NEW! FILM INTENSIVE with Tribeca Film Director Tom O'Brien

Saturday, January 10, 2015, 12pm ET / 9am PT

Here's a RARE opportunity to meet and work with one of NY's TOP Film directors who is currently starting production on his next film starring Chris Messina! He also just finished shooting the web series pilot, Yoga Schmoga, which has become a pilot presentation for cable TV.

Tom's first feature film, FAIRHAVEN, premiered last year at TRIBECA and stars Chris Messina, Sarah Paulson, and Rich Sommer! FAIRHAVEN also went on to win the audience award at the Independent Film Festival of Boston.

He also just wrapped his second feature film, set to hit the festival circuit next year, and he has SEVERAL NEW FILMS in development, all with roles to be cast and he is looking for new talent.

Tom will select sides based on your HS/resume submission which you will be emailed and prepare in advance. For the intensive, you'll start off with a Q&A, and then Tom will begin working with you with a reader, on-camera, in a group format. Be prepared for feedback and adjustments as Tom will coach and critique your work, tweak your material and share invaluable information.

Tom is a New York based independent filmmaker who's first feature, Fairhaven, which starred Chris Messina (Mindy Project, Newsroom), Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story, 12 Years A Slave) and Rich Sommer (Mad Men), premiered at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. Fairhaven was bought for North American distribution by Starz Digital Media and went on to win the audience award at the prestigious Independent Film Festival of Boston as well as the Best Feature at The New Hampshire Film Festival and it was the closing night film at The Provincetown Film Festival. Fairhaven was released theatrically in January of 2013 and received a rave review from Stephen Holden of the New York Times who said:

"There isn't a dishonest moment in, Fairhaven, Tom O'Brien's piercing wistful portrait of three long time buddies…..a beautifully acted, directed and edited slice of New England life."

Tom's second feature, Manhattan Romance, is currently in post production and will hit the festival circuit in the fall. It stars Katherine Waterston who just wrapped production as the female lead opposite Joaquin Phoenix in PT Anderson's latest, Inherent Vice, Caitlin Fitzgerald (Masters of Sex) and Gaby Hoffman (GIRLS).

Tom is co-creater and writer/director of a new web series, Yoga Schmoga, which starts production this July and he also has three feature films in different stages of development which will begin production in the next year. Tom loves meeting new actors and workshops and develops his own material all the time.

*** Scenes will be recorded on-camera. As a courtesy, your video clips will be made available to you within a week. An email notification will be sent when the clips are available to view and download from your Actors Connection account. Please note: from time to time technical issues do occur. As a result video clips are a courtesy, not a guarantee.***

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PLEASE NOTE: Once scenes have been distributed by Tom, if you late cancel you will not be replaced!

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Tom O'Brien

Tom O'Brien is a bi-coastal independent filmmaker as well as a writer and producer.

Tom's first feature Fairhaven starred Chris Messina (Mindy Project, Sharp Objects) and Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story) and was a critic's pick in the New York Times. Tom's second feature starred Katherine Waterston (Fantastic Beasts, Inherent Vice), Gabby Hoffmann (Transparent, C'mon C'mon) and Caitlin Fitzgerald (Succession, Masters Of Sex) and streamed on Netflix worldwide.

Tom's TV series OM City was a Critic's TV pick in the New York Times. He is currently working on several new projects that have yet to been cast, including an independent feature with his longtime friend and collaborator actor Chris Messina that is set to shoot in Long Island.  Tom is also a teacher and private acting coach.

Tom loves meeting new actors. His seminars are a collaborative experience between actor and director and he works in his seminars exactly how he works on his sets.