTA | CO-DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, WRITER & EDITOR
IS A NYC BASED FILMMAKER, PODCAST PRODUCER, WRITER & VOICE OVER ARTIST. OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS SHE FORMED THE PRODUCTION COMPANY INAPPROPRIATE FILMS, AS WELL AS WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND SOLD 3 FEATURES: “THE BIG BAD”, “THEY WILL OUTLIVE US ALL” & “THE MOOSE HEAD OVER THE MANTEL.” OVER THE PANDEMIC, SHE AND LONG TIME COLLABORATOR PATRICK SHEARER DECIDED TO MAKE THE PODCAST “TELL ME A STORY: THE TRUE LIFE OF JAKOB STANLEY”, AND THE HORROR SHORT, “AMERICA UNANSWERED.”
PATRICK SHEARER | CO-DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, SOUND DESIGNER & MUSIC
IS A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTIST WHOSE WORK HAS BEEN SEEN BY LITERALLY DOZENS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. FROM 2001-2013, HE CUT HIS NY INDIE THEATRE TEETH WITH NOSEDIVE PRODUCTIONS AS A DIRECTOR, ACTOR, PRODUCER AND SOUND DESIGNER. IN 2006, HE AND CO-FOUNDERS PETE BOISVERT & STEPHANIE COX-CONNOLLY CREATED “THE BLOOD BROTHERS PRESENT…”, AN ORIGINAL SERIES OF LIVE HORROR PLAYS BASED IN THE THEATRICAL TECHNIQUES OF THE GRAND GUIGNOL. HE WROTE, DIRECTED AND EDITED HIS FIRST FILM PROJECT--THE HORROR SHORT “EVERMORE”--IN 2009, AND FOLLOWED IT UP WITH SEVERAL COLLABORATIONS WITH FILMMAKER JESSI GOTTA: HE CAN BE SEEN IN THE ROLE OF CARTER PETCH IN “THE BIG BAD,” AD FOR “ANNIVERSARY DINNER,” AND CO-DIRECTOR/CO-DP ON “LATE NIGHT LOCAL.” HE DIRECTED HIS FIRST FEATURE, “THEY WILL OUTLIVE US ALL” (WILD EYE RELEASING) FROM A SCRIPT BY JESSI GOTTA, WHICH WON NUMEROUS AWARDS ON THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT. MOST RECENTLY: CINEMATOGRAPHY AND SOUND DESIGN FOR THE DARK FANTASY FEATURE THE “HORROR AT GALLERY KAY”.
