Our venue was a fantastic, furnished and expansive English Manor house owned by Roger Tempest, whose family has owned and lived in the stunning estate for 32 generations. The ensemble cast film - a Gosford Park-like (Altman, 2001) parody of friendship and decorum…

“In its fullest definition, the process and application of production design renders the screenplay in visual metaphors, a color palette, architectural and period specifics, locations, designs, and sets.

The Twin Peaks (Lynch, 1990) inspired mystery / drama / comedy short film INT. DINER - NIGHT (Greenberg, 2018) short film about loneliness and how appearances can belie deeper truth and desire, was set in a 1990s remote Midwest American Diner.

As an international model and actress, I worked full time in contracts for numerous years doing mostly editorial, print, and television work. More recently I have worked on a part time or occasional basis. At all times, the importance of light and composition in defining the success of an image have been key concepts for me.

Leads
Benita von Sass as ‘Josephine’ alongside Manan Joshi as ‘The Shopkeeper’ (Indian Mumbai star actor 'Rocky' in Gudden Temse Na Ho Payega soap opera).
Filmed in October, 2020; Post-Production throughout 2021; Festival Release January 1, 2022

2020 North Yorkshire, England - completed role as ‘Rose’ in short film comedy/drama Conversations Around A Dinner Table next to Alessandro Bresssanello (priest in the 2015 James Bond film Spectre)

Having worked as a professional full time print and commercial model for a number of years and part time later, I learned a lot about taking risks while not selling myself out. Here are some tips I wish I had received when I started:

2018 London, England - completed leading role as Hospital Nurse for Rape Story short film drama exercise

2018 London, England - completed role as one of lead Actors playing Tour Guide in Stone Age Tours short film drama/comedy

Producer: 2018 London, UK.

Benita completed Producer role for short WW1 Polish orphanage film Home drama. Based on a true story, this film portrays the mental decline to insanity...

Script & Continuity Supervisor - 2022 London, U.K.

Benita worked as Script & Continuity Supervisor in the feature film G.O.D.Tech starring Eric Roberts and Frazer Hines.

Sound Recordist - 2019 Riga, Latvia
Benita completed role as Sound Recordist for low budget short film PROSCHAY - WW11 Latvian/Russian love story directed by Joanns Buncelmanns. Shot on location in Riga, Latvia.

Editor - 2017 London, U.K.
Benita completed role as Editor in Stone Age Tours short drama/comedy film set in a future time. Filmed in 2018 on location in London, U.K.