SYNOPSIS

Based on a true story, Girl on the Edge is a powerful drama from the co-writer of Blue Valentine and the Executive Producer and Co-Creator of A&E’s The Cleaner. It follows the journey of a young girl struggling with the aftermath of a horrific trauma, the toll that it takes on her family, and the last chance she has to overcome it in the most unlikely of places. Girl on the Edge is a moving account of how we can find strength even when we’re at our most vulnerable, and that the only thing keeping us from our own happiness is our willpower to achieve it.

Film Festival Award Winners: San Luis Obisp Film Festival, Cinema at the Edge Film Festival, Worldfest Houston International Film Festival, Toronto Independent Film Festival, Independent Filmmaker Showcase Film Festival, Massachusetts Independent Film Festival

PANELIST BIOS

Jay Silverman, director, producer, co-writer
Jay has excelled as a leading Director, Producer, and Photographer for over 30 years specializing in award-winning television, digital, and print campaigns; having worked with renowned celebrities such as Denzel Washington, Beyonce, Quentin Tarantino, Jamie Foxx, and Ray Charles. His advertising clients include IBM, Coors, Panasonic, Disney, Budweiser, CBS, ABC, Pepsi & Apple. Jay Co-Created and Executive Produced A&Eʼs “The Cleaner", starring Benjamin Bratt; an hour long drama based on a real life interventionist who uses unorthodox methods to save lives of those who battle addictions. Other notable shows include “Roots 30 Year Anniversary Special” for TV One, “The Secret Things of God” for Fox, and “DʼJango Unchained”, a one hour special for Weinstein Company. A graduate of Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara with a Master of Science Degree, Jay founded Jay Silverman Productions in 1979 in Hollywood California, and built a 40,000 square foot facility including 3 sound stages. Jay currently lives in Santa Monica, California, with his wife and three wonderfuldaughters.

Joe Gamache, co-writer, co-producer

Moderator - Chris Krebsbach, Film Professor
Chris is a professor at both the Los Angeles Film Studies Center and Azusa Pacific University where she teaches courses in acting, directing actors, casting, producing, and story structure. Chris also runs LAFSC’s internship program, helping burgeoning filmmakers to find industry opportunities that suit their area of interest. She has written and directed several short films, served as casting director for many others, and has overseen the development and production of hundreds of shorts in the past decade. She has also been hired as a story consultant on a number of projects including some that have been optioned or have found success on the festival circuit. Prior to teaching, Chris worked as a freelancer in various producing, coordinating and acting capacities in both the United States and abroad. She is currently writing an independent feature that she is slated to direct in 2016.