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Cast

• Mother of Child: Amanda Lopez | bio

  Be it stage or film, acting has been constant for most of Amanda’s life. After training for two years in New York City, she returned to Chicago to put her developed skills to good use. She has stated that she is grateful to have worked with such talented people throughout her career.

• Father of Child: Marcos Rodriguez | bio

  Although having enjoyed his first acting experience, Marcos' true passion lies within writing. It was most enjoyable for him to work with the amazing cast and crew to collaborate on elements of the script.

• Role of Child: Leslie Gonzales | bio

  Leslie is a young talented artist, she loves to draw and express herself creatively in many different outlets. She began working on To Be Born at the tender age of 6, and is now 8 years old. With no prior acting background, Leslie was able take on the role of “Susie” with a very naturalistic feel.

• Voice of Child: Bailey Gambertoglio | bio

  Bailey is a talented young 10 year old who acts, loves to sing and also dance with a passion. Bailey has already established a growing list of credits and done many performances at Six Flags, The Texas Opry and various other events over the years. Most recently she is the lead singer for a new Barney & Friends music video called Rock Like a Monkey.

• Nurse: Julie Grisolano | bio

  For the past 10 years Julie has alternated her time working in both politics and publishing (Salvo & Touchstone Magazines), through which she met many inspirational people who motivated her to pursue the arts. To Be Born was her first foyer into acting and she's privileged to have received the chance to work with such great people. You can now find her doing live foley (with the occasional casting in small acting parts) for Chicken Heart Productions, her family's theater company that performs old-time radio shows throughout the Chicagoland area.

Crew

• Director: Rob Kaczmark | bio

  Partner and production manager of Spirit Juice Studios, Rob has been involved with the Catholic ministry for over 10 years, while simultaneously working in the secular film and music scene. In 2005, Rob co-founded Spirit Juice Studios with Bernie Czerwinski in order to help push Catholic media projects to higher levels of quality.

• Executive Producer: Father Stephen Lesniewski | bio

  Author of four books on the Eucharist, and over 20 years experience of consoling women outside abortion clinics. Father Stephen decided to help create this film, in an effort to convince mothers open to choose life.

• Director of Photography: Danny Hidalgo | bio

  Danny joined Spirit Juice Studios in 2007 as Director of Photography, and has since served multiple roles on most film projects. To Be Born offered the perfect opportunity to push his visual limits with several different camera formats and lenses choices.

• Screenplay: Susie Knickrhem | bio

  Susie has worked for a variety of production and television companies throughout the years. Seeking to use her gifts to make a difference in the world through the arts, she moved to Chicago and shortly thereafter started working on small projects with Spirit Juice Studios.

• Production Designer: Kristie Kaczmark | bio

  Kristie has an incredible eye and passion for all things related to art & design, and stellar hair & makeup talents. Working on To Be Born has allowed her to tap into the pinnacle of all these talents. She is a film & print veteran, and has been hard at work honing her craft since 1993. If you can't find her on set, you can certainly hear her because her laughter is contagious.

• Producer: Oscar Delgado | bio

  Oscar spent the early part of his career beginning in 1986 as an NBC News network producer, eventually becoming the Bureau Chief of Latin America. In 1998, he moved into producing feature films with the MGM release of The Learning Curve, He is currently working on various development projects in both TV and Film. Oscar decided to use his talent on To Be Born so the film could reach a wider audience.

• Production Company: Spirit Juice Studios | bio

  Spirit Juice Studios is a multi-disciplinary design studio comprised of individuals working mainly in the fields of web, print, motion design, and audio production. Based on the same idea of contemporary design for sorely-lacking Catholic entities, the studio was founded by Rob Kaczmark and Bernie Czerwinski in the summer of 2007.

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