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Terri Hanauer is directing "Sweet Talk," an unconventional love story starring "Justified" thesp Natalie Zea, "CSI:NY's" Jeffrey Vincent Parise and "Smallville" actor John Glover.
Pic has begun shooting in Los Angeles.
Linda L. Miller will produce from a script by Peter Lefcourt.
Pic follows a blocked writer and a troubled young woman, both at loose ends, who meet over a phone-sex line and go on a journey that turns out to be more erotic and evocative than just sex talk.
CAA reps Lefcourt, executive producer/creator of "Beggars & Choosers." Zea is repped by UTA, Parise by Don Buchwald & Associates and Glover by Innovative Artists.
LA Stage Scene Award Winner "La Ronde de Lunch"
"Hanauer does a bang-up job of directing, letting loose a stellar cast of actors to perform at their creative best while still holding a firm rein over the tone of the piece. Her use of imaginative props, music, choreography (Tracy Silver) and costumes (Shon Le Blanc) add immeasurably to the evening." - Hollywood Reporter
A native of Toronto, Canada, Terri Hanauer graduated with an honors degree in Theater Arts from York University. She has worked in Canada and the United States as an actress in film (“Havoc,” “The Rapture,” “Communion”), television (roles in shows ranging from “Without a Trace,” to “Seinfeld,” “NYPD Blue” and Showtime's comedy cult hit “Beggars and Choosers,” where she recurred for two seasons as Dr. Lillian Wackenhut, the sperm-appropriating endocrinologist) and theater (appearing at the Mark Taper Forum and the Arena Stage).
She is also a photographer, specializing in natural light photography. She has photographed hundreds of actors (John Glover, Kristen Davis, Mary Kay Place, Rhys Coiro) and her work has appeared in advertisements and on websites.
Her background as an actress and photographer and her love of a great story led her to directing and writing. She directed a short film entitled “A Day in the Life,” which screened at various film festivals; then, she was accepted into the prestigious and highly competitive AFI's Directing Workshop for Women where she adapted and directed Peter Lefcourt's short story, "Recycling Flo." It was chosen by AFI to represent it at the Cannes Film Festival - International Short Film Corner. Along with being 'official selection' in over 25 film festivals, “Recycling Flo” has won two BEST SHORT FILM/JURY PRIZES at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival and the Farmington Comedy Film Festival. Terri has written the feature version of “Recycling Flo.”
She has also written “Technical Support…” and “Born To Be Wild.”
She co-directed “Zane’s Sex Chronicles” for HBO and is in pre-production on her first feature film, “Technical Support.” Executive Producers are Fred Roos and Peter Lefcourt.
She recently directed "Mutant Olive," a one-man show by Mitch Hara, at the Beverly Hills Playhouse as well as Peter Lefcourt's hilarious play, "La Ronde de Lunch," at the Skylight Theater in Los Angeles. "La Ronde" was 'Ovation Recommended' and won 6 LA Stage Scene Awards, including Best Director of a Comedy.