Hunger (2001)
A sensitive writer from a small town faces spiritual crisis as he tries to make it as a Hollywood screenwriter. Charlie Pontus (Joseph Culp) wanders around Los Angeles torn between his efforts to sell a screenplay and find his next meal. His natural optimism keeps him afloat as he walks the tight-rope between his love for the beautiful, exotic Ylayali (Kathleen Luong) and his desperate connection to The Chief (Robert Culp), the Hollywood producer who has the power to give life or take it away. Stubbornly refusing to relinquish his principles, he sinks deeper and deeper into spiritual crisis, finally confronting God in a Jobian showdown.
Director: Maria Giese
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Joseph Culp as Charlie Pontus |
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Robert Culp as The Chief |
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Redmond Gleeson as Old Man |
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Daniel Franklin as Eclair |
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James Evans as Police Officer |
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Harold Cannon as Thrift Shop Clerk |
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Kathleen Luong as Ylayali |
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Bruce Solomon as Mr. Christie |
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Casper Andreas as Scissors |
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Herman Wilkins as Social Worker |
| Production | Sam Citron | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Carey Riley | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Kazimir Boyle | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Trevor Morris | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Maria Giese | Director |
| Production | Maria Giese | Producer |
| Writing | Maria Giese | Writer |
| Editing | Sam Citron | Editor |
| Production | James Quill | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Jim Borgardt | Post-Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tera Grengs | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Joshua Culp | Production Design |
| Sound | Lisle Leete | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Lisa Lynn Kearsley | Production Controller |
| Production | Joseph Culp | Producer |
| Crew | Jonathon Millman | Cinematography |
| Sound | Clara Y. Zhu | Sound Editor |
| Production | Maya Tolstoy | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Ignacio Valero | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Knut Hamsun | Novel |
| Production | Daniel Franklin | Executive Producer |
| Art | Micky Govern | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Hal Dace | Sound Editor |