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Big City, Small World explores a single day in the life of Kate.

Tired of consistency in her work and routine, Kate crosses new paths when she allows herself to bend slightly. Even in the big city, you never really know just how small the world can be.

Available on Amazon Prime and YouTube!

Cast & creative team

Kiah Amara (Kate) is a New York based actor, creator, and diversity advocate. Last seen in several shorts, features, and commercials in Chicago, Kiah is excited to dive in to NYC's indie scene. When not on set she can be found working with NYC Children's Theater and ActionPlay to bring diversity to the stage and screen! She's thrilled to be working with New Wind Productions to share this beautiful story.

Sam Ipema (Avery) is currently studying at the Stella Adler 3-Year Day Conservatory in New York City. Just beginning to get her feet wet in the industry and preparing for the long road ahead! Her free time right now is usually spent catching up on sleep or pursuing intriguing and exciting projects like this one! Other hobbies include sports (of any kind), writing, traveling (to anywhere new), and sneaking candy into movie theaters.I am really looking forward to being a part of this project - I think it’s going to be a wonderful depiction of the human experience and what it is to live fully (or not so) in this modern society.

Ariel Relaford (Kim) developed an appreciation for acting while she exercised her special effects makeup, costuming, stage crafting, and scriptwriting talents behind-the-scenes in a number of theatrical productions and scare attractions. In addition to her theatrical production skills, she holds an MBA and a BA in English. With training, patience, and a little luck, she hopes to transition from being behind-the-scenes to in front of the camera more frequently.

Reno Venturi (Director) is a Producer/Director, Casting Director, CEO Actors Gym, Writer, owner of Lets Do This Productions & Acting Coach who has many professional credits to his name. Reno is the director and producer of the popular web series “Pleading Sanity” and “Diogenes and two more projects in development. He is also know for directing films such as, “Best I Can,” “Into The Darkness” and “The Coyote” additionally writing and directing multiple commercials. Reno has directed many award-winning shows such as Gypsy, Cabaret, Nuts and Brighton Beach Memoirs, to name a few. His performances include productions of Man of La Mancha, The Fantasticks,"1940's Radio Show" and The Diaries of Adam and Eve shown in venues throughout California, Missouri, Boston, Maine, FL, CT and New York. In addition to Reno's stage credits, he has many acting & directing credits including national & regional commercials, TV, films and Indie project films including the Sundance Film Festival. He has taught acting for Yale University, Sacred Heart University, UCLA, New England Academy of Theatre and High Desert Talent Agency as well as for schools and colleges in California, Connecticut & New York. Reno has directed & Produced the "Short & NEAT One-Act Play Festival”, which is a staple of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas, since 2000. Previously the Vice President of Tripeg Film Studios and Artistic Managing Director of the New England Academy of Theatre, he now owns and operates his own acting, producing & talent company, the Actors Gym located in Hamden, CT with an office in Manhattan. For the past 15 years Reno has been working as a casting director for several productions, Film, TV and commercials, including Flat Iron Works, Love and Co.,CVS, NutriSystems, Lexus, AT&T, Delta, Mitsubishi, to name a few, and several soaps and has been responsible for finding acting jobs for aspiring new talent On and off Broadway. Most recently the role of Jane Banks in Mary Poppins on Broadway was given to one of his younger actors from the “Actors Gym.” He currently has a very successful show, he directed and helped develop, on tour, "Nipples To The Wind." The NY Times Praised Reno for the work he has been doing with actors calling him “a force to be reckoned with” and citing “whatever he is doing at the Actors Gym he is doing right!”

Sue Kessler (Writer)

Rick Telesca (DP) is a storyteller who studied film directing under Mark W Travis in Los Angeles and earned a B.A in Cinema Production from the University of Hartford.  He is also a graduate of the Connecticut Film Industry Training Program where he trained as a camera operator on Panavison Cameras. While his interest in creating stories started at an early age, Rick realized his passion while attending a film-making class at the MGM Studios backlot at Disney in Florida. Rick owns his own production company R² Pictures based out of central Connecticut and recently finished his first feature film “Shoulder to Shoulder: One Team’s Legacy”  a movie about life’s triumph’s and tragedies which he directed and edited. Rick’s films are a diverse variety of genres including Westerns “The Children of Angel Creek”, Sci-Fi “The Final Revelation”, Action-Adventure “The Last Americans”  as we’ll as a WWII drama “Besteigung” which was selected for the Las Vegas CineFest as well as winning the the Film Accolade Awards “Award of Merit”.

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