LOVE SAVES – Nikole as “Betty”
Series: Love Saves (film)Nikole Marone assumes the role of Betty – a fictional Tzu Chi volunteer – in “Love Saves” and really bonded with the character from the moment she read the script. “My first impression of Betty was that she had an undeniable joy.” Being Betty helped Nikole connect with the part of herself that “lets go of pain and embraces happiness, and kindness, and empathy.”
Credits
Producer: Ting Fan
Director & Editor: Daniel Ferrara
Writer: Ida Eva Zielinska
CAST Cody: Stephan Amenta
CAST Hank (Cody's Father): Bart Shatto
CAST Barbara (Cody's Aunt): Hadley Boyd
CAST Tzu Chi Volunteer: Nikole Marone
CAST Kevin's Father: Arnold Kim
CAST Kevin: Yun Jeong
CAST Care Recipient: Cindy Chu, Heather Cole, Susan Chiang, Timothy Park, Demitri Maugeri, Sami Liu, Susan Su, A-Lian Wang
Director of Photography: Joshua Ryan Perez
Additional Cinematography: Kenny Wu
Gaffer: Stephen Ohocinski Jr
Grip: Arturo Alanis Garza
Music: Gary Juo
Sound Mixer: Jeff Gaumer, Jarrett DePasquale
Production Coordinator: April Chou
Casting Director: Abba Carmichael
Set Designer: Amber Unkle
Makeup Artist: Keyonna Stewart
Production Designers: Sheau Ling Soo, Nancy C.H. Wei
Re-recording Mixer: Michael LaFerla
Production Assistants: Kelly Velasco, Kira Chen, Olivier Aussedat, Li Chia Liu, Yi Huang, Daniella Fuentes, Kaiming Xu
Background: Eva Boyes, Jake Dylan, Gianna Ferrara, Emily Glick, Chengusoyane Kargbo, Tyler Mill, Raffaello Perfett, John de la Prida, Valerie Ryan, Melanie Spitz, Dominiqué Williams-Blair, Alian Wang
Special Thanks: Tzu Chi NY and NJ Tzu Chi volunteers, Alan Thompson, Nils Aucante
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