a film by FRANK V. ROSS

76 MINUTES / HD COLOR /ENGLISH / NOT RATED

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SHORT SYNOPSIS

TIGER TAIL in BLUE is about a young married couple, Christopher & Melody, that work opposite schedules to remain financially afloat as Chris bangs out his first novel while working nights as a waiter. Never seeing each other is taking its toll, as the two rarely get a chance to engage one another. Chris finds the attention he craves in the past and Brandy, a saucy co-worker.

SYNOPSIS

Chris, a young newlywed, waits tables all night and writes novels all day, obsessing over what little past he has to reflect on. His wife Melody, a high school English teacher, is in love with him, though his lifestyle poses a financial burden. The two work opposing schedules and rarely get to see one another, which is taking its toll. The film dips into the surreal, playing with the rhythms of the passing days of married life and the blurry lines of fantasy and commitment. Featuring a score by acclaimed jazz musicians John Medeski and Chris Speed, Tiger Tail in Blue, is a gentle ballad to putting your eggs in one basket, counting your chickens before they’re hatched, not being able to see the forest through the trees, and doing whatever you damn-well-please.

DIRETOR’S STATEMENT

My wife tells me I do my films a disservice by not talking about them. So, “Tiger tail” is a direct reference to the chocolate and glazed twist donuts Chris and Melody eat in the movie (and “in blue” is because I’ve always wanted to contribute to the “in blue” pieces of American art). This movie is about how times passes in life. The sweetest time being when you have somewhere to be, some obligation to tend to and instead you go get a donut with a pretty girl.

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CAST/CREW BIORAGPHIES

REBECCA SPENCE – “THE BRUNETTE (MELODY)” Tiger Tail in Blue marks Rebecca’s second collaboration with Frank V. Ross after appearing in 2010’s Audrey the Trainwreck. Film Credits include: Man of Steel, Contagion, One Small Hitch, The Dilemma, Earthling, Public Enemies, Grace is Gone and The Break-Up. Television Credits include: Detroit 1-8-7, The Chicago Code, The Beast and Prison Break. Rebecca has spent a lot of time in the theatre including multiple roles with Steppenwolf Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Theatre Wit, Remy Bumppo, (with whom she earned a Joseph Jefferson nomination for her role in Les Liaisons Dangereuses,) and she is a recent company member of Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, with whom she received a Joseph Jefferson nomination for the lead role in These Shining Lives. Rebecca can be seen next in the second season of the Starz Network Original BOSS, starring Kelsey Grammer.

FRANK V. ROSS – WRITER/DIRECTOR/EDITOR – “CHRIS” Frank V. Ross has completed 7 full length feature films including “Quietly On By,” “Hohokam,” “Present Company” which premiered at the South by Southwest film festival 2008. The 2010 SXSW film festival premiered the award winning (Sidewalk Moving picture festival best picture, and Nice Shoes award from the indie-Memphis festival) “Audrey the Trainwreck,” which was rated one of the top 25 films of the year by The New Yorker.” He works as a waiter in Westmont, IL. MEGAN MERCIER – “THE BRANDY” Megan Mercier is a writer/performer among other things who hails from the great state of Alabama but currently resides in Chicago, much to her family’s chagrin. She keeps a B.A. from Columbia College Chicago in the bottom drawer of her night table. Megan has been an ensemble member with The Neo-Futurists since 2008, with whom she can be seen regularly in Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind and an array of other meta-theatrical projects. When she is not contributing to this charming cornerstone of late night hodgepodge programing, Megan contributes work to other things, like 2nd Story, Write Club, and The Paper Machete. She may also be seen in Joe Swanberg and Adam Wingard’s Autoerotic. MIKE GIBISSER – DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Mike Gibisser lives and makes films in Chicago. His work has screened nationally and internationally at AFI, the Chicago International Film Festival, the Harvard Film Archive, the Images Film Festival, Sundance, the European Media Arts Festival, and the International Oberhausen Film Festival among others. His latest film, The Day of Two Noons, will premiere at the New York Film Festival this fall.

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JOHN MEDESKI – COMPOSER John Medeski may be best known as one-third of Medeski Martin & Wood, but his full body of work goes far beyond that ground-breaking trio. Solo performer, leader of his own project the Itch, film composer, and producer, collaborator and sideman with countless other artists, Medeski has channeled this transformative force with uncanny power and imagination. A skilled composer and whirling-dervish improviser, he consistently wrings sonic revelations from acoustic and electric piano, Hammond organ, Clavinet, Mellotron, assorted synthesizers and other instruments. This is the second Ross film Medeski has scored the first was 2010’s “Audrey the Trainwreck.” CHRIS SPEED – COMPOSER Chris Speed (b. Seattle, Washington, 1967) is an American saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. He studied classical piano from the age of five, and began clarinet at eleven. In high school he took up the tenor saxophone and began studying jazz. He later attended the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. He leads or co-leads the groups Pachora, Human Feel, yeah NO, and Trio Iffy. He has appeared on about 70-80 recordings since 1990.

ADAM DONAGHEY – PRODUCER Adam Donaghey, President and founder of Zero Trans Fat Productions, is an award-winning independent film producer from Texas. His work has been seen at festivals and theatrical screenings all over the world. Adam’s latest projects include Eric Steele’s 2011 Austin Film Festival selection “UNCERTAIN, TX”; Clay Liford’s 2011 SXSW selection, “WUSS,” 2010 Sundance Selection, “MY MOM SMOKES WEED,” and 2010 SXSW and Sitges selection, “EARTHLING”; Independent Spirit nominee Bryan Poyser and IFC Films’ 2010 Sundance selection, “LOVERS OF HATE”; and Frank V. Ross’ 2010 SXSW selection, “AUDREY THE TRAINWRECK,” named number eighteen on the New Yorker’s list of top 2010 films. Features in post-production include Frank V. Ross’ “TIGER TAIL IN BLUE,” Ryan Harper Gray’s “THIS IS A LOVE STORY,” and Michelle Mower’s “PREACHER’S DAUGHTER.” His first feature film, 2009 SXSW and Thessaloniki selection “ST. NICK,” won the Grand Jury Prize for Texas Filmmaking at AFI Dallas and was subsequently picked up by Watchmaker Films.

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CAST The Brunette (Melody)……………………………………………….Rebecca Spence Christopher……………………………………………………………….Frank V. Ross The Brandy………………………………………………………………Megan Mercier Leonard…………………………………………………………………..Anthony Baker

CREW

Written/directed/edited by………………….……………………………Frank V. Ross Director of photography………………………………………………….Mike Gibisser Produced by……………………………………….Adam Donaghey & Drew Durepos Original Music by……………………………………….John Medeski & Chris Speed

DIRECTOR’S COMPLETE FILMOGRAPHY

A Story in a Life (2000) – 75min – S-VHS/Beta Oh! My Dear Desire, (2003) – 109min – DV Quietly on by (2005) – 93min – DV Hohokam (2007) – 72min – HDV Present Company (2008) – 86min – HDV Audrey the Trainwreck (2010) – 85min – HD Tiger Tail in Blue (2012) – 76min – HD Another Day on Pluto (2014) – n/a – HD