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Hey, I'm Dina!
New York, New York
Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Content Creator, Blogger and Photographer!
I've been an a professional actor for close to 20 years, past TV credits include: Blue Bloods, Law & Order: SVU, Limitless, White Collar and Rescue Me, as well as numerous TV commercials.
I currently work with Jennifer Weedon Palazzo on MomCaveTV.com - a comedy video channel for moms. We create both scripted and unscripted content, and have won awards for some of our programming. I recently co-produced and co-directed the viral video, "Porn for Moms."
Currently in pre-production on the short film, "Mama Drama," that I co-wrote, with my writing partner, Joelene Wolfe. We have shoot dates in place for May and June of 2017.
My Projects
Projects I'm Supporting
Endless Light
Fairbanks • Feature
Drama, Sci-Fi
Returning home, a bipolar woman attempts to decipher her brother's suicide through occult intervention with Alaska's wilderness.
This project got the green light!
Messy The Web Series
New York • Series
Comedy, Romance
A web series about love, marriage, separation, kids, and dating all under one happy roof! I swear this will not make you cry!
This project got the green light!
Shedding - a feature film
Los Angeles • Feature
Drama, Fantasy
A cat who longs to explore the outside world transforms into a human and helps heal a broken family.
This project got the green light!
Smoked
Los Angeles • Short
Comedy
A Postmates courrier's world is turned upside when she has to deliver bagels and lox to her old high school.
This project got the green light!
Park Slope Moms
New York • Series
Comedy
A high-powered attorney turned 'stay-at-home' mom regains power as PTA President, but ruling with an iron fist sparks a coup.
This project got the green light!
Conversations in Apartment 3A
New York • Series
Comedy
A comedic web series about two women in their late-20s facing the realities of living in New York City.
This project got the green light!
Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema
New York • Festival
Film-related Business, Shorts Program
Show us your film. We'll show you success.
This project got the green light!
Pozole
Los Angeles • Short
Comedy, Drama
Maia prolly killed her Nana.
This project got the green light!
Anna's Documentary
New York • Feature
Documentary
What happens when you receive a diagnosis that changes your life in a heartbeat? Anna embarks on a journey to find out and begin to heal.
This project got the green light!
2 WEEKS
New York • Short
Drama, Horror
2 WEEKS accompanies Tanya as she explores what it means to be asexual in a committed relationship and an actor in a “sex sells” world.
This project got the green light!
Little Evil Bookshop
Seattle • Feature
Comedy, Satire
When the world's most powerful occult leader visits a modest mystic bookshop, its owner must impress him at all costs.
This project got the green light!
A Room Full of Nothing
Austin • Feature
Adventure, Romance
In this Swiss Army Man meets Eternal Sunshine adventure an artistic couple's life takes a bizarre turn when they wake up alone in the world.
This project got the green light!
The Atavist
Pittsfield • Feature
Adventure, Sci-Fi
A young woman travels to the past, but when the things she leaves alter history, she must get them back to save the future.
This project got the green light!
"SURE-FIRE" - Development Funding Phase II
New York • Feature
Comedy, Crime
SURE-FIRE is a comedy about a NYC con man having a mid-life crisis who stumbles into becoming a movie producer to pay off gangsters.
This project got the green light!
Xerxes
Jersey City • Feature
Sci-Fi, Thriller
While recovering at his estranged childhood home from cochlear implant surgery, Xerxes spirals down the rabbit hole and may never climb out.
This project got the green light!
Fantastic Santa Monaco
Los Angeles • Feature
Drama, Satire
A film about a group of performance artists who are looking for love, connection and significance in Los Angeles.
This project got the green light!
Stunt Mom
New York • Short
Comedy, Family
She's an ordinary mom that cooks and cleans but as a professional stunt woman she also flips, falls and fights!
This project got the green light!
The Invaders
New York • Short
Horror, Thriller
When a girl is followed on her way home, she finds herself facing a sinister force that threatens her entire existence.
This project got the green light!
Interference
New York • Short
Drama, Thriller
A violent altercation between a police officer and a black man left one person dead. A couple passing by must decide what they believe.
This project got the green light!
MOMTRESS (The Series)
Montclair • Series
Comedy, Drama
Libby Sandler, a frazzled suburban Mom, is on a mission to be a good parent AND get the part.
This project got the green light!
Jesse's Girl
Los Angeles • Short
Comedy, Drama
At her bridal shower, a bride-to-be acknowledges her doubts, begs for help and takes action—with catastrophic consequences.
This project got the green light!
Hutterite
Sioux Falls • Short
Drama
Marigold, a young girl living in a Hutterite Colony must choose between her life in the commune and the freedom of the outside world.
This project got the green light!
Mandated
New York • Series
Comedy, Drama
No one thinks they need therapy... until they're in it.
This project got the green light!
Wed-Locked
Los Angeles • Series
Comedy
Robert and Denise, a recently married couple, do their best to put differences aside and navigate the beautiful minefield called marriage.
This project got the green light!
Ghost Girl
New York • Series
Comedy, Musical
Ghost Girl, Jess, navigates the afterlife and helps BFFL, Emma Leigh, through the 5 Stages of Grief with songs, snacks, sleepovers & more.
This project got the green light!
Heed the Call
Los Angeles • Short
Drama, History
In 1942, Marguerite must decide if she is willing to defy social expectations, her family, and her fiancé in order to join the war effort.
This project got the green light!
Self Portrait
New York • Short
Drama, Experimental
A young woman reflects on the authenticity of her parents marriage in a staged dinner scene revealing three individual perspectives.
This project got the green light!
Like Glass
New York • Short
Drama, LGBTQ
Gender-fluid beauty, Zion, discovers their freedom through the Avant Garde world of New York City Nightlife.
This project got the green light!
Lily 'N' Rose
Denver • Short
Drama
Lily and Rose are best friends. When Rose abandons her, Lily flees into the wilderness, confronting something even more profound.
This project got the green light!
Last Night of Normal
Seattle • Short
Drama, Family
A young woman struggles to discover what truly matters to her after receiving a terminal diagnosis.
This project got the green light!
Letting go
New York • Short
Drama, Nature
In the face of loss, Eloisa remembers that love will give her the strength she needs to let go.
This project got the green light!
More Than Only
Portland • Feature
LGBTQ, Romantic Comedy
Because EVEYRONE deserves their happy after everything. LGBT romantic comedy that celebrates finding love and learning to love yourself
This project got the green light!
Nia On Vacation
Patras • Feature
Drama, Comedy
Escape is relative.
This project got the green light!
Mama Drama
Fairfield • Short
Comedy, Drama
A suburban mom has a falling out with her friends via text messages. It takes her 10-year-old daughter to remind of what really matters.
This project got the green light!
Me, My Mom & Sharmila - From Stage to Screenplay
Chicago • Feature
Comedy, Drama
An intergenerational story of three South Asian women, a daughter, her mother & a Bollywood icon, whose destinies collide.
This project got the green light!
An Act of Terror
Charlotte • Short
Drama, History
The true story of Virginia Christian, a 16-year-old African American girl accused of murder in the Jim Crow South.
This project got the green light!
The Extraordinary World of Cecily Blinkstop
Boston • Short
Drama, Family
After the death of her baby sister, a 7-year-old girl, with the help of an imaginary friend, creates an extraordinary world to save her fami
This project got the green light!
Pay to Stay
New York • Short
Horror, LGBTQ
A couple take a mini-vacation to repair their relationship, unaware the AirBNB they rented may lead to their untimely end.
This project got the green light!
Presley Dent
Los Angeles • Short
Animation, Comedy
When Betty lands a job campaigning for populist Presley Dent, she discovers her favorite candidate isn't as honest as she hoped.
This project got the green light!
Quare Life
Chicago • Series
Comedy, LGBTQ
After a failed marriage proposal, a 30-something, Black lesbian finds herself unengaged, unemployed and relies on friends for support.
This project got the green light!
Streetlights
Los Angeles • Short
Drama, Fantasy
A runaway 10-year-old kid meets a troubled teenager and street performer who teaches him some truths about life and survival in the streets.
This project got the green light!
Welcome Home
Albany • Series
Comedy
When life handed them lemons, they moved back home with their parents.
This project got the green light!
Exposure
Pepin • Feature
Romance, LGBTQ
Two women set off on separate journeys of self-reflection and contemplation. What happened between them? How did the relationship die?
This project got the green light!
Solstice Ranch
Los Angeles • Short
Comedy, Romance
Set in the late 90s at a whimsical retreat, this lighthearted short film tests the boundaries of friendships, relationships and family.
This project got the green light!
Forbidden Steps
Los Angeles • Feature
Global Celebration, Family
A Muslim police officer stuck between his dancer daughter & orthodox father must grapple with ties to tradition & his own American dream.
This project got the green light!
Soiled Doves
Los Angeles • Series
Drama, Western
1887: A female saloon owner, a troubled prostitute and a newcomer with a secret must unite to save their frontier town from an ancient evil.
This project got the green light!
The Secret Nobody Knows
New York • Short
Romance, War
A woman’s parting gift to a solider reveals the secret to their uncertain future.
This project got the green light!
The Adventures of Penny Patterson
New York • Short
Comedy, Teen
Penny faces growing obstacles to winning the science fair after her boyfriend becomes a superhero.
This project got the green light!
To Life
Austin • Short
Comedy, Fantasy
When grief and laughter meet, the worst advice may be the best.
This project got the green light!
OR DIE TRYING
Los Angeles • Series
Drama
Four ambitious women attempt to achieve their own definition of success while dealing with the struggles of being a millennial in Hollywood.
This project got the green light!
Half the Picture
Los Angeles • Feature
Documentary
HALF THE PICTURE is a feature documentary about working women directors in Hollywood.
This project got the green light!
Kinesthesia
Los Angeles • Short
Drama, Shorts Program
Frustrated at her inability to accurately remember a particular time of happiness in her life, Minny sets out to find it again.
This project got the green light!
The wHOLE
Los Angeles • Series
Drama
“The wHOLE” is a gritty drama illuminating solitary confinement made in collaboration with those closest to the issue.
This project got the green light!
Charlie & Poppy, A Short Film by Jennifer Potts
Manchester • Short
Drama
A young boy cherishes his grandfather who, from a train station platform, creates magical moments.
This project got the green light!
Cross
Los Angeles • Short
Drama, Film-Noir
A young Filipino backyard boxer enters a Mexican fight ring in the San Fernando Valley.
This project got the green light!
Movies & Shows I Recommend
Saving Unicorns
2015
• Series
by Staci Jacobs
