Elle Poindexter

I have two premiere this weekend. I hope you can make one or both!

Mike Prosser's feature film, "Recovery" will premiere at the Portland Underground Film Festival Saturday, June 13th at 10pm at the Clinton St. Theater. www.clintonsttheater.com/PUFF/default.html
www.playgroundfilms.com

Craftmaster Independent's feature Film, "The Bicyclists" will have its Washington Premiere at the 
Pickford Cinema in Bellingham, Washington. Thursday, June 11 (7pm), Saturday, June 13 and Sunday, June 14 (matinee 1:45pm)
www.thebicyclists.com

I'm in a hurry.  I've been doing lots of things that I'll have to write about later.  But, in the meantime, check out The Bicyclist for more episodes and watch my Les Schwab commercial.

Here's a still from the commercial:

Here's a still from the current episode of The Bicyclist.  I love the energy in this photo. 

I've been busy!  I'm currently producing and starring in a short horror film titled, "The Flowers of the Rifts".  It's written and directed by John Broxton.  We started filming last weekend and it went great!  Producing this film reminds me of when i had a theater company in Corvallis, Oregon.  I wore many hats.  Acting, directing, marketing, costuming, etc....  With this film I'm doing less than I did with the theater company, but it feels the same.  It has a similar energy.  I guess I've been acting for so long I forgot what it's like to do the rest.  But, I love it!  I love it all! 

Not only has producing been fun but I have been having a great time acting!  The director, John Broxton, is one of the best directors I've worked with.  He really is an actors' director.  We had three rehearsals last week for the scenes we shot this past weekend.  He was prepared, invested, interested in our thoughts and suggestions and he asked us questions about our characters.  He really fostered a collaborative environment while remaining the leader.  The other actress, Danielle Ross, and myself felt at ease and ready to film!  We felt comfortable, prepared and confident with our performances. 

Not only was the acting and directing superb, but the crew rocked as well.  Sal Collura is the DP and Christina Drop is the Make up Artist.  Both were professional and fun individuals.  We continue shooting this weekend with rehearsals tonight, Wednesday and Thursday.  I also have to find time to buy food and costumes for the shoot while working a full time job.  yikes!  I dream of the day where I only work in the film and theater community! 

Other Updates:  "The Bicyclist"  continues to gain audience and the writing, acting and directing keeps getting better!  We are all really proud of the work we have done.  It continues to be a blast!  Episode 12 is up for viewing and another mini-episode will be up this Thursday.  I've been working on a myspace page for "Steve".  I hope to have it up soon. 

I've gone to many auditions and many callbacks this summer.  I had a callback for the movie "The Trail" and an audition for the movie "ASL".  This Thursday I have an audition for Nintendo.  I hope i break both legs! 

I have my photos and resume up on imdb now.  Check it out!

First of all I apologize for not blogging recently.  Thank you for continuing to view my website and blog regardless. 

Life as an actress has been busy as always... 

I continue to film "The Bicyclist".  Episode Ten is up today!  Click here to view it.  We filmed episode 11 last weekend and had such a blast.  It's an over the top comedic episode, which is so fun!  I so enjoy letting go and being silly.  Not only did we laugh at ourselves and fellow actors, but the individuals who walked into our set because they were too high to know what was going on.  One woman had no idea where she was.  All she wanted was to find Tray-tray and get some weed.  If you ever see me ask me to do an impression of her.  I think Lissa has it on video.  Oh, it was too funny!  The guy who invaded our set wasn't as funny.  The joys of filming on location. 

I'm happy to report that the writers of "The Bicyclist" have changed the format starting with episode 10.  Now, each episode will  have its own arch, instead of the three-episode arch of previous episodes.  This will make for more interesting episodes and stories will wrap up quicker. 

I've also been cast in another webisode titled "Starving Art".  I'm not sure if I have liberty to talk about the show yet, but it too will be a situational comedy.  I have a really good feeling about this from speaking with the director.  The rehearsals will be more like theater rehearsals where you spend a lot of time as an ensemble getting to know your character as well as the others and creating this world that you inhabit.  Fun, fun, fun!!  I love exploration! 

I've had a few auditions and callbacks.  I was called back for a play with Miracle Theater.  I didn't get the role, but i was happy with the auditions.  The director was very nice and complementary as was the lead/artistic director.  So, maybe they will call me in for a future production.  I also had a great audition for a feature film titled "The Trail".  It went really well, but i haven't heard from them.  The last i heard from my agent was they were still in first reads.  So we shall see....

I will be posting some behind the scenes "Bicyclist" pics and also some stills from the short i shot months ago, L.E.A.D., so stayed tuned...

And of course we are still filming "Recovery", a.k.a. the movie that never ends.