The Ideal (2011)
It's a high school summer job for Julia and Alexander - the chance to earn money and work with eccentric, charismatic social studies teacher, Mr. Zenidro. But something else awaits them in the empty, yet mysterious school building. As the past and present begin to blur together so do sanity and madness, and Mr. Zenidro draws them into a lesson on history one can't find in books.
Director: Wes Tomasz Ciesla
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Dennis Brito as Mr. Octavio Zenidro |
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Kristen Brancaccio as Julia |
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Thomas Scott Roberts as Mr. Wellington |
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Robert Sherbine as Mr. Beamy |
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Kanika Jones as Student |
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Robert Kopil as Alexander's father |
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Ivan Perez as Alexander Dessler |
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John Dean as Herr Stohlenwerk |
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Teresa Lasser as Mr. Zenidro's girlfriend |
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Rich W. Rodda as Teacher in the hallway |
| Writing | Rivka Rappoport | Writer |
| Production | Anita Ciesla | Executive Producer |
| Production | Wes Tomasz Ciesla | Producer |
| Editing | Juan Leguizamón | Editor |
| Art | James Garcia | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | James Garcia | Costume Design |
| Directing | Wes Tomasz Ciesla | Director |
| Sound | Corey Allen Jackson | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Giacomo Belletti | Director of Photography |