CAST
NAOMI ODES AYTUR
"June"
JEN PLANTE JOHNSON
"Donna"
Naomi Odes Aytur
Co-Producer, Writer, "June"
Naomi is a screenwriter and actor living in Los Angeles. She currently has a romantic comedy in development with Cold Iron Pictures (Diary of a Teenage Girl, Swiss Army Man), and a feature biopic in the pipeline. Other writing/acting credits include the comedy play The Bitches’ Brew, her one-woman-show, Girls Are Fancy,and Frozen Out, a parody short film about a mom’s perspective of the Disney phenomenon. Other acting credits include the award-winning short, Double D, about a troubled girl obsessed with Dolly Parton, and many plays from off-off Broadway to plays on Zoom during Covid lockdown. Naomi is a former elementary school teacher with a Master’s in Education from Pepperdine University and a Bachelor’s degree from Skidmore College. She sings, plays piano, ukulele and guitar, is an active member of the Landlights Community Choir.
Jen Plante Johnson
Co-Producer, Director, "Donna"
Jen is an independent film producer, writer and performer living in West Michigan. After receiving an MFA from Columbia University, Jen performed on stage in NYC and abroad before moving to Los Angeles. There, she appeared in feature films, helmed a next-gen children’s series, and worked as a freelance writer and producer on independent films before moving to Gothenburg, Sweden, where she worked on international co-productions and fell in love with documentaries. As a Cherrypicks.com contributor, Jen writes about media representation of women, people with disabilities and the LGBTQ+ community. Jen’s currently producing a feature documentary Our Guys, directed by Sandi Johnson, about the 50-year journey of a group of senior-aged mothers who’ve raised children with autism and Down syndrome. She also produces a parenting podcast "Gear Up! Adventures in Parenthood" available on Apple, Spotify, Amazon and for free at: www.gearup-podcast.com.
Read more about her work at www.jenplantejohnson.com
Twyla Johnson "Misses Pickles"
Prior to making her screen debut as “Misses Pickles," Twyla appeared on numerous window sills, shredded boxes, and on several piles of folded blankets. Twyla is a former resident of BestPals Animal Rescue in Holland, Michigan, where she was lovingly taken care of after her owner passed away - but the details of her other eight lives she prefers to keep private. Currently, two dogs, ten fish, a turtle, five beetles and three humans occupy spaces in her house. When not appearing in films, Twyla enjoys shoulder-jumping, covert backyard missions, stealing drinks from the turtle’s tank and helping herself to copious amounts of kibble courtesy of the near-sighted Yorkie and perpetually uneasy weener dog who insist upon being her "friends."