If I Go
Watch the Trailer:
“A grieving woman discovers her late father’s journals containing mysterious blueprints. Looking for answers-and closure-she enacts the plans herself.”
About If I go
If I Go is a short Sci-Fi drama written by Sean Mogridge, directed by Dede Drake and Nina Ham, starring Sherra Lasley and Ashley Joyce.
Runtime: 9:24
News & Updates
If I Go is currently in the process of submitting to festivals for 2021.
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listen to our score:
Composed by Adrien Prévost.
meet the team:
Sherra lasley “kate”
Sherra is a SAG actress/comedian from Chicago. She performed improv, sketch, and stand up for years there before relocating to Los Angles. She can be seen on numerous shows including ABC’s Detroit 1-8-7, the upcoming Everyone is Doing Great with James Lafferty and Stephen Colletti, numerous Web Series and comedy sketches including Beautiful Mess and the reality spoof, Fix Yo Life. She loved the "if I go" script and encouraged Sean to produce it before stepping into the role of Kate. Though her career had primarily been in comedy before this production, she was excited to tackle this dynamic role. The emotionally challenging experience was wildly informative; influencing her aspirations as a performer and inspiring her to do more grounded work. She’s proud to be part of such an important, nuanced story and looks forward to the impact it might have on its audience. Thank you so much for your support!
ashley joyce “jena”
Ashley is a transport to LA from Chicago where she performed in comedy, musicals, plays and indie film projects there and toured across the US. An AEA and SAG actress, Ashley wrote and performed comedy at The Second CIty and IO Chicago (including the longest running musical Sketch Comedy Show The Cupid Players) for many years which lead into her focus in producing and developing for TV and online content. Her primary focus in LA has been writing and developing TV content with her partnership Midwest Bitties. Since arriving in LA, she has worked on various web-series as an actor/writer as well as a Guest Star on the New Netflix series Gilmore Girls: Seasons, Pilot for Dreamworks TV/Nickelodeon and continues to be involved with LA theatre prodcuing a monthly cabaret for charity, while she enjoys her new sunnier daily surroundings in the City of Angels.
sean mogridge
writer
Originally from the Detroit area, Sean spent a few years in the improv and sketch community in Chicago where he fell in love with writing. He eventually packed up and moved to Los Angeles and has lived there for the past six years while pursuing a career as a screenwriter. While working at different development companies around L.A., Sean has continued to grow as a writer. His scripts have been accepted and done well in multiple competitions. Most recently, his feature script "Revelations" was a semi-finalist in the Scriptapalooza screenwriting competition.
dede drake director
DeDe is a director, writer, and actor based in Los Angeles. She is a winner of Shootout’s 48 Hour Film Competition for Garyland, and Best Comedy at NHCF for Room Service. She was very excited to co-direct and mind-meld with the immensely talented Nina Ham, and is very proud of the work that the cast and crew put into this special film.
nina ham director/dp
Nina is a Canadian/Mexican Director/Dp originally from Vancouver Island by way of the midwest. She has shot for clients such as Barnes & Noble, Adobe, The Hollywood Reporter, and When We All Vote, Michelle Obama’s voting initiative. She is drawn to the collaborative nature of filmmaking, and loves the artistic challenges of visually conveying emotion, story and tone through camerawork. As cinematographer and one of the directors on "if I go," Nina especially enjoyed the experience of co-directing for the first time with DeDe Drake. The elements of sci-fi and magical realism combined with themes of isolation were what resonated the most with her and drew her to the film. This is her third collaboration with Sherra and Ashley.
natalie gregory producer
Natalie is a producer, writer and performer, currently the host and creator of the Tip Your Server podcast. Having mostly worked in comedy, she was intrigued by the subject matter of the If I Go script and its more dramatic premise. As a feminist supporter of diverse artists, she was also excited to support a project featuring a predominantly female cast and crew, and would like to thank her collaborators for a truly inspired production experience.
meredith howard post producer
Meredith is a producer, writer, choreographer and researcher originally from Nashville. In addition to working on "if I go" she is developing her first short documentary and producing content for PeopleTV. Meredith was brought on board after principle photography wrapped in order to usher the project through the final stages. The beautiful footage, the dynamic people involved and the importance of discussing mental health all drew her to this project.
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Executive Producer - Evan Moore
Associate Producer - Sana Sweis
Production Design by Sam Slosburg
Original Score by Adrien Prevost
Production Sound Mixer - Nick Schoonover
Production Design Assistant - Kelsey Meyer
Gaffer - Lauren Guiteras
Assistant Cameras: Corey Milikin & Jessica Pantoja
G&E: Tyler Deraedt, Stephanie Fay Card
PA - Emily Eisa
Editor - Nina Ham
Assistant Editor - James Tang
Additional Editing - Michael Brown
Voice of the Father - Clayton Ham
VXF - Quinn Else
Post Sound Mixing - Jamie Coupar
Colorist - LJ Kim
Special Thanks To:
Minnie Goode
Rosemary Zazu
On the Mark Media
Tom Bailey
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