RECIPIENT OF THE 2026 TRIBECA STUDIOS x LILLY VITAL STORIES GRANT
Facing her mother's Alzheimer's diagnosis and the crushing cost of care, struggling actor Kimmy takes a clandestine, lucrative side gig impersonating strangers' loved ones. As her mother's symptoms and the dangers of her job escalate, Kimmy must decide who she's willing to become to keep her mother safe.
a series proof of concept made with support from Lilly
Runtime: 24 mins
(c) 2026 Soft Service Stand Ins, LLC
Directed by ALAN SCOTT NEAL
Written by ANGELA WONG CARBONE
Produced by GRACE MERRIMAN
Executive Producers - ANGELA WONG CARBONE, ALAN SCOTT NEAL, FIONA FU, CHAD HLADKI, LINA POLIMENI, BRYCE NORBITZ, YOKO KOHMOTO
Vital Stories Supervising Producer - MARIA ALTAMIRANO
Edited by - NATHAN WHITESIDE
Director of Photography - ANDREY NIKOLAEV
Casting by - ALAN SCOTT NEAL, C.S.A.
Re-recording Mixer - KEVIN PETERS
Sound Editor - DENNIS DEMBECK
Music by - TANGELENE BOLTON
Production Design - MEGHAN CHOU
Costume Designers - LAUREN LEVIN, SANCIA HOLDEN
Unit Production Manager - YIXIN CEN
Line Producer - JONATHAN HSU
First Assistant Director - NICOLE CARNE
Second Assistant Director - GABRIELLE LUFTSCHEIN
CAST
(in order of appearance)
Campaign Manager - MICHAEL LEVITON
Kimmy - ANGELA WONG CARBONE
Sally - JODI LONG
Security Officer - EDDIE A. BRYANT
Roger - ALAN TRONG
Christine - FIONA FU
Nurse - JONATHAN JAMES RODRIGUEZ
Irene - LAURA ESTERMAN
Tommy - THOMAS EDWARD BLAKE JR.
Officer Anthony - PHILIP FORNAH
Theresa - ALISON BARTLETT
Dance Instructor - FRANCISCA MUÑOZ
Radio News Broadcaster - EVE-YASMINE SAOUDE-EASTON
Neighbor - CELIA AU
Neighbor's Mom - ANGEL AU
911 Operator - NINA RODRIGUEZ
EMT 1 - MOLLY O'BRIEN
EMT 2 - JOHN MARIA GUTIERREZ
Stunt Coordinator - ALEXANDRE HUYNH
ART DEPARTMENT
Leadperson - CAMILA ROMERO, LANA STEPANOVA
Set Dresser - MAX FREGA, ZACHARY GRANT
Art Assistant - ERIC DiMARCO
Prop Master - LINDSEY FAGERSTROM
HAIR MAKEUP & WARDROBE
Hair and Makeup Director - ALINA ROSE STOUT
Hair - EVELYN ZIROPOULOS
Makeup Assistant - CHRISTINE KIM, EVA MARAVELIAS
Wardrobe Assistant - KIANTE SPRINGETTE
CAMERA DEPARTMENT
Camera First Assistant - ROBERT AGULO
Camera Second Assistant - ANDREA ANGELL
Additional Photography - DAVID KHAYZNIKOV, TYNAN DELONG
Digital Image Technician - GREY PELLIZZI
GRIP & ELECTRIC
Gaffer - WAYNE McELROY
Best Boy Electric - MICHAEL INTILE
Key Grip - MWASI BERKLEY
Best Boy Grip - ALVIN ADADEVOH
Swing - HANSEL MANZUETA, BO GEDDES, DWANE HARRIS
SOUND
Sound Mixer - BRAULIO LIN
SECOND UNIT
Director of Photography - PETER KOWALSKI
Camera Operator - CHRIS VARNER
Camera First Assistant - NICK COCUZZA
First Assistant Director - DYLAN KOWALSKI
Sound Mixer - MIKE RAYLE
Boom Operator - TIM CARGIOLI
Gaffer - BO McKENZIE
Key Grip - RITCHIE NANINNI
Swing - JOE PALMIERI
Production Designer - MATT PETERSEN
Propmaster and Set Dresser - SAM MESSER
Makeup Artist - RICK POUR
Hair - CRISTY KOEBLEY
Production Assistants - NICHOLAS ROGER, ANNETTE CHO, WREN WALSTON, PRIYA BHATNAGA, HARVEY INGRAM
Truck PA - JOEL CRUZ
Van Driver - MAURICIO JORQUERA
Parking Coordinator - SHANE FOSTER
BTS Photography - JOSEF ABRAMOV
Additional BTS - JAMES HUANG
Production Legal - BRUNS BRENNAN BERRY PIKULIN & JACOBS LLP; JOANNA CARBONE, ESQ.
Extras Casting - BACKGROUND, INC.
Graphics Designer - KEITH ENDOW
Colorist - EVGENY GVOZDEV
VFX Editor - IGOR EYTH
For Tribeca Studios
JANE ROSENTHAL
REBECCA GLASHOW
EILEEN RODRIGUEZ
STEVEN DeLUCA
Development and Production
BRYCE NORBITZ
MICHELLE HAMADA
CAMILLE CASMIER
Partnership and Activation
MARINA DAVIDSON
MEGAN YOUNGER
AISLING RYAN