Invitation to a Suicide (2005)
Raised in an insular Polish immigrant neighborhood in Brooklyn where he's destined to become a poor baker like his father, Kaz Malek attempts to steal from a Russian mobster and run away with the girl of his dreams, Eva. Not cut out for a life of crime, he ends up with a $10,000 debt to the mobster who threatens to kill his father. Unable to pay or face his father's death, Kaz comes up with a novel plan: he'll hang himself and sell tickets to the show. He is surprised to find, however, that the mobster as well as the neighborhood are extremely supportive of this idea... not to mention his father. But even if he can sell the tickets will he really go through with it? By the time this dark comedy reaches its surprising conclusion, Kaz learns that sometimes embracing death is the only way to a better life.
Director: Loren David Marsh
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Pablo Schreiber as Kaz Malek |
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Kate Moennig as Eva |
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Joe Urla as Ferfichkin |
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Matthew Rauch as Krysztof |
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David Margulies as Roman Malek |
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Marcin Gajowczyk as Marcin |
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Tobi Kanter as Snuff Film Victim |
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Stephen Aronson as Eva's Father |
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Edward Band as Vlad |
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Stan Carp as Officer Schmidt |
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Patty O'Brien as Mourner |
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Alexander Robert Scott as Manhattan Guy |
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Marika Domińczyk as Manhattan Woman |
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Michael Orsino as Brooklyn Kid |
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Brandon Reilly as Blond Kid |
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Matthew Sliwinska as Polish Kid |
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Herbert Rogers as Kidney Patient |
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Zenon Kruszelnicki as Delivery Man |
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Robert Elmes as Bartender |
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Nick Raio as Cop #1 |
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Ray Seiden as Cop #2 |
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Ari Gold as Loren "Ari" Marsh |
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Edward Szala as Accordion Player |
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Ben Wang as Doctor |
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Sebastian Siedlecki as Pavel |
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Jennifer Marlowe as Bartender |
| Directing | Loren David Marsh | Director |
| Writing | Loren David Marsh | Writer |
| Production | Loren David Marsh | Producer |
| Camera | Christopher Norr | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jacob Craycroft | Editor |
| Sound | John Zorn | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Erin Muldoon | Production Design |
| Production | Nicky Arezu Akmal | Line Producer |
| Production | Julie Gonthier | Line Producer |
| Directing | Jeff Huston | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Joseph T. Finkleman | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Leo Chang | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Steffen Unger | Gaffer |
| Camera | Travis McQueen | Grip |
| Camera | Chris Reynolds | First Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Jamie Courville | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Jared Hohl | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Jeremy Frindel | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Manny Siverio | Stunt Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzan Burdan | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sharon Sinclair | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Mary Fredrickson | Art Direction |
| Art | Nichole Martinson | Property Master |
| Production | Susan Shopmaker | Casting Consultant |
| Production | Tobi Kanter | Additional Casting |
| Editing | D. Lexington Haverly | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Chris Gennarelli | Colorist |
| Crew | Ted Gannon | Additional Music |
| Crew | Kevin Walsh | Additional Dialogue |
| Art | Jenny LaNicca | Title Designer |
| Sound | Ted Gannon | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Gary Arnold | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Gary Arnold | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Gary Arnold | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tere Duncan | Costume Design |
