The Unknown 

I've always loved a good comedy and I adore documentaries.  A good comedy takes you on a ride away from the present.  It helps you forget about whatever problems you have, and takes you on a journey away from home.  Documentaries, on the other hand, capture you because it brings you to a newer level of understanding.  Whatever the subject matter, if it is the polar opposite of your life, there is still no option but to eventually relate because within all the different subjects, there is one thing that combines us all.  And that is humanity.   Documentaries play on humanity and the ability to relate to one another on an emotional level.

With that in mind, I wanted to combine these two genres, and make a "mockumentary" to allow people to taste a tiny slice of the big, complicated world of entertainment, while finding the comedy in it all. 

This film was a collaborative effort, and some of it is actually true.  One summer afternoon, on some sidewalk in NYC,  I was doing some background work.  In very similar circumstances to LOU MONTE,  I managed to strike up a conversation with these two actors.  And soon, the three of us, these three strangers, (Christopher Tranchina, Chelsea Marino, and myself),  came together to write this film. Little did we know, this idea would soon come to life on a film set.  We basically took our own struggles and experiences, as well as stories from fellow actors, and created "The Unknown." 

While the struggle of LOU MONTE, can be humorous and fun, it represents a broader struggle of many of us, to show up day in and day out and fight against insurmountable odds. The acting industry has always been known as unstable but, in this day and age, with the economy as it is, many of us, find ourselves in unstable working environments.  In many respects, LOU's struggle makes us examine, "What is our breaking point?,"  "When do we give up our dream?," "When do we stop driving from Boston to NY?"

Being that I am an actor, I not only relate to the character of LOU MONTE, the actor who struggles for his dream, but because I understand him in such a personal level, I wanted to portray this crazy world to the audience that watches this unknowingly, as well as those familiar with the insane lifestyle we live.   I wanted people to come into this film thinking that LOU is a bit crazy but then shortly realizing that there are even crazier people beyond himself.   My ultimate goal is to be able depict the entertainment industry in a new level, as well as have the audience root for this unlikely hero because they have become so emotionally invested in his predicament and ultimately, his dream.